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Published 12/3/2008 by Kendra Marr and Steven Mufson at Wash Post In Congress
General Motors, an icon of American manufacturing and the world's largest automaker, yesterday threw itself at the mercy of Congress, saying it needed $4 billion to avert a cash crisis by the end of the month and as much as $18 billion in federal loans over the next year.
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