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Big Three ask Pelosi for big bucks (Politico)

 
Politico - Led by General Motors Corp., Detroit’s Big Three asked Congress on Tuesday for upwards of $34 billion in federal loans to keep the industry afloat and help it restructure itself without going into bankruptcy.  (link)

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