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First thoughts: A bad day for Big 3

 

Published 12/5/2008 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** A bad day for the Big 3: The heads of the nation’s three automotive companies return to Capitol Hill today to testify this morning on the House side. Could it possibly be as bad as it was yesterday before the Senate? Here’s a sample of the coverage: “[T]hey failed to close the deal for as much as $38 billion in federal loans” (Washington Post); "The chief executives of America’s foundering automobile manufacturers … found themselves...( read more ) (link)

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