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Published 12/13/2008 by Sholnn Freeman at Wash Post In Congress
United Auto Workers President Ronald A. Gettelfinger lashed out against Senate Republicans a day after a Congressional compromise on an auto industry bailout failed, accusing the lawmakers of trying to "pierce the heart of organized labor."
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