corner.nationalreview.com - 12/16/2008
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From a new Gallup poll on the auto bailout:
43 percent of respondents believe the unions deserve a 'great deal' of blame for the failure of the auto bailout
The percentage assigning a 'great deal' of blame to unions is UP nine points from a Gallup poll released a week ago today ...
redstate.com - 12/17/2008
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redstate.com —
As you have surely heard by now, the
Democrats’ auto bailout failed to pass the Senate. The...
vote was 52-35, eight votes short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster. According to the Washington Post , 10 Republicans joined 42 Democrats in voting ...
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Democrats’ auto bailout fails to pass senate - blame the ...
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