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corner.nationalreview.com - 11/12/2008
All Over Again
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I'm getting a really bad case of déjà vu. Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were ready to push emergency legislation to aid the imperiled auto industry when lawmakers return to Washington next week ... "Next week ... we are determined to pass legislation that will save ...
Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
— campaignsilo.firedoglake.com — Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in the meeting. My guess? Reid told him he can... stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone ... (more) Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video

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thehill.com - 11/20/2008
Big Three on the brink
— thehill.com — An emergency effort to send billions of dollars in aid to the ailing American carmakers fizzled on... Wednesday, as Senate Democrats failed to strike a compromise with Republicans and the White House. Republicans blocked efforts by Senate Majority Leader ... (more) Big Three on the brink

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lasvegassun.com - 11/17/2008
Battle preparations being made for a 2010 slugfest between Reid, Krolicki
— lasvegassun.com — Jon Ralston Sun, Nov 16, 2008 (2 a.m.) The next major race in Nevada, the one that... started the day after the election, will be the most expensive, most watched and most vitriolic contest in state history: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bid for a ... (more) Battle preparations being made for a 2010 slugfest ...

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Nationalize the US auto makers
Daimnation! — Holy free market, Rupert Murdoch! That's the conclusion of an article by a member of the Wall St. Journal's editorial board (who also gives the Volt a real jolt up the...) Mark C. Damian adds: John Derbyshire raises the spectre of British Leyland. (Shudder...)

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