time.com - 12/11/2008
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For the shaky fortunes of the ailing U.S. auto industry , appearances could hardly have been more deceiving than they were Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Late in the day, the House of Representatives passed by a wide margin of 237-170 a bill to give General Motors and Chrysler $14 billion in ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/10/2008
freep.com - 12/12/2008
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freep.com —
WASHINGTON A bipartisan deal to rescue Detroit's
automakers could be in the works and could still...
see a vote in the Senate tonight. Click here to watch the debate on C-SPAN 2's live stream of the Senate proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...
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Reid: Bipartisan auto deal might come soon; vote ...
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Next for Auto Bailout: the Senate
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Earlier: House overwhelmingly backs the bill Wednesday evening.
Plus: In WashPost op-ed, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez says Congress must help the industry ...
Bailout Update
Swampland —
... Here's the latest on the mess that is the auto bailout on Capitol Hill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today insisted that the GOP be allowed to vote on an amendment by Tennessee Senator Bob Corker. ...
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swampland.blogs.time.com 12/10/2008 —
They have a deal. They don't have a deal. They have a deal in principal. They have a "conceptual" deal. They really and truly don't have a deal. I'm up on Capitol Hill today and I'm getting more whiplash than if I were at Wimbledon.
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Congress: The auto bailout
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/4/2008 —
The United Auto Workers announced the union would make major concessions in its contract with US automakers in order to help the Big Three lobby Congress for bailout money. "The surprising move by the U.A.W. could be a critical factor in the ...
Is There a Good Auto Bailout?
theamericanscene.com 12/10/2008 — Sure, in principle.
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Deal reached on auto bailout
thehill.com 12/6/2008 — Democratic leaders in Congress struck a last-minute deal with the White House late Friday on a rescue plan for the U.S. auto industry, according to Congressional sources, bringing a breakthrough to two days of frustration among auto executives, ...
Auto Bailout Deal Reached?
dailykos.com 12/10/2008 — Is a deal at hand on a bailout for the auto industry? Maybe: The White House and congressional Democrats yesterday reached an "agreement in concept" on a plan that would throw a government lifeline to the faltering Detroit auto industry but require ...
If It Happens, The Auto Industry Bailout Needs To Be Done Right
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 11/14/2008 — There seems to be a growing consensus in Washington that the federal government needs to bail out America’s auto industry. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in a letter sent ...
"Auto bailout dead."
althouse.blogspot.com 12/20/2008 — "Negotiations ended, no deal.... Until next year. Corker tried to make a deal with Dems, UAW wouldn't make concessions, so it will die on cloture vote with GOP opposing. Vitter held the line too, objecting to quick vote, forcing more debate. He was ...
An all-American auto industry bailout?
msnbc.msn.com 12/10/2008 — With Congress considering lending $15 billion in taxpayer money to the Big Three, some in Congress are worried the automakers will spend part of it overseas.
House Republican Strategy on Auto Bailout Bill
openleft.com 12/10/2008 — The Republican House membership might try a vicious strategy to stop the auto bailout bill. Typically, bills go through the rules committee in the House, which controls floor time and which amendments are allowed to be proposed and voted on. ...
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