blogs.abcnews.com - 11/23/2008
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Incoming White House senior adviser David Axelrod said President-elect Barack Obama wants to see the Big Three automakers come up with a plan before they get a federal bailout. "We all have a stake in the survival of the auto...
abcnews.go.com - 11/26/2008
balloon-juice.com - 11/23/2008
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balloon-juice.com —
Over at the Corner , all sorts of
gruesome numbers regarding the woes of the Big Three,...
and the question I have to keep asking is why bail them out? I really do not understand how sending tens of billions on top of the 25 billion in loans to ...
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The Auto Bailout
thenewamerican.com - 11/18/2008
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thenewamerican.com —
The pleading for a financial bailout of the
U.S. auto industry is becoming more widespread and insistent....
Governors from Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Delaware, New York, and South Dakota have added their voices to those of auto executives urging U.S. ...
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Showdown Looms Over Auto Bailout Plan
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Axelrod: No Bailout Until Automakers Come Up With Plan
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The incoming White House senior adviser tells ABC News Obama wants the Big Three to create a plan for industry reform before getting federal money.
Interview airs on "This Week" Sunday morning. ...
Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... David Axelrod said on ABC's This Week that the incoming Obama Administration wants to help automakers, but also wants to see a plan first from executives on how they will retool their companies. "If they don't do that then there is very little the tax payers can do," said Axelrod. "I hope automakers come back to Congress, hopefully on commercial flights." ...
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theamericanscene.com 12/10/2008 — Sure, in principle.
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Congress: The auto bailout
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Axelrod: Housing Plan to be Announced Wednesday
calculatedriskblog.com 2/15/2009 — From the WSJ: Axelrod: Obama Has 'Solid' Housing Plan Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," senior adviser David Axelrod said the plan that President Barack Obama plans to announce on Wednesday will aim to provide immediate help to homeowners who are "right ...
No Auto Bailout For You
eschatonblog.com 11/14/2008 — Dodd sez it isn't going to happen in this Congress for the auto makers.
While I have mixed feelings about such a thing generally, it's pretty interesting that we're propping up the fake economy and letting the real economy whither.
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poligazette.com 11/7/2008 — David Axelrod, president-elect Barack Obama’s chief strategist, has agreed to go with his client to the White House, George Stephanopoulos reports .
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He’s undoubtedly qualified and has the enforcer mentality the job may just require. This is a serious, but decidedly un-cuddly pick.
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