eschatonblog.com - 11/13/2008
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I don't know for sure that just letting GM filing for bankruptcy is the best route, but if it isn't then it just means there's something wrong with our bankruptcy laws and/or our dealings with "too big to fail" companies. But not everyone agrees that a Chapter 11 filing by G.M. would be the ...
politico.com - 11/12/2008
firedoglake.com - 11/8/2008
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Is Dean's Legacy Being Destroyed? A rumor at
this point (or rather, someone unwilling to go on...
record) but what I'm hearing is that the DNC organizers who implement the 50 state strategy are about to be let go. Apparently they will be laid off ...
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50 State Strategy Being Killed by Letting the Organizers Go
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... . Letting General Motors file for bankruptcy could be one option, but bankruptcy laws wouldn't provide much guidance for how to deal with the 479,000 retirees and their spouses who are owed pensions, writes Atrios , who suggests new bankruptcy laws. After Alaska resumed vote counting on Wednesday, Begich erased Stevens's 3,000-vote lead and is now ahead by 814 votes, writes Swing State Project's ...
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