cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, left, and Ford CEO Alan Mulally testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com - 11/19/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
The CEOs of the big three automakers flew
to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets
to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy. The ...
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Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds
abcnews.go.com - 11/26/2008
abcnews.go.com - 11/20/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Auto Industry Close to Bankruptcy But They Get
Pricey Perk By BRIAN ROSS and JOSEPH RHEE November
19, 2008 The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that ...
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Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds
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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... their businesses," Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-New York, told the chief executive officers of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. "It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo. It kind of makes you a little bit suspicious." He added, "couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here? It would have at least sent a message that you do get it." Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/19/autos.ceo.jets/index.h...
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Detroit CEOs fly private jets to DC to seek taxpayer bailout.
What do Al Gore and the Big Auto CEOs have in common?
Roger L. Simon —
... barnstorming to warn us of the dangers of global warming, the CEOs heading to DC to explain why we should bail out their atrociously run companies for billions. We don’t live in America the Beautiful anymore. We live in America the Black Comic. ...
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 12/3/2008 — Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, left, and Ford CEO Alan Mulally testified on Capitol Hill late last month.
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