gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 12/12/2008
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The word is-- The auto bailout is Dead as a Doornail . UPDATE-- It's official. The bailout is dead . The unions would not budge: The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over GOP demands that the United Auto Workers union agree to steep wage cuts by 2009 to ...
briefingroom.thehill.com - 12/12/2008
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briefingroom.thehill.com —
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) said it was
"un-American" for Senators to have voted against approving a...
bailout of troubled automakers last night, saying their vote may cause a recession to become a depression. "It is unacceptable for this ...
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Mich. Gov.: 'Un-American' to Vote Against Auto Bailout
washingtonpost.com - 12/11/2008
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washingtonpost.com —
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or
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the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
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Senate Leaders Try to Work Out Compromise on Auto Bill
politico.com - 12/12/2008
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politico.com —
It exposes the party to potentially devastating criticism
that failure to compromise doomed the Big Three and...
deepened the economic recession. See also: Senate rejection
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Auto bailout vote puts GOP in harm's way
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Ten Cars that killed Detroit
Doug Ross @ Journal —
With word this morning that the UAW killed the bailout for Detroit automakers , this US News & World Report list comes at an appropriate time. It spotlights the horrifying litany of crappy cars produced by Detroit in its fat-dumb-happy heyday. [image] One of our "winners" I modified the list a bit, since it included Japanese cars that helped put a stake in the heart of Detroit (e.g., the Prius). [image] 10. Ford Pinto : Hey, only a couple of hundred fuel tanks exploded. What's the big deal? [image] 9. Chevrolet Cavalier : ...
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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 ...
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$14B auto bailout dies in Senate - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 12/12/2008 — WASHINGTON A bailout-weary Congress killed a $14 billion package to aid struggling U.S. automakers Thursday night after a partisan dispute over union wage cuts derailed a last-ditch effort to revive the emergency aid before year's end. Republicans, ...
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