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redstate.com - 12/17/2008
Democrats’ auto bailout fails to pass senate - blame the union
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As you have surely heard by now, the Democrats’ auto bailout failed to pass the Senate. The vote was 52-35, eight votes short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster. According to the Washington Post , 10 Republicans joined 42 Democrats in voting yes. The Senate effort to work out a deal ...
weeklystandard.com - 12/12/2008
Senate Democrats Had Enough Republican Votes to Pass the Bailout
— weeklystandard.com — Nancy Pelosi says that Senate Republicans were " irresponsible " for opposing the auto bailout, which failed... on a cloture vote last night 52 to 35 . Senate Republicans’ refusal to support the bipartisan legislation passed by the House and ... (more) Senate Democrats Had Enough Republican Votes to Pass the ...

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Unions Second to Auto Execs in Bailout Blame Game
gallup.com - 12/16/2008
Unions Second to Auto Execs in Bailout Blame Game
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Executives of the U.S. auto industry take the brunt of public criticism for the... failure of Congress to pass an auto bailout package last week, with 64% of Americans saying the auto executives deserve a great deal of the blame. ... (more) Unions Second to Auto Execs in Bailout Blame Game
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Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid
nytimes.com - 12/11/2008
Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American... automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats. The failure to ... (more) Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid

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Firedoglake — ... , said  Mitch McConnell opposed the bridge loan (despite the fact that he has Ford and GM plants in his state and is fifth on the list of recipients of auto manufacturing money this cycle) because he "is keenly aware that the conservative base is revved up to fight labor." ...

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