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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/17/2008

We Are All Flint, MI Now

— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Flint I was talking with mr. emptywheel about what one of the bad--but by no means worst--case... scenarios in a GM bankruptcy would be. This scenario is just one of several that might happen--by no means guaranteed, and Congress would fight the ... (more) We Are All Flint, MI Now

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eschatonblog.com - 11/20/2008

Do Not Want

— eschatonblog.com — This is rather ominous: LONG BEACH, Calif. — Gleaming new Mercedes cars roll one by one out... of a huge container ship here and onto a pier. Ordinarily the cars would be loaded on trucks within hours, destined for dealerships around the country. But these are not ordinary times. For now, the ... (more) Do Not Want

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thetruthaboutcars.com - 11/19/2008

Chinese Automakers May Buy GM and Chrysler

— thetruthaboutcars.com — Chinese carmakers SAIC and Dongfeng have plans to acquire GM and Chrysler, China’s 21st Century Business Herald... reports today. [A National Enquirer the paper is not. It is one of China's leading business newspapers, with a daily readership over ... (more) Chinese Automakers May Buy GM and Chrysler

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier, Take 42
Lawyers, Guns and Money — NYT: A high-ranking Chinese military official has hinted that China’s fast-growing navy is seeking to acquire an aircraft carrier, a move that would surely stoke tensions with the United States military and its allies in Asia. China has been floating rumours of aircraft carrier construction for at least the last ten years. As such, it's not as if these particular rumours represent anything new. That said, now would not be a bad time for China to build a carrier. They've had plenty of time to study Varyag and the other two ...

NYT Ought To Dig Deeper on Chinese Aircraft Carrier Report
A Blog For All — At first blush, the New York Times reports that the Chinese government is serious about building an aircraft carrier to expand its capabilities. In an interview published in The Financial Times of London on Monday, the official, Maj. Gen. Quan Lihua, did not say whether China was in fact building a carrier. But the general, a senior official of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, said having one was the dream of any great military power. He suggested that the United States had nothing to fear should China acquire one for strictly defensive purposes.“The question is not ...