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abcnews.go.com - 12/3/2008
GM, Ford Will Sell Corporate Jet Fleet
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Ford and General Motors will sell their fleet of corporate luxury jets, the two struggling auto companies announced today. The move comes two weeks after ABC News revealed Ford CEO Alan Mulally, GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli traveled to Washington in private jets to ...

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Read These Now as Automakers are Sad
Shakesville — California legislature may officially oppose Proposition 8. (PageOneQ) Study flunks 49 states in college affordability. "Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia's Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year." (The Hill) "Brain scientists have succeeded in fooling people into thinking they are inside the body of another person or a plastic dummy." (Guardian) With God All Things Are Possible, Including Foreclosure, Woman Says. GM, Ford Will Sell Corporate Jet Fleet. (ABC) Automaker corporate ...

Could Auto Bailout Bill Hurt Aviation?
Political Radar — Previous | Main Could Auto Bailout Bill Hurt Aviation? December 11, 2008 5:49 PM ABC News' Lisa Stark Reports: Even as Congress struggles to agree on a bailout bill to try to save jobs in the automobile industry, another industry is warning the proposals, as written, could hurt their industry. Supporters of business aviation have written to lawmakers opposing the legislation because it may include a provision that discourages, if not forbids, auto executives from using private planes for business. The CEOs of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford created a firestorm of anger and controversy when they each flew private company ...

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