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In Auto Rescue Talks, Paulson Takes the Wheel
nytimes.com - 12/18/2008
In Auto Rescue Talks, Paulson Takes the Wheel
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Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Wednesday the auto bailout talks were now his primary focus.
Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008
time.com - 12/17/2008
Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008
— time.com — When he arrived in Washington as Secretary of the Treasury in the summer of 2006, Henry M.... (Hank) Paulson Jr.'s top priority was to make certain that his department would have independence and clout. If he was giving up the top job at Goldman Sachs, ... (more) Henry Paulson - Person of the Year 2008

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After Auto Bailout Blowup, Bush Must Take the Wheel
time.com - 12/12/2008
After Auto Bailout Blowup, Bush Must Take the Wheel
— time.com — Senate Republicans and Democrats have been able to agree on precious little in the heated debate over... whether to bailout the nation's beleaguered automakers. But in failing to reach a bi-partisan compromise agreement after marathon talks Thursday, ... (more) After Auto Bailout Blowup, Bush Must Take the Wheel

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Paulson
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/19/2008
Paulson
— corner.nationalreview.com — I supported the Paulson plan, but, man, it's gotten ugly. Here's my column today.... (more) Paulson
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Progressive Breakfast: Lines Drawn In Health Care Fight
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... makes it a better model for a publicly run health insurance option for people without employer-provided coverage than the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, [Hacker] said on Wednesday." Single-payer advocates Ian Welsh from FireDogLake and Dr. Don McCanne from PNHP remain unswayed. Auto Industry Crumbles Some More Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) had thought an auto rescue would be done by Wednesday. He was wrong. NYT tries to take a peek inside the opaque negotiations between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ...

Progressive Breakfast: Lines Drawn In Health Care Fight
The Hollywood Liberal — ... He was wrong. NYT tries to take a peek inside the opaque negotiations between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and the auto industry. Meanwhile, plants are shutting down and suppliers are going bankrupt. ...

The slow, agonizing death of Detroit
Daimnation! — ... 1980s and has followed it actively since then. As for their cars today...Meanwhile, the cliff gets ever closer: Chrysler, Ford idle factories, GM delays new plant [...] Attempting to cut costs, GM was halting construction of a plant tied to one of its most important projects, the Volt [emphasis added]... GM denies merger talks with Chrysler How long can all this go on? The governments in Ottawa and Toronto must be squirming painfully ...

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