washingtonmonthly.com - 12/12/2008
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No Bailout From the NYT: "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...
leahy.senate.gov - 12/13/2008
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leahy.senate.gov —
WASHINGTON (Friday, Dec. 12, 2008) – Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today released the following...
statement urging Democrats and Republicans to work with the incoming administration to promptly confirm Eric Holder, ...
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New Leadership Needed At Justice Department Without Delay
nytimes.com - 12/19/2008
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nytimes.com —
A bailout for Detroit translated into a bounce
for Wall Street. Stocks rose in early trading on...
Friday, minutes after President Bush announced plans to shore up the auto industry with an infusion of government money for General Motors and Chrysler , ...
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Stocks Rise on Auto Bailout
whitehouse.gov - 12/19/2008
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whitehouse.gov —
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary
September 12, 2002 President's Remarks at the United Nations...
General Assembly Remarks by the President in Address to the United Nations General Assembly New York, New York Fact sheet Fact Sheet: ...
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President's Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly
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Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com —
Hilzoy's spot-regarding the auto bailout, but her post would be worth gold merely for the last line.
Update: Reading Holzoy's comments, count me in among the many confused and frustrated people who doesn't understand why Reid just doesn't make the Republicans filibuster this bill and go up one by one and give speeches about why destroying several million jobs is awesome because, apparently, said blue-collar Americans don't deserve their paycheck.
Progressive Breakfast: Obstructionist Cowards Try To Kill Economy
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... Washington Monthly's Hilzoy: "So the Senate Republicans were willing to let a million jobs, give or take, go down because they wanted the UAW to make massive wage concessions, over and above those it has already made, within one year as opposed to three years. That shouldn't be a dealbreaker, except to people who don't want a deal to start with." ...
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