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news.yahoo.com - 11/22/2008
Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks (AP)
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AP - While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides quietly prodded congressional leaders to find a solution to rescue struggling automakers.
balloon-juice.com - 11/23/2008
The Auto Bailout
— balloon-juice.com — Over at the Corner , all sorts of gruesome numbers regarding the woes of the Big Three,... and the question I have to keep asking is why bail them out? I really do not understand how sending tens of billions on top of the 25 billion in loans to ... (more) The Auto Bailout
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news.yahoo.com - 11/17/2008
Obama and McCain say they'll work together (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - President-elect Barack Obama says he and Republican Sen. John McCain plan to work together to... "fix up the country." (more) Obama and McCain say they'll work together (AP)

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Blue Star Chronicles:  Obama Votes Present on Auto Industry Bailout

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Obama Votes Present on Auto Industry Bailout
Blue Star Chronicles — ... The media is using words like Obama is ‘laying low’. In fact, he’s sent out a couple of his top advisers to say things like they are encouraging the auto industry to come up with environmental friendly cars. The democrats are saying that Obama needs to DO something. At least take a stance! They are saying he needs to step up to the plate and take some kind of action as the President-elect! They say it can’t wait until January 20th. ...

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