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blogs.wsj.com - 11/10/2008
Pelosi, Reid Letter to Paulson on Auto Aid
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The following is the full text of a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , urging aid for the auto industry. Dear Secretary Paulson: We are writing to request that you review the feasibility of invoking the authority Congress provided you under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) for the purpose of providing temporary assistance to the automobile industry during the current financial crisis.  ...
Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
— campaignsilo.firedoglake.com — Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in the meeting. My guess? Reid told him he can... stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone ... (more) Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video

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Reid: Lieberman did something 'improper'
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/7/2008
Reid: Lieberman did something 'improper'
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Reid is torn over Lieberman. (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made clear Friday he's not... happy with Joe Lieberman over the onetime Democrat's avid support of John McCain's White House bid, but told CNN the Connecticut independent has ... (more) Reid: Lieberman did something 'improper'

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online.wsj.com - 11/9/2008
Pelosi, Reid Press for Aid for Autos
— online.wsj.com — Pelosi and Reid are expected to send a letter to Bush urging him to assist the Big... Three auto makers by considering broadening the $700 billion TARP to help the troubled industry. (more) Pelosi, Reid Press for Aid for Autos

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Wonk Room:  If It Happens, The Auto Industry Bailout Needs To Be Done Right

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If It Happens, The Auto Industry Bailout Needs To Be Done Right
Wonk Room — ... There seems to be a growing consensus in Washington that the federal government needs to bail out America’s auto industry. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in a letter sent Saturday, “formally requested that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson consider giving ‘ ...

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