thepage.time.com - 12/12/2008
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release December 12, 2008 STATEMENT BY PRESS SECRETARY DANA PERINO It is disappointing that while appropriate and effective legislation to assist and ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/12/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
WASHINGTON — The White House said Friday it
will consider using the Wall Street bailout fund to...
prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing after the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill endorsed by President Bush and congressional ...
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Auto Bailout: White House Considers Using Wall Street ...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
money.cnn.com - 12/11/2008
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money.cnn.com —
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The House passed a
stopgap $14 billion bailout to U.S. automakers Wednesday evening,...
but Republican opposition cast doubts about its fate as it moves on to the Senate. The House vote came in the wake of an agreement on the ...
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White House, Democratic leaders reach deal on auto ...
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White House Considering Bailing Out The Automakers
Ace of Spades HQ —
White House Considering Bailing Out The Automakers The predictable White House Statement. It is disappointing that while appropriate and effective legislation to assist and restructure troubled automakers received majority support in both houses, Congress nevertheless failed to pass final legislation. The approach in that legislation provided an opportunity to use funds already appropriated for automakers, and presented the best chance to avoid a disorderly bankruptcy while ensuring taxpayer funds go only to firms whose stakeholders were prepared to make the ...
Using TARP to Bail Out Big Three: Illegal?
Patterico's Pontifications —
... . Then again, President Bush is famous among lefties for allegedly not caring about the law. Whether that’s a fair characterization or not, the fact remains that he has been discussing it, according to numerous news reports. ...
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frum.nationalreview.com 11/13/2008 — Don't bail out the automakers, I urge on "Marketplace" today:
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politico.com 12/12/2008 — A White House-backed bailout for ailing automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night.
Times vs. The White House
corner.nationalreview.com 12/22/2008 — STATEMENT BY PRESS SECRETARY DANA PERINO
Most people can accept that a news story recounting recent events will be reliant on '20-20 hindsight'. Today's front-page New York Times story relies on hindsight with blinders on and one eye ...
House Republican Strategy on Auto Bailout Bill
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