congressmatters.com - 12/13/2008
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Just out of curiosity, let's take a look at which Members split their votes on the bailouts, voting for one but not the other.
Granted, there are any number of reasons to have done so, and some reasons are better than others. But identifying those who did it is a good starting point for ...
mcclatchydc.com - 12/11/2008
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mcclatchydc.com —
WASHINGTON Senate Republicans' doubts about the emergency loan
plan for Detroit's ailing auto industry threaten to crush...
the effort, even as the House of Representatives was poised to approve the package Wednesday night. The bill's funds now ...
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McClatchy Washington Bureau | 12/10/2008 | Auto ...
lessig.org - 12/12/2008
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lessig.org —
These bailouts are an awful idea -- the
worst of K St. capitalism (== kapitalism) inviting an...
insanely bad future for the industries affected. If there's one thing worse than Detroit managed by the managers who have been driving the American auto ...
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rant: the mistake in bailouts
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/10/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From NBC's Mark MurrayAmericans are split on the
federal government giving federal aid to prevent the U.S....
auto industry from failing and going bankrupt, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. In the survey, 46 percent say they approve ...
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NBC/WSJ poll shows split on bailout
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Congress Matters analyzes auto bailout votes
Daily Kos —
Over at Congress Matters, Kagro X has been analyzing the breakdown of the auto bailout vote every which way but sideways. How did the the Blue Dogs hang together? (Not so much). Who voted for the financial services industry bailout, but not the auto industry bailout? Who voted yes on the auto bailout, but rejected the financial services industry bailout? Head on over there to give your two cents on what all these breakdowns mean, both for the electoral prospects of those who cast a fateful vote, and for ...
Paul Jenkins: Bailing Out Dan Quayle
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... (and sometimes both go hand-in-hand). What are these Senators, and their House counterparts saying? That they realize they made a dreadful mistake in subsidizing the financial industry a few weeks ago without any strings attached (and without the humiliating dog-and-pony show the auto executives were subjected to)? If so, they should say so loudly and clearly. ...
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