openleft.com - 3/30/2009
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The Associated Press reports that "General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, U.S. administration officials said Sunday." I'm not sure that's a good or bad thing, but I am curious about why the White House would make such a ...
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The Associated Press reports that "General Motors Corp.
Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately...
at the request of the White House, U.S. administration officials said Sunday." I'm not sure that's a good or bad thing, but I ...
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David Sirota: Why Not Bank CEOs?
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Why no GM treatment for Wall Street?
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by Frank James
Some observers are noticing what they believe is disparate treatment between the way Rick Wagoner, GM's CEO, is being shown the door by the White House and the Obama Administration's seemingly more tolerant stance towards the financial-service CEOs.
Here's David Sirota, the progressive colmnist and blogger:
The Associated Press reports that "General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, U.S. administration officials said Sunday." I'm ...
3/30: Wagoner Is A Goner
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... Obama is being tougher on the automakers than he is on the banks. David Sirota complains: "[H]ow is it that the White House is requesting the resignation of GM's CEO while not doing the same of, say, Bank of America's CEO?" What else is happening in the blogosphere? GENERAL MOTORS: So Long, Capitalism! Conservative bloggers are criticizing the Obama admin. for ...
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