Bailout stalled
September 23rd, 2008Bailout stalled
Stalled bailout
It's proving easier to build a high-mileage SUV than to get an auto-industry rescue plan through the Senate. The Big Three's financial plight has run into the free-market, anti ... (more...)
Auto bailout stalled; negotiations into the night
WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor, lawmakers and the auto industry bargained in unprecedented private talks at the Capitol Thursday night, claiming progress in a common struggle to salvage a ... (more...)
Bailout Stalled. Activism Surging
This Wednesday Jobs with Justice is staging a national day of action against the bailout. ... With the House of Representatives narrowly rejecting the bipartisan $700 billion ... (more...)
Auto bailout stalled
WASHINGTON (AP) - A $14 billion auto industry bailout bill stalled in the Senate on Thursday, and Republicans demanded upfront concessions from the United Auto Workers as the price ... (more...)
Auto Bailout Stalled
Auto executives made another urgent plea for money on Capitol Hill Wednesday, but coming to Washington on private jets didn't help their argument that everything was being done to ... (more...)
Obama mother-in-law to join family in White House - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Get ready for the in-law in chief. Transition officials said Friday that President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is moving into the White House to join Michelle Obama and their two children. It's not clear whether ... (more...)
Bailout Report Card: How Successful Have the Financial-Relief Efforts ... - Time
You have probably read about the $700 billion approved by Congress in a contentious vote in early October. But that's only the most public portion of the money the government is shelling out to restart the nation's stalled financial system. In the ... (more...)
Bailout boom? - Indianapolis Star
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- As car sales slowed to a crawl and Congress mulled the idea of bailing out Detroit, Jim Meyers did the unexpected. He stocked up on cars and trucks. On a quiet day last week, 300 new Buicks and GMCs worth more than $8 million at ... (more...)
Forget auto bailout - buy American - San Francisco Gate
The country is still divided over the government bailout of the Big Three automakers. Mostly Democratic supporters cited the need to save jobs and ensure that a hallmark manufacturing industry remains healthy and American. Mostly Republican opponents ... (more...)
$14B auto bailout dies in Senate - AOL
WASHINGTON -A bailout-weary Congress killed a $14 billion package to aid struggling U.S. automakers Thursday night after a partisan dispute over union wage cuts derailed a last-ditch effort to revive the emergency aid before year's end. Republicans ... (more...)