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Published 12/10/2008 by bernhard.warner at The Big Money
Detroit can breathe a little easier today. The long-predicted bailout of the automotive industry now heads to the House of Representatives for a vote, possibly as early as today, The Washington Post and New York Times report this morning, after lengthy negotiations concluded yesterday.
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