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baselinescenario.com - 12/10/2008
Auto Bailout Update
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I admit - I have auto bailout fatigue. But given the amount of virtual ink that has been spilled on this topic here, I think I owe you a place where you can express your thoughts on the current plan. The Times says we are close to a vote, although Senate Republicans may block it. Here is the ...
Cato Out Loud: The Auto Bailout (video)
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youtube.com - 12/8/2008
Cato Out Loud: The Auto Bailout (video)
— youtube.com — Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the proposed bailout of the auto industry. (more) Cato Out Loud: The Auto Bailout (video)

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declineandfallofwesterncivilization.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
auto bailout stalls
— declineandfallofwesterncivilization.blogspot.com — per yves smith . paulson may have to use TARP -- the same TARP republicans tried to murder in the womb a few months ago -- to save GM and chrysler. (more) auto bailout stalls

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thestalwart.com - 12/12/2008
Let's Hope the Auto Bailout Has Failed for Good
— thestalwart.com — The fact that US auto companies weren't willing to reach parity with the wages of their japanese competitors was outrageous. For this stalwart at least its a relief that this bailout did not pass, and the markets' negative reaction is really short ... (more) Let's Hope the Auto Bailout Has Failed for Good
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Abnormal Returns — ... The auto bailout bill kicks the problem into next year.  (Baseline Scenario) ...

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Watchlist for December 12, 2008 — Trader Mike
The futures are getting jerked around by news on the auto makers’ bailout. They were very weak to start the day after the vote failed to pass the senate last night. Now they’ve gained some strength on news of the President being willing to tap the TARP. This reminds me a lot of ...
WSF Headline Roundup - 12/12/08 - Auto bailout failure fallout, Asia tanks, dollar slumps; Madoff scam ripples; No bail for Marc Dreier — Wall Street Folly
Asia Markets: Auto Stocks Plunge, Dragging Down Markets Dollar Slumps Below 90 Yen as U.S. Auto Bailout Fails in Senate Failure Is an Option as Senate Kills Auto Bailout GM, Chrysler Survival Options Narrow After Vote Fails ‘Already Bankrupt’ GM...
Daily Sprout — Earth2Tech
Senate Could Snip Green Strings Attached to Auto Bailout: They made it through the House, but environmental clauses included in the $14 billion bailout plan for the auto industry may not survive a Senate vote. — Daily Green Local Governments Vie for Energy-Efficient Public Works ...
US Stock Market Wrap: House Approves Auto Bailout Bill 237 To 170 — Daily Markets
Now it is on to the Senate for a vote. I understand that this bailout bill strikes strong emotions on both sides. But, I say it once again; I am NOT in favor of tax payer money going to corporations to rescue them from themselves. We were not the cause for their years of mismanagement, so we ...
The Senate Vote — QandO
W hile the defeat of the auto bailout is being "blamed" on Republicans, and I’m sure that for most of them, that’s fine, it’s always fun to look inside the numbers. How did it end up? Oh yes, 52 for and 35 against, correct? And the threshold needed? 60 votes. 10, count ...
Lobbying for the Auto Bailout — Club for Growth
How did House members vote on the auto bailout and how much did they receive from lobbying interests who supported it? Find out here .
Auto Freak Out Friday — Phil’s Stock World
No auto bailout! GM cut in half in pre- market trading!  Senate Majority leader Harry Reid says: "It’s over with" as the Democrats lost the vote to break the Republican filibuster 52-35 (they needed 60 votes to override the Republican objections).  GM has already ...
House Passes Auto Bailout — Club for Growth
Last night, the House passed the auto bailout, 237-170 . Below are the 32 Republicans who voted for it. You'll note that only one person in leadership voted YES (Thad McCotter). But 7 of the 18 ranking committee members (*) did vote YES, which is troubling. LAWMAKERS LAWMAKERS  ...
Democrats and Bush Near Deal on Auto Bailout — DealBook
Congressional Democrats and the Bush administration on Tuesday night were on the brink of an agreement on a taxpayer rescue of the American automobile industry, with a vote in the House expected as soon as Wednesday afternoon, The New York Times’s David M. Herszenhorn reported. But with ...
Media Digest 12/10/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg — 24/7 Wall St.
According to Reuters, the House will vote on the auto bailout as early as this week. Reuters writes that Rio Tinto (RTP) will cut 14,000 jobs. Reuters reports...