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NPR, 25.12.08 02:32 UTC

Fed Will Allow GMAC To Tap Bailout Fund

NPR.org, December 24, 2008 · The Federal Reserve gave an early Christmas present to General Motors' finance arm, allowing the ailing provider of auto loans to qualify for the government's $700 ...

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guardian.co.uk, 14.12.08 00:39 UTC

D-Day for Detroit as Big Three plead for lifeline

. Top executives from General Motors , Chrysler and Ford were this weekend locked in talks with White House officials over a much-reduced $5bn-$7bn rescue package in an eleventh-hour effort to save ...

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New York Post, 07.12.08 10:34 UTC

EXPERT: CARS FLAT 'TIL 2015

Last updated: 3:38 am December 7, 2008 Posted: 2:53 am December 7, 2008 GM, Chrysler and Ford will struggle for survival until 2015 - or even longer - even if they are granted a $34 billion ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 04.12.08 05:44 UTC

Carmakers face questions about brands, dealerships

The $34 billion bailout package the Big Three automakers are requesting from Congress includes the elimination of several brands, the closing of dealerships and an enhanced emphasis on hybrids and ...

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Times Online Business, 02.12.08 00:02 UTC

Volvo may be dumped as Ford makes pitch for Washington bailout

Ford is prepared to sell Volvo in its attempts to convince Washington that it deserves to be bailed out with a $25 billion emergency loan. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler begged Congress last month ...

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Times Online Business, 01.12.08 19:31 UTC

Ford suggests Volvo sale as it bids for US bailout

Ford is prepared to sell one of its most famous car marques, Volvo, in the most distressed market for decades in order to convince Washington that it deserves to be bailed out with a $25 billion ...

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Los Angeles Times, 24.11.08 16:08 UTC

Closing Guantanamo prison may be the easy part for Obama

Much harder will be sorting out the legal complexities of holding, prosecuting, transferring or releasing the roughly 250 prisoners.

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Chigago Tribune, 18.11.08 06:01 UTC

The Big 3 and two hard choices

Without an infusion of cash, one or more could go bankrupt. But the problems won't end with a bailout.

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Economist, 17.11.08 12:55 UTC

American carmakers - On the edge

After the bank bail-out, it is now Detroit’s carmakers who are pleading for help

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guardian.co.uk, 16.11.08 00:46 UTC

Crash of US carmakers risks three million jobs

. Three million jobs could be lost in a year if America's so called 'Big Three' carmakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - are allowed to collapse, an expert predicts. David Cole, head of the ...