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Hold the euphoria; it's gloomy now on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - Before the inaugural euphoria on Capitol Hill comes the gloom.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Henry Paulson Edward Kennedy Bernie Sanders Harry Reid Barack Obama Activities:110th Congress
2008-11-22
Automakers need to make case for government aid
WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders began laying out conditions Friday that they say Detroit's Big Three automakers need to meet before Congress will consider giving them an emergency $25 billion lifeline.
People:Carl Levin Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 Automakers Downturn 110th Congress
2008-11-21
White House assails 'mindless' Congress on auto vote
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) - The White House assailed Congress for putting off a vote on whether to bail out the struggling auto industry, blasting Democrats for their "mindless opposition," a spokeswoman said Friday.
People:Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2008 Automakers Downturn Bush Admin. Source:(AFP)
2008-11-21
GM cuts output, jets as U.S. demands turnaround plans
DETROIT/WASHINGTON - Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Alan Mulally Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2008 Automakers Downturn
2008-11-21
The Pros and Cons of Keeping Robert Gates
Conventional wisdom in Washington holds that President-elect Barack Obama will soon invite current Defense Secretary Robert Gates to extend his stay in the Pentagon. Conventional it may be, but not necessarily wise, says Lawrence Korb, who served as a senior Pentagon official in the Reagan Administration and is currently a defense expert at the Center for American Progress. "It has more minuses than pluses," says Korb of the idea of keeping Gates in place. "If President Obama wants to make any dramatic changes in the Pentagon, he's going to have to do them in his first year - and if he's got the same secretary, how can Obama do it?"
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Robert Gates Harry Reid Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-21
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