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Automakers to plead with Congress for aid

Source: News Press

Washington : DC : USA | 11 months ago

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When the heads of General Motors (GM), Chrysler and Ford Motor (F) and their major union go to Capitol Hill today, they will try to convince lawmakers that if the Big Three automakers go under, the fragile U.S. economy will be dealt a blow far costlier than the $25 billion in aid the companies want.

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