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Debating the Bailout (10/17/12)… about jobs college graduates. First President Obama brought up governor Romney's op Ed piece. in a month before George W . Bush had General Motors and Chrysler afloat with that first round of US rescue loans. Romney wasting no time in explaining …
brought up governor Romney's op Ed piece. -- in a month before George W . Bush had General Motors and Chrysler afloat with that first round of US rescue loans. Romney wasting no time in explaining how he -
GM, Detroit Debated (10/12/12)… Detroit. They it Romney's dad George a former CEO of American voters. Importantly keep in mind Republican president George W . Bush started the bailout process. In late 2008. Volkswagen may launch a new low costs somewhere and one in fifteen …
a former CEO of American voters. Importantly keep in mind Republican president George W . Bush started the bailout process. In late 2008. Volkswagen may launch a new low costs somewhere and -- one in fifteen. The goal -
Ford would have shut without GM, Chrysler aid, Rattner says
… and Chrysler, which he said would have fired all their workers and ceased to exist without the bailout. President George W . Bush , who preceded Obama, "did the right thing" by beginning the bailout process, giving $17.5 billion to GM and …
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The Bailout Truth Squad throws a flag
… year distortions, the only president who acted unilaterally in bailing out GM and Chrysler was a Republican named George W . Bush . His administration gave the automakers $17.4 billion -- without the approval of a Bankruptcy Court judge.
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GM, Chrysler bailouts draw ire of former AIG chairman
… loans to GM and Chrysler were provided by President George W . Bush 's administration, which gave $4 billion to each ..... Without government financing -- initiated by President George W . Bush in December 2008 -- the two companies would not have …
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Loan opponent Ryan sought riskier practices on electric-car aid
… the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program, created in a 2007 law signed by Republican President George W . Bush . The lawmakers suggested 11 criteria for then-U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to use to determine which …
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Saab redux?
… stakeholders. It seemed ironic given that GM itself had been saved from financial ruination in late 2008 when President George W . Bush used billions of dollars from the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program to extend a lifeline to GM. Saab's new …
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Car commanders in chief (9/7/12)… Automotive News editor Jason Stein. Tom is on assignment the US presidential campaign has focused a lot on the rolls George W . Bush and Barack Obama played. In saving the US auto industry but they are part of a long line of chief executives who …
assignment the US presidential campaign has focused a lot on the rolls George W . Bush and Barack Obama played. In saving the US auto industry but they are part of a long line of chief executives who -
Bailout on Political Stage (9/4/12)… segment will feature remarks from an Ohio autoworker and UAW president Bob king. In the final weeks of his presidency. George W . Bush agreed to save GM and Chrysler with a 25 billion dollar bailout. President Obama later added another sixty billion …
and UAW president Bob king. In the final weeks of his presidency. George W . Bush agreed to save GM and Chrysler with a 25 billion dollar bailout. President Obama later added another sixty billion dollars to the -
Obama at Ohio Labor Day rally says auto bailout paying off
… will stress a different path for the U.S. economy than Romney is proposing. Without mentioning former President George W . Bush by name, Obama has been aligning Romney's fiscal policies with those of the previous administration, linking them …
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GM halted SUV production in Ryan's hometown before Obama took office
… General Motors Co. factory in Ryan's hometown. The only rub is that the factory stopped making GM vehicles while George W . Bush was still president. The Janesville, Wis., plant had employed about 1,200 union workers making full-size SUVs …
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Janesville: Back in the crossfire that is 2012 politics
… of someone named, appropriately enough, Jimmy Cabanban. But that's another story. What's also clear is that George W . Bush was still president when the end came for Janesville Assembly. Barack Obama wasn't even the Democratic presidential …
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Chrysler, GM ban presidential campaign events at factories
… election approaches. President Barack Obama's campaign has touted the bailout, which was initiated under President George W . Bush in 2008, as a success that has saved hundreds of thousands of jobs and helped avert a deeper economic crisis. Republican …
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Ryan, unlike Romney, supported 2008 loans to automakers
… Department of Energy loan to keep the troubled automakers out of bankruptcy. The bill died in the Senate, and President George W . Bush ultimately authorized $13.4 billion in loans to be taken from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program fund …
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Internal-combustion engine will motor on for years, U.S. study finds
… substitute technologies such as batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, which have been promoted by presidents Barack Obama and George W . Bush . The petroleum council, which includes representatives from industry, government and universities, said U.S …
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New Romney TV spot blasts dealership closures
… by the U.S. Treasury to save the troubled automakers and their finance units. In November 2008, as President George W . Bush was deciding whether to offer the automakers support, Romney famously wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled …
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Hydrogen-car boosters see hope in new White House comments
… optimism the United States will help create a market for the technology. Hydrogen fuel cells, encouraged by President George W . Bush , lost favor to plug-in electric vehicles after Obama took office in 2009. Energy Secretary Steven Chu questioned …
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COMMENTARY: Private equity was good for Obama -- why not Romney?
… the case with the financial meltdown nearly four years ago that followed the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy. President George W . Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson did the right thing by using funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or …
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Romney takes credit for auto rebound and critics howl
… a claim that another Republican, former President George W . Bush , disputes). Romney, whose father was a former auto ..... according to TheHill.com "Neither Republican President George W . Bush nor Democratic President Barack Obama believed the …
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DOE loans do little to help meet mpg rules
… an answer. Now, the Department of Energy auto loan program, created by Congress and signed into law by President George W . Bush in 2007, is bogged down in election-year politics. Republicans are on the attack, and if they get their way …
