1.0 link 148321 <![CDATA[Carmakers' bailout pleas hit Senate skepticism]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/04/_2_n_148321.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency _ and a new dose of humility _ for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we're looking at a death sentence."

With lawmakers in both parties pressing the automakers to consider a pre-negotiated bankruptcy _ something they have consistently shunned _ the Big Three were contemplating a government-run restructuring that could yield results similar to bankruptcy, including massive downsizing,...

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