1.0link150148<![CDATA[$14 billion auto bailout dies in Senate]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/murky-future-for-auto-res_n_150148.htmlWASHINGTON — A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts.
The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over GOP demands that the United Auto Workers union agree to steep wage cuts by 2009 to bring their pay into line with Japanese carmakers.