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	<title><![CDATA[Should the Government Bail Out the Big Three U.S. Automakers? HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In]]></title>
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	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><u><h3><strong>Bail Them Out!</strong></h3></u></p>

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<img src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/leo-w-gerard/headshot.jpg" align="left" style="margin: 5px"><strong>Leo W. Gerard: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/congress-bails-out-those_b_146401.html">Congress Bails out Those Who Shower Before Work, but not Those who Shower After Work</a></strong>:</p>

<blockquote>When the representatives of blue collars went to Congress hat in hand, lawmakers insisted that to get loans automakers would have to present viable business plans. Congress didn't impose similar conditions, however, when Bernanke and Paulson went to Congress seeking grants for reckless white collar firms.</blockquote>

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<img src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/jim-moore/headshot.jpg" align="left" style="margin: 5px"><strong>Jim Moore: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-moore/a-kid-from-car-country_b_145602.html">A Kid...</a></strong></p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-20T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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