Auto Bailouts

Supreme Court Asked To Block Chrysler Sale To Fiat

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 07.08.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Three Indiana state pension and construction funds want the Supreme Court to block Chrysler's sale to Fiat so they can pursue an ap...

Obama's Stand In Auto Crisis Shows Early Resolve: CNBC

CNBC | Jim Rutenberg, Peter Baker and Bill Vlasic | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


By the time he sat down in the Oval Office to brief Michigan's Congressional delegation, President Obama had made up his mind. Days earlier, he had de...

Automakers' Fate To Be In Hands Of Obama White House

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 01.20.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The long-term fate of the auto industry rests with Barack Obama now that President George W. Bush has given car companies $17.4 bil...

So Much for Post-Partisanship?

Carl Pope | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Carl Pope

It's increasingly clear that the Republican minority will be under heavy pressure to jump right in with the same scorched-earth, tactics that were used so successfully to block Bill Clinton's agenda in 1993.

Pay Raise For Judges Tucked Into Auto Bailout Plan

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 01.11.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — If the $14 billion bailout plan for U.S. automakers passes, it will help more than just Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. Federal ...

Obama: Auto CEOs That Don't Get It Should Go

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


At a press conference Sunday, President-elect Barack Obama voiced his views on auto company executives: President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday ...