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Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds
The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy. The CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler may have told ...
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This Blog Is Full Of Crap — The CEOs of the Big 3 automakers flew private jets to DC to beg Congress for bailout money. If it's all about appearances, these three have failed. Beggars don't arrive in horse-drawn carriages.

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