Companies start competing for bailout money

The bailout is now the hottest lobbying game in town.

Insurers, automakers and American subsidiaries of foreign banks all want the Treasury Department to cut them a piece of the largest government rescue in U.S. history. Full Story »

Posted by Chris Finnie
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Subjects: U.S., Business
Topics: U.S. Economy
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Oct 25, 2008 - 3:25 PM PDT
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4.5
by Chris Finnie - Oct. 25, 2008

Depressing as hell, but I suppose we should have expected it. Now everybody expects to be saved from their own greed and poor judgment--except those of us who didn't cause it and will still suffer for it.

A tough decision--whether to save mismanaged companies in the hopes of saving jobs, or to let them face the consequences. Either way, the results ... More »

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by Emily Bennett - Oct. 26, 2008
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3.8
by Nicole Brown - Oct. 25, 2008

The story was very factual but I got a little confused because it jumped around to three different topics, the bailout, the election and then Senator Obama. I didn't think the story was very fair because it failed to note McCain's bailout plan and it left me wondering as a reader, which candidate has the best bailout plan.

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