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General Motors and Ford say sorry over bailout plea
Published December 5, 2008, 12:58 am, Times Online
The chief executives of General Motors and Ford expressed remorse for having to beg the American taxpayer for a $34 billion (£23 billion) hand-out and insisted that they were learning from their mistakes.
INDUSTRY IN TURMOIL: Congress skeptical as auto industry execs appeal for bailout; tell us what you think
Published December 5, 2008, 12:57 am, The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
WASHINGTON - Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency - and a new dose of humility - for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we're looking at a death sentence."
Big Three automakers face skeptical Congress in rescue plea
Published December 5, 2008, 12:56 am, TurkishPress.com
The fate of the Big Three US automakers remained uncertain Friday after contrite chief executives asked skeptical senators to deliver a 34-billion-dollar bailout for the ailing industry.
Clinton looks to loyalists for State Dept. staff
Published December 5, 2008, 12:53 am, AP via Yahoo! News
Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists and veterans of her husband's administration to help her cope with world crises and backstage Washington power plays.
New month, but same hot Bruins
Published December 5, 2008, 12:49 am, The Eagle-Tribune
TAMPA, Fla. — The Boston Bruins are still at it in December. David Krejci scored the tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period to lead Northeast Division-leading Boston past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1, last night.
Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul
Published December 5, 2008, 12:45 am, AP via Yahoo! News
The government would order a major restructuring of Detroit's struggling Big Three auto companies in exchange for a multibillion-dollar bailout under a plan circulating in Congress.
Annual bird walk on tap Saturday in Whittier
Published December 5, 2008, 12:42 am, Whittier Daily News
WHITTIER - The public is invited to the 20th annual Bill Bell Bird Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday at Whittier Narrows Nature Center, 1000 N. Durfee Ave.
First-graders to help with window display
Published December 5, 2008, 12:42 am, The Columbus Dispatch
Seventy first-grade students from Immaculate Conception School will join children's-book artist LeUyen Pham today in creating a holiday window display at Cover to Cover, 3560 N. High St.
Report offers options for negotiators seeking to craft critical accord on forests and climate change
Published December 5, 2008, 12:41 am, EurekAlert!
The Center for International Forestry Research today released a comprehensive analysis clarifying major challenges and offering an assortment of options that could help negotiators reach a global agreement on reducing carbon emissions tied to forest destruction and degradation.
Analysis: Avoiding blame in auto industry crisis
Published December 5, 2008, 12:40 am, AP via Yahoo! News
Not surprisingly, neither the outgoing Bush administration, President-elect Barack Obama nor the Democratic leaders of Congress wants to be blamed for the loss of a once-proud domestic auto industry and the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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