Should U.S. taxpayers bailout Ford, GM, and Chrysler?
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Detroit automakers are seeking $50 billion in government loans to speed the retooling of truck plants into assembly lines to make fuel efficient cars.
Automakers seek $50 billion in low-interest loans to convert plants from trucks to fuel efficient cars; presidential election could help their chances.
Plunging auto sales, high gas prices and election year politics could help convince Congress to approve a $50 billion loan package to embattled U.S. automakers that Detroit's Big Three claim is key to their future success. ...
By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: September 4, 2008: 2:26 PM EDT
NOTE: I've seeded this as an article so that I could add an opinion poll for Viners to vote on whether taxpayers should bailout the automakers.
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