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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (437779)	12/3/2008 11:07:41 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574071

>>> Quite an unfortunate reputation Hyundai has to shake. I've always believed that part of Hyundai's image problem has been that the cars were introduced here about the same time as the "Yugo". People, at the time, painted both with the same brush, even though the Yugo's problems were orders of magnitude worse than Hyundai's. Can't prove it, but I suspect there is some carryover from this. Hyundai has made every effort to turn their quality problems around and they've done a good job of it.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (437779)	12/3/2008 12:56:35 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574071

Openly Gay Union Activist on Shortlist for Labor Secretary Union Activist Mary Beth Maxwell on List for Labor Secretary blogs.wsj.com Jonathan Weisman reports on the transition. For the rainbow cabinet of the nation’s first African American president, Mary Beth Maxwell is the perfect labor secretary you’ve probably never heard of: a gay woman, community organizer and labor leader with an adopted African American son. And this founding executive director of American Rights at Work is about to get the full-court press. Maxwell already had the strong backing of former Rep. David Bonior, who despite repeated attempts to get his name removed from consideration continues to be on the short list of potential labor secretaries. Bonior, 63 years old, says it is time for his generation to turn over power to a new generation, and Maxwell, whose labor-backed organization pushes for expanded collective bargaining rights, is his pick. Some labor leaders from both the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, a splinter union group led by the Service Employees International Union, back her as a consensus choice, citing her efforts on behalf of legislation to allow unionization at workplaces with the signing of cards, not secret balloting. Today, the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign will release a letter to President-elect Barack Obama strongly backing her. The catch: The group last week backed Rep. Linda Sanchez for the post. “You would have received our letter in support of Representative Sánchez’s candidacy for Secretary of Labor last week,” HRC President Joe Solmonese writes, asking for a mulligan. “While we remain supportive of Representative Sánchez’s candidacy, it has come to our attention that Mary Beth Maxwell is also being considered for this crucial position. Given Ms. Maxwell’s long history of leadership on labor issues, HRC is pleased to also endorse Mary Beth Maxwell for Secretary of Labor.” But Maxwell faces one big hurdle: star power. Given the wattage of Hillary Rodham Clinton at State, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano at Homeland Security, New York Fed President Timothy Geithner at Treasury, and Robert Gates continuing on as secretary of defense, many union leaders believe they need someone of more stature, such as a governor, even if that governor doesn’t have the liberal and activist credentials of Maxwell. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius are being vetted for the job, along with Maxwell. Permalink \| Trackback URL: blogs.wsj.com Save & Share: Share on Facebook \| Del.icio.us \| Digg this \| Email This \| Print Read more: Transition, White House