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To: Road Walker who wrote (439896)	12/12/2008 7:13:51 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573682

What's the big deal John? Close the doors until January 21st. Surely you don't buy this "the world ends next week" crap do you? With 39% of the American people for the bailout, should be a slam dunk getting it passed then right? lol

To: Road Walker who wrote (439896)	12/12/2008 9:46:33 AM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573682

Road Walker, Predictably, you missed the key sentence: The group came close to agreement, but it stalled over the UAW's refusal to agree to wage cuts before their current contract expires in 2011. Joe

To: Road Walker who wrote (439896)	12/12/2008 10:23:55 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573682

Yes Blagofowler.

To: Road Walker who wrote (439896)	12/12/2008 11:25:30 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573682

*If things continue to get a lot worse, almost assured, there are going to be worker riots, maybe starting in Detroit or other 'auto towns' but escalating to other industries. The 'tiff' in Chicago was just a start. Its already started......the protests in Chicago would have gotten ugly if the banks and owners hadn't backed down. Apparently, the rich and not so rich need a wake up call in this country.

To: Road Walker who wrote (439896)	12/12/2008 11:28:04 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573682

Bank of America Gives Doormaker Loan After Protests Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. retail bank, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to lend a Chicago manufacturer $1.75 million to be used to pay the company’s workers, who had taken over a shuttered factory to protest against its closure. read more.......... bloomberg.com