Automakers get $17.4 billion lifeline from gov't

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:00 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

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