Analysis: Obama’s tough love for automakers

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 06/01/2009 - 11:38

 President Obama says he has "no interest in running GM," but that the U.S. and Canadian government both understand the company's survival is important to their economies. (MSNBC)President Barack Obama could not let General Motors fail, but he will not concede he is taking over a company that once symbolized U.S. industrial might.



 

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