Bush's new Chief of Staff once fought for polluters

By Brenda R. Mayrack

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2001 — As their top lobbyist, Andrew H. Card Jr. led a $25 million lobbying campaign on behalf of the "Big Three" U.

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… omobile Manufacturers Association, the Air Quality Standards Coalition and General Motors Corp., spent almost $25 million in the last five years lobbying the federa …"

"… ment. And when either the American Automobile Manufacturers Association or General Motors lobbied for environmental or energy policies, records indicate that Card w …"

"… e automobile industry.Card represented the interests of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors as president and CEO of the American Automobile Manufacturers Association …"

"… r merger with Daimler Benz, and Card immediately joined former AAMA patron General Motors as vice president of governmental relations. During Card’s two-year stin …"

FACT CHECK: Artful swerves on the auto bailout

By The Associated Press

Both sides botch the facts in discussions on the 2008 federal bailout of the auto industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… Rick Santorum would have people believe the United Auto Workers union runs General Motors and the government "gave" it away, neither true.The issue is a particularl …"

"… laims about the bailout and how they compare with the facts:___ROMNEY: "If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for y …"

"… e their differences. We got the industry to retool and restructure. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world's No. 1 automaker. Chrysler has grown faster i …"

"… do that. And then after that, they gave the company to the UAW. They gave General Motors to the UAW and they gave Chrysler to Fiat." — Nov. 10 Michigan debate.TH …"

Conservative radio host and filmmaker produced viral Volt video

By Rachael Marcus

A parody ad hammering the president for backing GM's bailout produced by a conservative media personality

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… te in turn links to bailoutcost.com, a website that tracks the cost of the General Motors bailout.Identities of the creators and funders of the ad are obscured. Bot …"

"… ad is still available on Vimeo.  In an emailed statement, a General Motors representative for the Volt said they persued the copyright claim because …"

"… ontributed to this story. This story has been updated to add comments from General Motors and Howe. …"

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No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… ircuit City, the IndyMac Bank, and the Lehman Brothers investment firm.And General Motors’ and Chrysler’s continued losses leave their massive pension plans han …"

Jay Rockefeller — Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

By Aaron Mehta

John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, an heir to the great Rockefeller fortune, continues to oversee a vast — and contentious — portfolio as chair o

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… mpanies like Dow Chemical, and automobile manufacturers such as Toyota and General Motors. Sen. Rockefeller’s office did not respond to a request for commen …"

"… chief of staff, lobbies at GreenbergTraurig for companies like Toyota and General Motors. In his official bio, Rockfeller cites recruitment of a Toyota plant to We …"

Senate chairs: Democrats have deep ties to industries they oversee

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Though the Democrats lost six of their 59 Senate seats in the November election, they still enter the 112th Congress in control of the upper

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… D. Rockefeller is now a lobbyist at GreenbergTraurig, where he represents General Motors and Toyota. Not only does the committee oversee much of the industry’s r …"

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Japanese quake is taking a toll on US economy, from cars to debt financing

By Laurel Adams

Agency warns of long lasting impact of Japanese earthquake and tsunami on the US economy

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… panese disaster. The shutdown of a Hitachi factory north of Tokyo caused a General Motors plant in Louisiana to shut down for a week. Texas Instruments is temporari …"

Dingell vs. Waxman — are their pasts prologue?

By Josh Israel

UPDATE: The Democratic caucus voted Waxman into the chairmanship by a count of 137-122. California Democrat Henry Waxman scored an early-ro

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… on committees from the “big three” automakers of Detroit: $59,900 from General Motors, $59,125 from Ford, and $55,950 from Chrysler. Another $37,591 came from t …"

"… , the Connell Company, the National Association of Broadcasters, Ford, and General Motors.Of course, of more interest to the Democrats may be another number: Accord …"

America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… r: He worked on or around asbestos-containing automobile brakes, mostly at General Motors dealerships, for 44 years. He and his co-workers had used compressed-air h …"

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

By Corey G. Johnson

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

Excerpts from this story referencing "General Motors":

"… prompted alarm.Taxpayers spent $52 million to build the campus on a former General Motors factory site in South Gate, near Los Angeles. The school, which opened in …"

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