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Jul. 7, 2009

Hit the Brakes on GM's Deal

The government shouldn't absolve GM of responsibility for its defective products in its bankruptcy deal, writes Christine D. Spagnoli.

FORUM COLUMN

By Christine D. Spagnoli

Our nation's leaders are rightly worried about this horrible recession. Consumer attorneys support them as they seek to ensure that the auto industry does not fail - despite its history of miscalculations and blunders. For Congress and the administration to stand idly by surely would be folly.

But in their zeal to prop up the auto industry, bankruptcy judges, the Obama administration and others are pre...

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