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    Obama Awaits Auto Restructuring Plans, Cools on 'Car Czar'

    Tomorrow's the day for Chrysler and General Motors to file restructuring plans in exchange for federal bailout money they got last fall. In the meantime, President Obama has dropped the idea of appointing a “ car czar ,” and the Wall Street Journal says one option General Motors will present is bankruptcy. John Stoll wrote the story .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Tomorrow's the day for Chrysler and General Motors to file restructuring plans in exchange for federal bailout money they got last fall. In the meantime, President Obama has dropped the idea of appointing a “car czar,” and the Wall Street Journal says one option General Motors will present is bankruptcy. John Stoll wrote the story.

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    More Troops for Afghanistan, but What's the Mission
    1. 1:43Obama Awaits Auto Restructuring Plans, Cools on 'Car Czar'You’re reading this
    2. 7:47Balancing Military and Diplomacy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
    3. 42:37Secretary Clinton Seeks to Strengthen Ties in Asia
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      Warren Olney

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      John Stoll

      Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    More Troops for Afghanistan, but What's the Mission
    1. 1:43Obama Awaits Auto Restructuring Plans, Cools on 'Car Czar'You’re reading this
    2. 7:47Balancing Military and Diplomacy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
    3. 42:37Secretary Clinton Seeks to Strengthen Ties in Asia
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