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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Will Washington Rescue Detroit's Big Three?

    The Big Three bailout passed the House but stalled in the Senate today, even after Barack Obama warned that collapse of the auto industry would have "a devastating ripple effect" throughout the economy.

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

    The Big Three bailout passed the House but stalled in the Senate today, even after Barack Obama warned that collapse of the auto industry would have "a devastating ripple effect" throughout the economy. In the Senate, Republicans, many of them from the South, were still saying, "No." On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we hear whether regional interests are playing a role in preventing what Democrats, including Barack Obama, call a disaster of national proportions.

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    3. 31:19Air Resources Board Approves Sweeping Pollution Rules
    4. 47:58The Tomato Racket
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Todd Spangler

      Detroit Free Press

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      James Rubenstein

      co-author, Who Really Made Your Car?

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      William Diem

      Paris-based automotive journalist

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Air Resources Board Approves Sweeping Pollution Rules
    1. 1:22Will Washington Rescue Detroit's Big Three?You’re reading this
    2. 27:30Sparks Fly in Sacramento Budget Battle
    3. 31:19Air Resources Board Approves Sweeping Pollution Rules
    4. 47:58The Tomato Racket
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