White House considers help for car makers
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081212/capt.f5d01befa41d467ca1544823e5439624.congress_autos_bailout_dchg112.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=9lFjNQtTfMmZwLMX0929UQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, left, listens to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaking about the Senate's rejection of an emergency $14 billion loan bailout for US auto companies, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_autos)AP - Under mounting pressure to act, the Bush administration said Friday it was ready to step in and prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing after the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill endorsed by the White House and congressional Democrats. The most obvious source of help was the Wall Street bailout fund.</p><br clear="all"/>
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