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Skeptical Congress not inclined to bail out carmakers

WASHINGTON The $25-billion bailout for the struggling Big Three automakers crashed into a wall of skepticism on Capitol Hill yesterday, with Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights) pointedly skewering the industry's executives for their political tin ears.

After hearing that the chief executives of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler flew here in their costly private jets, Ackerman questioned...

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