U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Obama hopeful auto bailout deal possible this week

CHICAGO | Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:26am EST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped a congressional deal to bail out the struggling U.S. auto industry could be reached this week, saying again that Detroit's "Big Three" automakers could not be allowed to collapse.

Obama told a news conference he remained in favor of short-term government assistance to the industry that would keep it operating and accountable to the U.S. taxpayers.

"The legislation in Congress right now is an important step in that direction and I'm hopeful that a final agreement will be reached this week," he said.

A $14 billion bailout measure passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday, but faced an uphill climb in the Senate, where more Republican support will be necessary to win passage.

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