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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - Nov. 20

Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:19am EST

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on Nov. 20. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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The Ford family is paying a heavy price to maintain its controlling stake in the automaker. In less than seven months, the family has lost $533 million on the special shares that give it 40 percent of the voting rights in the company.

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Congressional allies of the auto industry were rushing late Wednesday to put together a bipartisan aid package for faltering Detroit car companies, but lawmakers said they may leave town Thursday without taking action.

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The head of The Washington Post Co.'s biggest revenue-generating business, Kaplan, is resigning after 17 years, the company said.

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