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White House receives autos language, deal possible

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Mon Dec 8, 2008 4:29pm EST

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has received the language for legislation aimed at providing billions of dollars to help the ailing U.S. automakers, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Monday.

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"We did receive the language around 2:40 p.m.," she told Reuters. "We're in active communication with them (Congress)."

She reiterated her earlier comment that it was "possible" that a deal could be reached on Monday.

(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky, editing by Jackie Frank)
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