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White House: will listen to auto ideas from Congress

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Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:37pm EST
General Motors auto workers leave the General Motors Powertrain plant in Warren, Michigan, November 11, 2008. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said it would listen to ideas from Congress to help the ailing U.S. auto industry.

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"We are going to work with Congress, we are open to their ideas," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "If they are going to amend or accelerate those funds we will certainly look into their ideas and work with them."

(Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by James Dalgleish)



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