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Posted: 9:09 PM May 23, 2009
Gov. Manchin Asks President for Change
Governor Joe Manchin has sent a letter to the President asking him to carefully consider the effects of recent decisions made by the big automakers.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Gov. Joe Manchin is asking President Barack Obama to help West Virginia's car dealerships.
In a letter to Obama, the governor urged him to carefully consider the consequences of plans by General Motors and Chrysler to close a large number of their dealerships.
Manchin said the plan would eliminate dozens of long-standing franchised dealers in the state and put hundreds out of work. He also said closing the dealerships would impact the state's road fund and result in a loss of payroll and sales taxes.
Manchin also questioned how manufacturers that are receiving federal bailout dollars can shut down independent businesses that pay their own way.
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Posted by: booger
on May 26, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Hey Mojo... Here's an idea: Get on your knees, pucker up, and kiss harder then you ever have before. Lot of good your "Superdelegate" vote did, huh? Maybe you should write a letter to Hillary instead. She at least seems to like WV.
Posted by: to shazta
on May 26, 2009 at 07:47 AM
what 3 states?you seem so well informed i want to hear more.duh.if you would go to work and support your family you,d probably be more informed and know how important coal is to the entire country.but if you get your living from the workers of this country its probably not important how expensive every thing is.again what 3 states?
Posted by: ???
on May 25, 2009 at 08:47 PM
Hey keith if you think you can change the nation in just 4 months then i'm willing to vote for ya even god took 7 days. Man if you can do it in 4 months you could have world peace in one year I bet.Heck yeah Keith for president
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