Word: forde
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...summer, making the federal option even more crucial. All three of Detroit's carmakers have had their credit ratings downgraded; GM has had to fight off rumors of an impending bankruptcy; and Cerberus, Chrysler's principal owner, has been hammered by a new round of cutbacks. Ellen Hughes Cromwick, Ford's chief economist, said this week that the unfolding credit crunch has a had a palpable impact on the carmakers. "The credit crunch could persist for some time," she said. "That's a situation that adds a lot of uncertainty to the market...
...playing out to the advantage of domestic carmakers as they press for legislation for the loan guarantees. The list of states that would benefit includes the potential swing states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri. "That's where the election is going to be decided, right there," notes one Ford official, who asked not to be identified. Barack Obama, the Democratic Presidential candidate, and Republican nominee John McCain have endorsed the loan guarantees. Both candidates also voted for the Energy Bill approved by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in December that included language paving...
...eight years we've had a President and Vice President who have basically said our use of oil is a God-given right. Imagine if our President said tomorrow, I'm going to get rid of my armor-plated limousine and I'm going to have an armor-plated Ford Escape hybrid...
Central Texas is a land of dry grass, live oaks and the slow, brown waters of the Trinity and the Brazos, sanctified by the likes of John Wayne and Glenn Ford. Folks there would give Bush a third term if they could; you could see it in the way Texas delegates at the Republican Convention whooped and waved their matching straw cowboy hats whenever his name was mentioned in St. Paul, Minn...
...pleasure of racing against Phil Hill--who died on Aug. 28 at age 81--in 1967 in Sebring, Fla. It was toward the end of his career and near the beginning of mine. He was behind me, challenging my Ford with his Chaparral. All of a sudden, I saw a cloud of smoke, and his car blew out. What a relief it was, because he was a relentless, versatile driver with a fantastic record of success...