Live from Kokomo, the frontline of the auto bailout

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After news that the White House is offering the U.S. auto industry $17.4 billion in short term financing, we check in with an earlier guest, Greg Goodnight the Mayor of Kokomo, Indiana. 14% of Kokomo’s population is employed by Chrysler.

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