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Disagreement over wage and benefit cuts for United Auto Workers killed a proposed rescue package for automakers in the Senate last week. Diane and her guests discuss the role of labor unions among the problems confronting the auto industry.
Philip Dine, journalist and author of "State of the Unions"
James Gattuso, Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy at the Heritage Foundation.
David Shepardson, is Washington reporter for The Detroit News. He covers the automotive industry, regulatory affairs, and environmental issues.
Brian Fredline, President of United Auto Worker's Local 602 in Lansing, Michigan.
Charles Dickens' career had hit its lowest point by eighteen-forty-three. He received scant praise for a string of lackluster works that followed the great success of his early novels. Then Dickens revived his stature and the holiday season itself with a tale about ghosts, a man who uttered 'bah humbug,' and a tiny boy named Tim. The story behind "A Christmas Carol"
Les Standiford, Director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami.
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