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Source: Reuters

Clinton offers Detroit automakers health care aid
Sat Jun 9, 2007 6:20PM EDT

By Kevin Krolicki

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday offered a double-barreled campaign message for the struggling U.S. auto industry: accept tougher fuel economy standards in exchange for federal help with the costly burden of retiree health care.

Speaking at a union hall, Clinton also pledged new U.S. government investment in technologies that promise sharp gains in engine efficiency, such as lithium-ion batteries, an area where Japanese suppliers lead the pack.

"I know we have to do more to support the American auto industry and to support the American auto worker," she said.

Clinton's speech before a loud and supportive crowd of several hundred mostly AFL-CIO members marked a contrast in tone on the ailing U.S. auto industry from Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton's leading challenger for the Democratic nomination.


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