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David Gergen: “I think he's making a fundamentally right decision about giving them 60 days, giving Chrysler 30 days and then taking…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2009
I think he's making a fundamentally right decision about giving them 60 days, giving Chrysler 30 days and then taking them into bankruptcy if they can't make it.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen supports the timeline given to the auto companies for restructuring.

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