Auto industry workers and supporters demonstrate outside the office of Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif. , Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in San Francisco. Top executives from the Detroit automakers spent two consecutive days on Capitol Hill pleading for $34 billion in loans to help the industry survive. GM and Chrysler said they needed a combined $15 billion to help them maintain their operations through early 2009. Ford wants access to a line of credit of up to $9 billion but only if market conditions deteriorate. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

Auto industry workers and supporters demonstrate outside the office of Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif. , Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in San Francisco. Top executives from the Detroit automakers spent two consecutive days on Capitol Hill pleading for $34 billion in loans to help the industry survive. GM and Chrysler said they needed a combined $15 billion to help them maintain their operations through early 2009. Ford wants access to a line of credit of up to $9 billion but only if market conditions deteriorate.

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