What’s good for General Motors is good for the USA 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Leaders of the countries, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, pose during a summit in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. From left, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Uzbek President Islam Karimov, partly visible, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon. At right is Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Nikolai Bordyuzha. Leaders of ex-Soviet nations members of Russia-led security alliance condemned Georgia.
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Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan (R) speaks against Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto who is running for the country's presidency, in Islamabad September 5, 2008. Pakistan's new president, almost certain to be Zardari, will have to contend with a host of critical problems including militant violence and an economy in crisis.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) gestures as he talks to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Moscow on September 5, 2008. Medvedev said that leaders of six ex-Soviet states attending a summit in Moscow had unanimously supported Russia over last month's military intervention in Georgia.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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Quotes about General Motors
The success of General Motors in creating zero-landfill facilities shows that zero-waste goals can be a powerful impetus for manufacturers to reduce their waste and carbon footprint
said Latisha Petteway
in USA Today
Retiring a player's sweater is one of the highest honours a club can pay to its most elite players and ambassadors ... Trevor embodies the qualities we strive for as an organization; character, hard working, commitment, generous and loyal. We are proud that his sweater will hang beside Stan Smyl's at General Motors Place.
said Chris Zimmerman
Quotes from articles mentioning General Motors
Automotive jobs are gone, G.M. jobs are gone, and now we have to move towards a new identity, hopefully for the next 100 years
said J Perry
It’s to have something positive for the community and to bring people back to the center city and show them that Flint’s not dead, that positive things are happening
said David White
Flint could be some little hick town in Michigan, but because of General Motors, it’s a world-renowned city
said David White
