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    Mr. Car-Dealer Smith Goes to Washington

    By Marc Tracy

    The car dealers had their day at the Capitol today, the New York Times reports. These small business owners (some of them owning smaller business than others, to be sure) are being set loose by ailing car companies, mostly bankrupt Chrysler and bankrupt General Motors. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) had a typical reaction: “The dealers in these small towns are kind of the heart of the town. They sponsor the Little League; the big guy in town is usually the car dealer. I am worried about it.”

    We've already covered the issue; check out our take here. Suffice to say that we're all for helping some of the businesses out...so long as it doesn't take away from the necessary help that all sorts of other small businesses desperately need.

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    June 12, 2009 5:12 PM

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    The Purpose Linked Organization

    by Alaina Love

    On Tuesday, July 14 earn how to harness your employees' passions so that they further your own.

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