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New General Motors declares not responsible for Mercury Emission Issues
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RE: GM says mercury pollution not its problem anymore
Then who's problem is it? Some of these car companies are coming with ideas that they don't think through e.g. the 'cash for clunker deal'
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I guess it would be the "cash-for-clunkers" program!
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General Motors is now Gov. Motors and as we know the Gov. is not responsible for any of it's novel ideas they just walk away and claim there is no funding for that program.
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