美国汽车业巨头克莱斯勒２６日宣布，公司和汽车工人工会达成协议，从而扫清重组获取政府救援的一大障碍。同一天，美国媒体报道，通用汽车准备砍掉赔钱的经典品牌庞蒂克，“断腕”重组。
陷入困境的克莱斯勒先前提出一份整改计划，遭到美国总统奥巴马否决。奥巴马给克莱斯勒的最后时限为本月３０日。如不能在此之前说服工会和债权人让步、与意大利汽车制造商菲亚特达成合作协议，克莱斯勒将难逃破产命运。
离这一期限不到一星期，克莱斯勒２６日宣布争取到汽车工人工会让步，向着自救迈出一大步。
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The clock is ticking for Chrysler. The automaker is racing to reach deals with unions, creditors and the Italian automaker Fiat. Chrysler is trying to come up with their restructuring plan by Thursday--the deadline set by the government. News reports say the Treasury Department is directing Chrysler to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as next week.
A wildfire has burnt more than 30 square miles in South Carolina, near Myrtle beach, the fire has already destroyed nearly 70 homes. About 100 other homes have been damaged. Firefighters tried to hold the fire lines overnight. The blaze has skipped through several neighborhoods but so far has stayed away from the beach areas.
Suicide bombers have targeted Iranian religious pilgrims for a second straight day in Iraq. Two attacks near a shrine have killed at least 60 people, wounded 125 others. The bombers hit two roads leading to one of the holy shrines in Shiite Islam. Worshippers were streaming into the mosque when the bombers detonated their explosive belts.
The Taliban has completely now pulled out of a key district in Pakistan. That's according to government officials there. The Taliban's land grab earlier this week raise international concerns that terrorists could take over the nuclear state. The Taliban had locked up courthouses, battled Pakistani troops sent in to protect residents.
A judge's order has not stopped former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich from filming promotes for a new reality show. Blagojevich got his hair messed up when he was simulating a parachute jump for a commercial. A judge ruled this week that he would not be able to go to Costa Rica for that show "I am a celebrity, get me out of here."
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