President Barack Obama has become a de facto bankruptcy judge — one of many important consequences of the White House’s actions in recent days regarding the auto industry.
The administration’s increased role in General Motors and Chrysler — analyzing and directing the restructuring, providing additional loans under the Troubled Assets Relief Program, and creating new subsidies — represents an important shift in the government’s relationship with businesses it is bailing out.
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