President George W. Bush and congressional leaders seized on the latest grim unemployment data Friday to try to fire up lukewarm support among lawmakers for bailing out U.S. automakers. But they clashed anew over terms of the rescue plan and the source of any aid.
As the Big Three auto chiefs pressed their case for $34 billion in a second day of hearings, Bush said at the White House that the loss of 533,000 jobs in November was even more reason to help the companies. The worsening U.S. auto sales slump claimed another 2,000 workers, as General Motors Corp. announced layoffs at three more car factories.
Bush said he was worried about the viability of the …
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