Dan Akerson taking over as CEO of General Motors
Dan Akerson is seen in a handout image at General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan on August 31, 2010. Akerson takes over as CEO of General Motors Company on September 1, 2010, replacing current CEO Ed Whitacre, who is stepping down. UPI/John F. Martin/General Motos
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U.S. automaker General Motors denied it had asked the government for a 20 percent raise for Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson.
U.S. automaker General Motors will continue to focus on product development, its chief executive said Wednesday.
General Motors is bailing out of its federal bailout. "Government Motors" was the derisive moniker critics gave GM in when it accepted $49.5 billion in taxpayer dollars to stay alive.
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General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson told graduates at Columbia University Sunday the U.S. "political system is broken."
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