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Government Bailout Money Sponsoring Rug at All-Star game
Reuters ^ | 7/14/08

Posted on 07/13/2009 7:02:42 PM PDT by Raster Man

One of the longest--and greenest--red carpets ever created in the United States will stretch across 18 blocks of Manhattan as a lead-up to the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game with its All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade presented by Chevy on July 15th at 1:00 PM ET. Covering 95,000 square feet along Sixth Avenue, the eco-friendly carpet will be graced by baseball legends like Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, and Willie Mays as they parade through New York City along with the American League and National League All-Stars.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; carpet; gm
Why is Chevrolet, which has accepted government bailout money, sponsoring a carpet? Banks in much better financial condition, like Northern Trust, received a lot of flak from Congress over sponsoring golf tournaments.
1 posted on 07/13/2009 7:02:42 PM PDT by Raster Man
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To: Raster Man

I don’t get it. This is from July, 2008.


2 posted on 07/13/2009 7:04:36 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: Raster Man

And...I’m pretty sure the All Star game is in St. Louis this year.


3 posted on 07/13/2009 7:05:28 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: tsmith130

My bad. Chevy is sponsoring the carpet again this year, but I mistakenly pulled off last year’s story.


4 posted on 07/13/2009 7:08:18 PM PDT by Raster Man
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