Bailout fatigue or not, conditions are ripe for the automakers to garner more loans. President-elect Barack Obama, and a larger Democratic majority in Congress, were elected in no small part with the support of union workers, who will undoubtedly remind them after the new president enters the Oval Office Jan. 20.

Monday is payday for two of Detroit's Big Three automakers, due to receive $13.4 billion in taxpayer...

Monday is payday for two of Detroit's Big Three automakers, due to receive $13.4 billion in taxpayer funds to keep the American auto industry running, and analysts say that is likely to be just the beginning. The U.S. Treasury is expected to transfer $9.3 billion to General Motors and $4 billion to Chrysler, but Moodys.com predicts that over the next few years taxpayers will pay a total of $75 billion to $125 billion to keep the Big Three out of bankruptcy.

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