A. I think I told her that I had spoken with, uh--with, uh, Mr. Perelman, the chairman, and that I was hopeful that things would work out.

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And they were putting a brave face on it, confident that eventually things would work out, but you could also see the sense of anxiety, the fear that perhaps this time it was different.

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And while there are surely some legal loopholes to play with (which have been a big part of my assumption that things would work out), the key is that any changes, restructuring, reprofiling, etc. must be done right.

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Mr. KAGAN: You tell the American people above all that you are not simply continuing with the same old, same old and hoping that things would work out nor are you simply going to try to subcontract our problems in Iraq to Iran and Syria and various other bitter enemies of the United States.

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But things didn't quite work out as I thought they would.

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The prime minister said troubleshooters would work out a plan of action with families, which could include basic things like getting children to school on time and making sure they were properly fed.

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And if things do not work out and Chrysler slides into bankruptcy, Fiat has no liability exposure but would be in pole position to pick up the assets it needs to implement its North American strategy at fire-sale prices.

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