Despite tough market conditions, the carmaker said it still expects to meet its target of 55 million units sold in 2009 as it makes generating positive cash flow its priority.

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Many believe capital deployment should follow a "pecking-order theory" that prescribes that managements should apply their cash flow, in order of priority, to fix their balance sheet if overleveraged, fund organic investments, pay dividends, fund acquisitive growth and, only when there is additional cash left over, to distribute it via share repurchases.

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The first priority is to restore some semblance of stability and order in the market and restore the flow of credit.

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"Given the recent history that we've seen with respect to certain countries starting to censor the free flow of information over the Internet, we believe it really should be a top priority for our government, " says Pablo Chavez, Google's Washington policy counsel.

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"Given the recent history that we've seen with respect to certain countries starting to censor the free flow of information over the Internet, we believe it really should be a top priority for our government, " says Pablo Chavez, Google's (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) Washington policy counsel.

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This should be a priority for GOP reformers both because it makes economic sense and because it will do more to reduce the flow of future illegal immigration than would another 100, 000 border agents.

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