Outside the court,McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, called the ruling a disgrace and made a plea to U.S.President Barack Obama for leniency.

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He went there and he made a plea that General Motors should cut its dividend that it pays to stockholders, which is a reasonable thing to do.

他向管理层提出请求,希望通用汽车公司减少,支付给股东们的红利,这是一种很合理的做法

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