Coleman to meet with Ford official
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Sen. Norm Coleman plans to meet with a Ford Motor Co. official this week to discuss the state of the auto industry.
The meeting comes as Congress returns to take up a bailout plan for the industry.
The Minnesota Republican urged Ford officials earlier this year to keep open the company's St. Paul plant, which makes the Ranger small pickup.
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The company announced in July that the plant would remain open through 2011. The plant was scheduled to close next year.
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Coleman's meeting Tuesday is with Joe Hinrichs, Ford's vice president of manufacturing. The senator plans also to discuss the St. Paul plant and Ford's business model.
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