US official: Clunker car deals could end by Friday

Monday, August 3, 2009 | 3:14 p.m. CDT; updated 4:19 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 3, 2009

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's wildly popular "cash for clunkers" program, offering $4,500 rebates to customers who trade in gas guzzling vehicles, is likely to end Friday if the Senate does not approve $2 billion more for it, the White House says.

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