Though Senate Republicans blocked the proposed rescue for U.S. automakers, the companies could still be saved if the White House allows money from the Wall Street bailout to be used for a bridge loan to the companies, writes SusanG. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper leads Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in a poll of their potential 2010 race for Burr’s seat, which has regularly changed hands between the parties, writes brownsox.