SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                       The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
                      -------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                           COMMON STOCK, no par value
                    -----------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    382550101
                                 --------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 January 3, 2008
                      ------------------------------------
                      (Date of Event Which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

      |_|   Rule 13d-1(b)

      |X|   Rule 13d-1(c)

      |_|   Rule 13d-1(d)

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                              (Page 1 of 18 Pages)






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 2 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       TPG-Axon Capital Management, LP ("TPG-Axon Management")
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       Delaware

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       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               13,250,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

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11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       5.5%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       IA
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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 3 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP ("PartnersGP")
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       Delaware

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               4,415,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    4,415,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       4,415,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       1.8%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       PN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 4 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       TPG-Axon GP, LLC ("GPLLC")
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
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3      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       Delaware

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               13,250,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       5.5%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       OO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------







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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 5 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       TPG-Axon Partners, LP ("TPG-Axon Domestic")
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       Delaware

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               4,415,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    4,415,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       4,415,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       1.8%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       PN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 6 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       TPG-Axon Partners (Offshore), Ltd. ("TPG-Axon Offshore")
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
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3      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Cayman Islands
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               8,835,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    8,835,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       8,835,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       3.7%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       OO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 7 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       Dinakar Singh LLC ("Singh LLC")
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               13,250,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       5.5%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       OO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 8 of 18 Pages
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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

       Dinakar Singh ("Mr. Singh")
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                  (a) |X|

                                                                         (b) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       USA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF       5       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
                               0
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY    6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                               13,250,000
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       OWNED BY        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

       EACH
                               0
       REPORTING
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
       PERSON          8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

       WITH                    13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       13,250,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       |_|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

       5.5%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 9 of 18 Pages
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ITEM 1.

      (a)    NAME OF ISSUER: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

      (b)    ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

             1144 East Market Street
             Akron, Ohio 44316-0001

ITEM 2.

      2(a).  NAME OF PERSON FILING:

         This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all
of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":

      (i)    TPG-Axon Capital Management, LP ("TPG-Axon Management"), a
             Delaware limited partnership, with respect to the Shares reported
             in this Schedule 13G held by TPG-Axon Partners, LP ("TPG-Axon
             Domestic") and TPG-Axon Partners (Offshore), Ltd. ("TPG-Axon
             Offshore," and together with TPG-Axon Domestic the "Funds").

      (ii)   TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP ("PartnersGP"), a Delaware limited
             partnership which serves as the general partner of TPG-Axon
             Domestic, with respect to the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G
             managed by TPG-Axon Management and held by TPG-Axon Domestic.

      (iii)  TPG-Axon GP, LLC ("GPLLC"), a Delaware limited liability company,
             which serves as the general partner of TPG-Axon Management and
             PartnersGP, with respect to the Shares reported in this Schedule
             13G managed by TPG-Axon Management and held by the Funds.

      (iv)   TPG-Axon Domestic, a Delaware limited partnership, with respect to
             the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G directly held by it.

      (v)    TPG-Axon Offshore, a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect
             to the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G directly held by it.

      (vi)   Dinakar Singh LLC ("Singh LLC"), a Delaware limited liability
             company which serves as the managing member of GPLLC, with respect
             to the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G managed by TPG-Axon
             Management and held by the Funds.

      (vii)  Dinakar Singh ("Mr. Singh"), an individual who serves as the
             managing member of Singh LLC, with respect to the Shares reported
             in this Schedule 13G managed by TPG-Axon Management and held by
             the Funds.






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 10 of 18 Pages
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      (b)    ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

             (All, except TPG-Axon      TPG-Axon Offshore
             Offshore)

             888 Seventh Avenue         c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Trust Limited
             38th Floor                 PO Box 896GT, Harbour Centre, 2nd Floor
             New York, New York 10019   George Town, Grand Cayman
                                        Cayman Islands, BWI

      (c)    Citizenship: Delaware (all except TPG-Axon Offshore and Mr. Singh);
             TPG-Axon Offshore: Cayman Islands; Mr. Singh is a United States
             citizen.

      (d)    Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value (the
             "Shares")

      (e)    CUSIP Number: 382550101

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.SS.240.13D-1(B) OR
        240.13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

      (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
              (15 U.S.C. 78o).

      (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

      (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
              (15 U.S.C. 78c).

      (d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the
              Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

      (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with
              ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

      (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
              ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

      (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
              ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

      (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
              Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

      (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
              investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

      (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

         IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rule 13d-1(c), CHECK THIS
BOX   [X]






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 11 of 18 Pages
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ITEM 4.      OWNERSHIP

         TPG-Axon Management, as investment manager to TPG-Axon Domestic and
TPG-Axon Offshore, has the power to direct the disposition and voting of the
Shares held by TPG-Axon Domestic and TPG-Axon Offshore. PartnersGP is the
general partner of TPG-Axon Domestic. GPLLC is the general partner of PartnersGP
and TPG-Axon Management. Singh LLC is a Managing Member of GPLLC. Mr. Singh, an
individual, is the Managing Member of Singh LLC and in such capacity may be
deemed to control Singh LLC, GPLLC and TPG-Axon Management, and therefore may be
deemed the beneficial owner of the securities held by TPG-Axon Domestic and
TPG-Axon Offshore.

         Each of Singh LLC, GPLLC, PartnersGP and Mr. Singh disclaim beneficial
ownership of all of the Shares of Common Stock reported in this 13G.

         A.  TPG-Axon Management
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 13,250,000
             (b) Percent of class: 5.5%*
                 (*All percentages of beneficial ownership reported in this
                 Schedule 13G are based on the approximately 239,839,077 shares
                 of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 6, 2007,
                 as calculated based on the 211,139,077 outstanding shares of
                 Common Stock reported in the Issuer's form 10-Q for the
                 quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 and the 28,700,000
                 additional shares of Common Stock reported in the Issuer's
                 form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
                 December 6, 2007.)
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       13,250,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       13,250,000

         B.  PartnersGP
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,415,000
             (b) Percent of class: 1.8%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       4,415,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       4,415,000






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 12 of 18 Pages
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         C.  GPLLC
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 13,250,000
             (b) Percent of class: 5.5%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       13,250,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       13,250,000

         D.  TPG-Axon Domestic
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,415,000
             (b) Percent of class: 1.8%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       4,415,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       4,415,000

         E.  TPG-Axon Offshore
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 8,835,000
             (b) Percent of class: 3.7%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       8,835,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       8,835,000

         F.  Singh LLC
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 13,250,000
             (b) Percent of class:  5.5%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       13,250,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       13,250,000






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 13 of 18 Pages
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         G.  Mr. Singh
             (a) Amount beneficially owned: 13,250,000
             (b) Percent of class: 5.5%*
             (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       0
                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                       13,250,000
                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       0
                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                       13,250,000

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

      Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

      See Item 4.

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
         THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR
         CONTROL PERSON.

      Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

      Not applicable

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF THE GROUP

      Not applicable

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
      the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
      the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
      of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
      connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
      or effect.






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 14 of 18 Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  January 7, 2008


                               TPG-Axon Capital Management, LP
                               By:  TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP
                               By: TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon GP, LLC


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon Partners, LP
                               By:  TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP, general partner
                               By:  TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 15 of 18 Pages
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                               TPG-Axon Partners (Offshore), Ltd.


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Director


                               Dinakar Singh LLC


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Managing Member


                               /s/  Dinakar Singh
                               ---------------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 16 of 18 Pages
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                                LIST OF EXHIBITS
                                 TO SCHEDULE 13G

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----

1. Agreement to Make Joint Filing .........................................  17






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 17 of 18 Pages
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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                         AGREEMENT TO MAKE JOINT FILING



         Each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing
statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that
all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint filing agreements.


Dated:  January 7, 2008


                               TPG-Axon Capital Management, LP
                               By:  TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP
                               By: TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon GP, LLC


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President






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CUSIP NO. 382550101                     13G                  Page 18 of 18 Pages
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                               TPG-Axon Partners, LP
                               By:  TPG-Axon Partners GP, LP, general partner
                               By:  TPG-Axon GP, LLC, general partner


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Co-President


                               TPG-Axon Partners (Offshore), Ltd.


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Director


                               Dinakar Singh LLC


                               By:  /s/  Dinakar Singh
                                    ----------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh
                                    Managing Member


                               /s/  Dinakar Singh
                               ---------------------------
                                    Dinakar Singh