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Absolutely not. It was the greatest company in history. In the insurance industry, there wasn't anything like it. How does a man who ran a small automobile insurance company, a one-line type of insurance company, ever be on anybody's list to run AIG?"
— Former American International Group CEO Hank Greenberg, laying blame for current crisis at feet of Edward Liddy
House Passes Bonus Tax Bill
Under the Radar » The money managers who helped ignite the world financial crisis didn't operate in a gleaming corporate penthouse overlooking New York Harbor, but on a trading floor in a two-story brick office building with a view of a Mobil station. At AIG Financial Products here, the riskiest of business was conducted in the blandest of settings. — USA Today
Fury Over Banks' Back Taxes » Thirteen of the largest recipients of the government's massive bailout failed to pay more than $220 million in federal taxes, congressional investigators said yesterday, prompting a new round of accusations that banks were abusing the financial rescue program. — Washington Post
Israeli Soldiers Allege Misconduct » The Israeli military has opened an investigation into possible troop misconduct during the Gaza war after the head of a school for future recruits relayed stories of civilian killings and property destruction told by graduates during a recent gathering. — Washington Post
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