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reuters.com - 3/27/2009
New York AG subpoenas AIG on CDS contracts: sources
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc, which has received $180 billion in U.S. taxpayer money, was subpoenaed on Thursday by New York's top legal officer for information on its credit default swaps contracts, sources familiar with the matter said. Details were being sought on the ...
zerohedge.blogspot.com - 3/29/2009
Exclusive: AIG Was Responsible For The Banks' January & February Profitability
— zerohedge.blogspot.com — Zero Hedge is rarely speechless, but after receiving this email from a correlation desk trader, we simply... had to hold a moment of silence for the phenomenal scam that continues unabated in the financial markets, and now has the full oversight and ... (more) Exclusive: AIG Was Responsible For The Banks' January & ...

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online.wsj.com - 3/26/2009
AIG Fights a Fire at Its Paris Unit
— online.wsj.com — LIZ RAPPAPORT , LIAM PLEVEN and CARRICK MOLLENKAMP Amid the flap over bonuses at American International Group... Inc. two of the company's top managers in Paris have resigned. Their moves have left the giant insurer and officials scrambling to replace ... (more) AIG Fights a Fire at Its Paris Unit

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blogs.wsj.com - 3/24/2009
Geithner’s Congressional Testimony on AIG - Real Time Economics
— blogs.wsj.com — The prepared testimony of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on American International Group at a hearing of the... House Financial Services Committee. Good morning, Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and other members of the Committee. Thank you for ... (more) Geithner’s Congressional Testimony on AIG - Real ...

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AIG subpoenaed on CDS contracts
FT Alphaville — AIG was subpoenaed on Thursday by New York’s attorney general Andrew Cuomo for information on its credit default swaps contracts, which Cuomo said were “at the heart of AIG’s meltdown”, reports Reuters. Details were being sought on the contracts going back seven months, including those that have been wound down by AIG’s Financial Products unit and those that have not, involving billions of dollars.

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