Fed announces deal to take over ailing AIG

Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:29 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

In a bid to save financial markets and economy from further turmoil, the U.S. government agreed Tuesday to provide an $85 billion emergency loan to rescue the huge insurer AIG.

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Evicted woman, 101, can't go home as promised
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- Somebody should find her address and we all send her $1.00 .. Then when doing your taxes, when they ask for a dollar politcal contribution put no. You already gave.
No charges for teen widow who killed intruder
Thu Jan 5, 2012
- How come I haven't read anything about the Henderson N.C. 14 year old protecting his sister and their home from home invasion. Oh what has come over me, they are driving the teen widow down so fast in the news ratings, that this isn't worthy of bringing up.
No charges for teen widow who killed intruder
Thu Jan 5, 2012
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No charges for teen widow who killed intruder
Thu Jan 5, 2012
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Casey Anthony makes no mention of daughter in video
Wed May 25, 2011
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US may have way to cover bills after deadline, for week
Tue Jul 26, 2011
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Fri Apr 29, 2011
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Body of N.C. teen missing 4 months found in Md.
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Four American hostages killed by Somali pirates
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- all this of doing away with the pirates: have you forgotten, we have a snake for a leader ourselves. He's not going to do anything.
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