online.wsj.com - 3/17/2009
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[House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank on Capitol Hill Tuesday, where he joined the torrent of criticism aimed at AIG.] Associated Press House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank on Capitol Hill Tuesday, where he joined the torrent of criticism aimed ...
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/23/2009
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dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com —
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York
announced late Monday afternoon that 9 of the top
10 bonus recipients at the American International Group had given back their bonuses. He also said 15 of the top 20 bonus recipients in A.I.G.'s financial ...
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Cuomo Says Most Huge A.I.G. Bonuses Were Returned
opensecrets.org - 3/16/2009
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opensecrets.org —
As long as everyone's talking today about AIG's
payouts to its executives and foreign banks, let's remember
the payouts AIG has made over the years to politicians. In the last 20 years American International Group (AIG) has contributed more ...
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Before the Fall, AIG Payouts Went to Washington
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/16/2009
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Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York
on Monday sent a letter to the American International
Group, demanding more information about the employees who are set to receive about $165 million in bonus payments. Mr. Cuomo's letter, demanding the ...
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Cuomo Seeks A.I.G. Bonus Information
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Obama Received a $101,332 Bonus from AIG
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Now that the Wall street Journal has revealed that A.I.G. paid bonuses of $1 million or more to 73 employees, it’s time to ask if recipients of A.I.G. “bonuses,” including President Obama, will give back what now ought to be taxpayer money? ...
What happened last time we tried this
SCSUScholars —
So everyone is upset about the AIG bonuses. As an act of moral suasion, which is how I took it, President Obama's statement about "pursue every legal avenue" to prevent their payment is fine. I assumed when he spoke that the effort was understood to be futile, since Larry Summers had said the day before that they do not violate contracts "willy-nilly" and that this was not an avenue they wished to pursue. More pressure has ensued, and now we have congresspersons contemplating a 100% tax on the bonuses. I'm not even sure that Mr. Liddy ...
A.I.G. on his Face
Gates of Vienna —
... Now that the Wall street Journal has revealed that A.I.G. paid bonuses of $1 million or more to 73 employees, it’s time to ask if recipients of A.I.G. “bonuses,” including President Obama, will give what now ought to be taxpayer money back? ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 3/19/2009 — Maybe this is stupid, but couldn’t the administration just . . . not pay the AIG bonuses? As in, rather than direct Tim Geithner to find a way to not pay them, just order AIG to not pay them. Order first. Let the AIGsters sue. Then while the ...
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talkingpointsmemo.com 3/5/2009 — As reported earlier today, AIG -- which is already 80% owned by the US government -- is poised to go back to the government trough for more money.
(Remember, we've already committed roughly $150 billion to AIG.)
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Cuomo Details Million-Dollar Bonuses at A.I.G. - DealBook Blog
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com 3/18/2009 — Update | 1:51 p.m. Seventy-three employees were paid more than $1 million in the newly minted bonuses at the insurance giant American International Group , according to Andrew M. Cuomo, the attorney general of New York. Mr. Cuomo provided some new ...
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washingtonmonthly.com 3/18/2009 — CUOMO PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN A LITTLE MORE.... What do you know, the AIG story can get worse. Seventy-three employees were paid more than $1 million in the newly minted bonuses at the insurance giant, American International Group, according to...
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thinkprogress.org 3/16/2009 — Over the weekend, the revelation that bailed-out insurance firm AIG was still doling out hundreds of millions in “retention bonuses” sparked bipartisan outrage . On NBC’s Today Show this morning, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) called for ...
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