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U.S. to Claw Back AIG Bonuses, Congress Eyes Taxing Recipients

The Obama administration turned up the heat on AIG Tuesday over its employee bonuses, saying the embattled insurer will be forced to repay U.S. taxpayers before it gets another bailout of $30 billion. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner laid out the …

73 AIG Employees Got $1 Million Bonuses, Says New York AG Cuomo

American International Group Inc., which has received $180 billion in taxpayer money to stay in business, created 73 millionaires with bonuses of $1 million or more in 2008, New York’s top legal officer said on Tuesday. New York Attorney General …

Democrats Agree Health Reform Must Include Medical Liability Changes

Medical malpractice overhauls have died many deaths in Congress over the years, often at the hands of Democratic lawmakers backed by trial lawyers. Attempts to change the system may be getting new life. As they search for savings to redo …

Iowa’s Sen. Grassley Suggests AIG Execs Consider ‘Japanese’ Suicide

A prominent U.S. senator has intimated that executives of the troubled insurer American International Group Inc might consider suicide, adopting what he called a Japanese approach to taking responsibility for their actions. Senator Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the …

Obama Wants to Distance Economic Plan, AIG Rescue

Barack Obama is scrambling to assure Americans he is keenly aware of public outrage over taxpayer-backed bonuses for AIG executives, lest his own economic plan get caught up in the outcry. “How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers …

Obama Urges All Legal Means to Stop AIG Bonuses

President Barack Obama told Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to take all legal measures to block hefty bonuses awarded to employees of AIG , the insurance company that received up to $180 billion in bailout money, a White House adviser said …

Obama’s FEMA Director Brings Hurricane Experience from Florida

Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate would bring a lot with him if he takes over the Federal Emergency Management Agency: plenty of hurricane experience, a blunt style, and a belief that preparation begins on the local level. Former Gov. Jeb …

AIG’s European Bank Payments, Bonuses Spark Political Outrage

Goldman Sachs Group and a parade of European banks were the major beneficiaries of $93 billion in payments from American International Group — more than half of the U.S. taxpayer money spent to rescue the massive insurer. The revelation on …

Rep. Frank: Might Be Time To Fire Some People At AIG

Amid simmering outrage over $165 million in bonuses paid to executives at ailing AIG, Representative Barney Frank said Monday it may be time to fire some people at the insurance giant. “These people may have a right to their bonuses …

London Summit Set to Include Climate Change Talks

A summit meeting on the financial crisis in London next month will tackle the issue of climate change, which the U.N. chief had planned to make the focus of a separate gathering in New York, diplomats said. Worried that the …