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Justice Department Pick Faces Confirmation Battle

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/14/2010 - 10:39pm

Lawyer James Cole is in line to serve as the deputy attorney general, but an op-ed on the Sept. 11 attacks and his role monitoring bookkeeping for insurance giant AIG could spur Republican opposition to his confirmation.

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MetLife To Buy AIG's Alico Unit For $15.5 Billion

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 03/08/2010 - 6:47am

American International Group announced on Monday that it will sell its overseas live and health insurance unit for $15.5 billion to MetLife.

The insurance giant is attempting to repay the government billions of dollars in bailout money.

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Money, Power Serve Up Alphabet Soup Of Regulators

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 09/14/2009 - 10:00pm

When AIG stunned the global economy by nearly collapsing last year, the insurance giant was being regulated by dozens of agencies in the U.S.

Lawmakers eyeing an overhaul of the financial system say that's far too many, but politics makes reducing the number almost impossible.

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AIG Claims $1.8 Billion “Profit”

Donklephant  Fri, 08/07/2009 - 12:04pm

The company that literally almost brought it all tumbling down about a year ago right around this time is back in the black?

Not so much.