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Heckuva Bailout: Citi and AIG Still Pay Hundreds of Millions in Sports Sponsorship

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. November 24, 2008.
"This type of spending is indefensible and unacceptable to Citigroup's new partner and largest investor: the American taxpayer."

Busted: AIG Caught Living High on the Hog with Taxpayers' Money (Again)

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. November 12, 2008.
AIG CEO Edward Liddy should be in jail.

On Brink of Collapse, AIG Lobbied for India Nuke Deal (Really!)

Ben Protess, ProPublica. October 25, 2008.
Even as it was living off of taxpayers' largesse, AIG was lobbying Congress.

AIG Blows Through Taxpayers' Money at the Ritz

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. October 9, 2008.
Your tax dollars at work ... er ... play.

AIG Execs Receive a Flogging from Congress

Lagan Sebert, American News Project AlterNet: Video. October 8, 2008.
Watch as AIG CEOs Robert Willumstad and Martin Sullivan get harshly criticized by members of Congress.

Meltdown and Bailout: Why Our Economic System Is on the Verge of Collapse

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 22, 2008.
Bush wants to fleece us for hundreds of billions in the financial crisis, but that's just the first layer of a more fundamental economic problem.

The $700 Billion Bailout: One More Weapon of Mass Deception

Richard W. Behan, AlterNet. September 22, 2008.
The American economy needs help, but there are other, far more equitable ways to accomplish it.

Bankrupt AIG Underwrote McCain's 'Reform Institute'

Mark Ames, TheNation.com. September 21, 2008.
John McCain's critical of the bailout of AIG. But it turns out the insurance giant is one of the largest donors to his pet think tank.

The Faces of the Financial Crisis

Staff, American News Project AlterNet: Video. September 17, 2008.
An in-depth look at the millionaires behind the collapse of our nation's investment giants.

Bush's AIG Takeover Won't Solve Our Financial Crisis, Now Unfolding by the Hour

Nicholas von Hoffman, TheNation.com. September 17, 2008.
Many banks are now candidates for extinction. Fear has set in and the Bush administration is unable to explain what it is doing to its people.

Fed Bails out Wall St. Insurer with $85 Billion "Loan"

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. September 16, 2008.
The Federal Reserve says taxpayers are protected, but no one knows who will pay for another Wall Street bailout.