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12 Mar 2009 19:53

AIG Q&A

By Lauren Silva Laughlin AND Richard Beales

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The insurance giant has sucked up $180bn of taxpayer cash. Lauren Silva Laughlin and Richard Beales recap the back story and raise questions taxpayers and their elected representatives may have or should be asking – and consider what they should do next.

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