Article: A 'Smoking Gun' Memo at AIG?(Inside Take)

Article: No Depression; This Time, Uncle Sam Has Got Our ...
The Washington Post;  October 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... undercapitalized. Second, Uncle Sam (a.k.a. Treasury ... unavailable. In short, Uncle Sam is becoming our new bank ... s largest insurer -- AIG. In the 1930s, nobody ... trust in everyone else. Uncle Sam stood on the sidelines ...

Article: Uncle Sam rolls the dice with Citi ...
The Virginian Pilot;  November 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... and jobs evaporate. The answer is that Uncle Sam thinks letting Citi fail is unthinkable ... prospect of being a shareholder in Citi or AIG. I'd rather have the money in my 401 ... in Detroit resent the fact that Citi and AIG received government bailout money while ...

Article: Uncle Sam taps piggy bank, borrows to aid market
AP Online;  September 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Where does Uncle Sam come up with huge sums of money during a financial emergency? Like the ... Great Depression to extend an emergency loan worth up to $85 billion to AIG, the nation's biggest insurance company. That assistance is on top ...

Article: Globally, Uncle Sam is still No. 1
International Herald Tribune;  February 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Group International Herald Tribune 02-26-2009 Globally, Uncle Sam is still No. 1 Byline: Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times ... people to see giant U.S. financial brands like Citigroup and AIG teetering is deeply unnerving. The big trading nations, like ...

Article: HOW DOES UNCLE SAM AFFORD HUGE BAILOUTS?
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  September 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON - Where does Uncle Sam come up with huge sums of money during a financial emergency? Like ... Depression to extend an emergency loan worth up to $85 billion to AIG, the nation's biggest insurance company. That assistance is on ...

Transcript: Amid Bailout, Stake For Uncle Sam Sought In ...
NPR All Things Considered;  September 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... All Things Considered 09-25-2008 Amid Bailout, Stake For Uncle Sam Sought In Firms Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time 8:00-9:00 PM ... Paulson made an emergency loan to the big insurance company, AIG, he actually took an aggressive, even punitive amount of equity ...

Article: Uncle Sam's heavy hand; Financial regulations put ...
The Washington Times;  March 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... percent of American International Group (AIG), acquiring it with irresponsible fear ... such as airplanes being stranded without AIG insurance. Bankruptcy law works very well, and putting AIG into bankruptcy would have surely allowed ...