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    AIG Audaciously Issues 165 Million Dollars in Bonus Payments

    Yesterday, Obama administration officials went on TV to deplore the revelation that $165 million in taxpayer dollars will be used for executive bonuses at the failed insurance giant AIG. Today, it was the President himself, who said AIG is in trouble due to “recklessness and greed.”

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, Obama administration officials went on TV to deplore the revelation that $165 million in taxpayer dollars will be used for executive bonuses at the failed insurance giant AIG. Today, it was the President himself, who said AIG is in trouble due to “recklessness and greed.” Adam Nagourney is chief national political reporter for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Adam Nagourney

      Los Angeles-based national political reporter for the New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost
    1. 1:47AIG Audaciously Issues 165 Million Dollars in Bonus PaymentsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46The Credit Card Economy Comes Home to Roost
    3. 45:31Disappearing Languages
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