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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (46815)	9/15/2008 6:46:42 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224649

the wall street sky is falling........we need a stronger SEC,tighten laws for foreclosures.......we can't let the markets dictate to us anymore.We need oversight and how are we going to create new jobs? Check your latest 401K statement,genius!

To: Bill who wrote (46815)	9/15/2008 11:00:06 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224649

AIG Faces Cash Crisis As Stock Dives 61% By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG, LIAM PLEVEN and SERENA NG September 16, 2008 American International Group Inc. was facing a severe cash crunch last night as ratings agencies cut the firm's credit ratings, forcing the giant insurer to raise $14.5 billion to cover its obligations. With AIG now tottering, a crisis that began with falling home prices and went on to engulf Wall Street has reached one of the world's largest insurance companies, threatening to intensify the financial storm and greatly complicate the government's efforts to contain it. The company, whose stock fell 61% yesterday, is such a big player in insuring risk for institutions around the world that its failure could shake the global financial system. AIG has been scrambling to raise as much as $75 billion to weather the crisis, and people close to the situation said that if the insurer doesn't secure fresh funding by Wednesday, it may have no choice but to opt for a bankruptcy-court filing. "The situation is dire," a person close to AIG said.