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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (147365)	9/17/2008 1:08:44 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Speaking of which When I first saw this I read it wrong The "i" looked like an "l" on the headline. finance.yahoo.com --- Government Steps in Again, Bails Out AIG With $85B- AP Another day, but not just another bailout. This one's a stunning government takeover. In the most far-reaching intervention into the private sector ever for the Federal Reserve, the government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money. Under the deal, the government will get a 79.9 percent stake in one of the world's largest insurers and the right to remove senior management.