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	More AIG bonuses

n2sooners

3-23-2009 11:29 AM

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new york, democrats, paterson, politics, corruption

n2sooners says:

Hmmm, Obama, Dodd, now the NY democrat party all receiving over 100 grand each. I guess some of those bonuses really are paying off for AIG.

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