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Richard Shelby: The collapse of the American International Group is the largest corporate failure in American history.

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
The collapse of the American International Group is the largest corporate failure in American history.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby highlights AIG's collapse as a significant corporate failure.

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