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On the recordOctober 7, 2008
We just found out that AIG, a company that got a bailout, just a week after they got help went on a $400,000 junket. And I tell you what, the Treasury should demand that money back and those executives should be fired.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama calls for accountability from AIG executives following their lavish spending after receiving a bailout.

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