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Congress threatens AIG over bonuses

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: March 17 2009 18:57 | Last updated: March 18 2009 03:30

Leaders of Congress threatened emergency legislation on Tuesday to claw back $165m of bonuses paid by AIG as the insurance group’s chief executive prepared for a grilling on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Edward Liddy, who was appointed to run AIG after its federal bail-out last September, is expected to face fierce questioning from the House financial services committee amid a growing political firestorm over the group’s use of taxpayer funds.

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