Close ties between American International Group and D.C. politicians may have been a factor in the company’s bailout reports The Washington Post. Since 1998, AIG has spent more than $72 million on lobbying and contributed more than $25 million to campaigns. The insurance company received $85 billion from the federal government last month. Federal intervention to save AIG, but not other firms like Lehman Brothers, has raised some eyebrows. (Washington Post) The FBI has forbidden two counterterrorism agents from participating in a PBS documentary that planned to examine allegations that the CIA pressured the FBI to hide information during the 2004 Justice Department’s investigation of the FBI’s handling of 9/11 information gathering. The documentary, which will discuss intelligence agency rivalries in the pre-9/11 period, is scheduled to air in January. (CQ)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=174186