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There's surely no one party responsible for the ongoing global financial crisis.
But if you had to pick a single responsible corporation, there's a very strong case to make for American International Group (AIG).
In September, the Federal Reserve poured $85 billion into the distressed global financial services company. It followed up with $38 billion in October.
The government drove a hard bargain for its support. It allocated its billions to the company as high-interest loans;