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And gave america back a profit. were here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays.

Dallas over the assassination of the president? >> no but cautions will be taken, of course, but i dont think that the people will try to take the prisoner away from us. were aig. and were here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. were here to keep our promises. to help you rea...

On the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. were here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holi...

From the families of aig, happy holidays.

Crisis five years ago and products that warren buffett ones called financial weapons of mass destruction, even before they nearly brought down aig and sparked the financial on wall street. so, these reforms will protect consumers and make financial systems stronger. more competitive. helping to restore confidence in our markets. confidence that markets around the world depend on them and thats why the cftc worked tirelessly to implement these reforms, but they need resources and regulators to fi...

Where one side said unless i get my way, im going to shut down the government. there have been a bunch of them where they were debating an extraneous issue. abortion was one. they couldnt come to an agreement, they ran out of time so a day later, the government, but it wasnt saying unless you vote my way on abortion, each side could do it. unless you make abortion legal, ill shut down the government. unless you make abortion illegal, ill shut down the government. that is whats happening here. it...

Distinction and this class warfare played out almost every day in civil courtrooms where people are fighting about money all the time. >> you write about this all the time. could it all happen again? the same kind of thing? >> absolutely. what was our solution to the crash in 2008? we took all these corrupt failing companies and instead of breaking them up or letting them go out of business we merged them together into even bigger and more dangerous companies. so aig was sort of the exception be...

But this view that executives and that people in the financial services industry in particular are the victims. is that a pervasive view, or is that just this one guy? >> i do think there has been this feeling in the financial industry that theyve been in this defensive crouch ever since the crisis in 2008. they really feel like they have been sort of beaten up and put upon. there are a lot of people who understand the dynamics and the public sentiment, but i think theres a disconnect between wh...

>> dana, thanks for joining us. as we head to the break, something for the panel. the ceo of aig, the big insurance giant said in an interview the criticism of outsized bonuses to company executives on wall street the aftermath of financial meltdown was akin to the lynchings that happened in the south. really? talk about that coming up. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. ...

To stir public anger to get everybody out there with their pitchforks and hangman nooses and all of that. sort of like we did in the deep south decades ago and i think it was just as bad and just as wrong. joining us is democratic congressman elijah cummings. >> good to be with you, martin. >> mr. cummings, what does a man who got 24% pay raise last year upping his salary to $13 million who leads a company where fraud and deceit was standard practice, a company whose activities brought the globa...