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>> there is no doubt that geithners legacy will loom large over the obama administration and the american economy for years to come. starting with his role as head of the new york federal reserve, he was pivotal is the rescue regime and the ugly glory. hes been a lightning rod for criticism and apparent unwillingness to hold wall street accountable for the financial crash. those choices have reprecushions to day for the millions of workers and borrowers. he rescued the giant aig was is appreciat...

Fact that we didnt lose money on tarp is a sign that werent completely reckless about how we want to vote. >> more on that and more on aig and homeownership which is the big one after this. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ im up next, but now im singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isnt for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is!

Insurance company in the world that had written savings protection contracts to thousands, hundreds of thousands of american households and to a bunch of state and local governments to have that inconstitution fail in that environment our judgment would have been catastrophic. >> all right. whos right? >> dishonesty of that statement we saw in the testimony from congress. aig was not saved to protect savings accounts. it was saved so that aig could make its payments that alexis would describe ea...

Hank greenberg is suing the federal government for making the terms of the bailout too restrictive. aig considered joining a lawsuit this week before declining. the suit and aigs resurgence after the rescue engineered by geithner are a reminder that were all living in tim geithners america. as he prepares to exit the big question that hangs over the entire legacy of the obama r. oeg administration, is that a good thing? joining me is vice president at merryll lynch and deutsche bank and now a wa...

Aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: were helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now were helping the t recover from hurricane sandy. were a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. weve repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- thats what we do. now lets bring on tomorrow.

Introduced so far this year? defund planned parenthood, deny citizenship to people who are born here if their parents arent here legally, a personhood amendment. check, check, check. theyve insulted every group they need. as i said last night, keep it up, guys, youre doing great. why does barney frank want to be appointed united states senator for massachusetts? hes coming here to explain. plus conan obriens team takes aig to task for thinking of suing the very u.s. taxpayers who bailed out ...

Looks like alexander hamilton. next, aig has thought better about suing the federal government over the terms of the 2008 bank bailout. yes, the same taxpayer funded bailout that brought them $200 billion and saved them from bankruptcy. anyway, before the news of the potential lawsuit, aig launched an ad campaign thanking taxpayers for the bailout money. in light of the planned lawsuit, conan obrien offered an alternative. >> aig, we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. >> were no...

Next, aig has thought better about suing the federal government over the terms of the 2008 bank bailout. yes, the same taxpayer funded bailout that brought them $200 billion and saved them from bankruptcy. anyway, before the news of the potential lawsuit, aig launched an ad campaign thanking taxpayers for the bailout money. in light of the planned lawsuit, conan obrien offered an alternative. >> aig, we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. >> were now leaner and focused on what we d...

>> i dont understand that. >> the premier financial position of the united states government. >> and that has gravitas, i guess, four years on the job will make you old. >> thats what they do. they just dont like it. >> so mika, what do you think about him getting about $1 million, almost $1 million in bonuses while citi was being bailed out with taxpayer dollars? >> it makes me think twice in some ways, but, you know, the sad thing is, thats a tiny bonus. >> he didnt write himself the check. >>...

Its not his fault. this is what we were attacking aig on a couple days ago, the greedy executives defeating bonuses on taxpayer dollars. >> its not great optics. i think that if he didnt have experience running or being a part of the big business, youd be making fun of him for not having experience. you know. >> no, i think the issue is companies should not have been allowed to give the bonuses -- >> who? >> you, or others who criticize the people in obamas cabinet for not having enough business...