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Four Indicted in AIG, General Re Deal

WASHINGTON – Three former executives at Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A) General Re insurance unit and a former American International Group (AIG) executive have been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges, a Justice Department official said Thursday. Indictments were returned Wednesday by a grand jury in Alexandria, Va., charging …

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Cops Investigate Latest Ala. Church Fire

GLENCOE, Ala. – A suspicious fire did minor damage to the exterior of a small church, but authorities said Monday they don’t know whether it was linked to a string of suspected arsons that have damaged or destroyed 10 rural churches in Alabama. Johnny Chambers, acting chief of the Glencoe …

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Pa. Gov. Rendell Plans to Veto Voter ID Bill

PHILADELPHIA – Gov. Ed Rendell says he will veto a bill that would require voters to show identification at the polls because he believes it would disenfranchise some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. “At a time in our nation’s history when voter participation is dropping to alarming levels, the …

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