As the president was preparing to make his remarks at the White House, outrage was building over word a major American insurance company,AIG, was going ahead with millions of dollars in bonus payments to its executives.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

AIG CEO Liddy's testimony Wednesday to the House committee comes as lawmakers absorb details of the company pay outs, including a report from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that 73 AIG employees received bonus checks of $1 million or more.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

All of us have a goal for next year to have a house,a car,finish a job, get into university, open a business, have a company,we always have a goal, and in this fair of the wishes, they can get a little piece of that dream,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.01