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American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008 with a bailout that ultimately totaled $182 billion, may now join a lawsuit against the government alleging the terms of the deal were unfair, the company said on Tuesday.

Are investors owed more money, even though they would have lost all their money if AIG had not been bailed out in the first place?

Investors have had a nice four-year run in municipal bonds. Since the start of 2000, national long-term muni bond indexes have returned 8.5 percent annualized.

The National Federation of Independent Business says its members a bit more optimism for 2013, though the index is still near its lowest on record.

FINRA on Friday fulfilled its promise to seek comments on its controversial plan to require brokers to disclose their pay packages.

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