<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080915/bs_nm/aig_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080915/2008_09_15t001728_450x288_us_aig.jpg?x=130&y=83&q= 85&sig=_jQHB4cHoyXreqTzm9FcDQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A sign on an office building for AIG, American International Group, is pictured in Los Angeles, California May 8, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Insurer American International Group
Inc , working to stave off rating downgrades and shore
up the capital of its holding company, has made an
unprecedented approach to the Federal Reserve seeking $40
billion in short-term financing, the New York Times said.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: AIG, facing liquidity crisis, seeks Fed lifeline
(Reuters)