Hired to Salvage A.I.G., Liddy Becomes a Target
By Graham Bowley and Carl Hulse
Testifying before a House panel, Edward M. Liddy, the insurer’s chief, became a lightning rod for critics.
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On this day
March 19, 2009
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Cuomo Wins Ruling to Name Merrill Bonus Recipients
By Louise Story
Andrew M. Cuomo is starting to unearth some of the most closely guarded secrets on Wall Street: the identities of Merrill Lynch employees who collected large bonuses even as the brokerage firm lost billions.
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Soccer Is an Oasis From Mexico’s Drug War
By Jeré Longman
The violence in the border city of Ciudad Juárez has not deterred soccer fans from filling the city’s stadium on game days.
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A.I.G. Uproar Is a Test for Geithner
By Jackie Calmes
Questions about why Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner failed to stop the A.I.G. bonuses could threaten President Obama’s economic agenda.
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Soldiers’ Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel
By Ethan Bronner
An inquiry will look into published accounts from Israeli soldiers about the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 2009, covering March 19, 2009.
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No Line On The Horizon
U2
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Fearless
Taylor Swift
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- 1
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- 17
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Middle Cyclone
Neko Case
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- 3
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The Fame
Lady Gaga
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- 4
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Dark Horse
Nickelback
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- 16
Notable Deaths
2009Maria Bergson, Austrian-American architect and interior designer (born 1914)[†]
Maria Bergson was an American interior designer, industrial designer, and architect best known for revolutionizing commercial office design. She specialized in the design of commercial interiors including offices, banks, hotels, hospitals, stores and the design of furniture and lighting fixtures. She was the first woman designer to be published in Who's Who in America (1956). In 1990, she was inducted in Interior Design magazine's Interior Design Hall of Fame and recognized as a pioneer in contract interiors and speaking out of the importance of professionalism.
Historical Context for March 19, 2009
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]