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…Holdings, Inc. September 15, 2008 $691,063,000,000 Investment bank Washington Mutual September 26, 2008 $327,913,000,000 Savings and loan holding company Worldcom, Inc. July 21, 2002 $103,914,000,000 Telecommunications General Motors June 1, 2009 $82,290,000,000 Automobile manufacturer CIT Group January 11, 2009…
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