Stocks tumble after government bailout of AIG

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Wall Street sinks again after Fed bails out AIG, Barclays buys Lehman businesses; Dow down 450

Wall Street plunged again in a crisis of confidence Wednesday as anxieties about the financial system still ran high after the government's bailout of insurer American International Group Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped about 450 points, and investors seeking the safety of hard assets and government debt sent gold, oil and short-term Treasurys soaring.