On February 9th in US History
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On February 9th in 2006 - The US Treasury Dept. sold $14 billion of 30-year bonds at 5.52%. The last 30-year auction was on Aug. 15, 2001.
On February 9th in 2006 - American International Group, Inc. (AIG), agreed to pay $1.64 billion to resolve allegations that it used deceptive accounting practices to mislead investors and regulatory agencies.
On February 9th in 2006 - Russian President Vladimir Putin invited leaders of Hamas to Moscow, saying his country does not see the Palestinian group as a terrorist organization.
On February 9th in 2009 - US Federal judges tentatively ordered California to release tens of thousands of inmates, up to a third of all prisoners, in the next three years to stop dangerous overcrowding.
On February 9th in 2009 - A senior Iraqi security official said that four prisoners have been transferred from the US military detention center in Guantanamo Bay to Iraqi custody. A suicide bomber detonated his car near a US Army patrol in Mosul killing 4 soldiers and their Iraqi translator.
On February 9th in 2010 - US Federal government offices were closed for a second straight day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard.
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