The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 24, 2008 AmEx to Receive $3.39B Bailout Aid ---------------------------------- The credit card giant American Express has become the latest major financial institution to receive taxpayer bailout money. American Express says it will take a more than $3 billion capital injection from the US Treasury. .