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Will Citi Be the Next Big Bank to Go Under?

Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest. March 6, 2009.

Despite the efforts of the feds, the bank whose motto is "the Citi never sleeps" may soon be sleeping with the fishes.

Unpatriotic: The Ever-Growing Root-for-Failure Caucus

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. March 2, 2009.

The list just keeps getting bigger.

Shocking: "Keep Your Legs Crossed, Sluts" Sex-Ed Strategy Fails

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. December 30, 2008.

The U.S. government has spent more than $1.5 billion on abstinence programs. What a terrible waste.

Are You Better Off than You Were Eight Years Ago?

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 30, 2008.

The numbers certainly aren't.

\"Billionaire Oil Guys\" Lose Bid to Takeover Cato institute

Ed Kilgore, December 31, 1969.