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January 2009: All the Money’s Gone
“The End,” by Michael Lewis, Condé Nast Portfolio, December 2008.

“You have to understand this,” Eisman says. “This was the engine of doom.” Then he draws a picture of several towers of debt. The first tower is made of the original subprime loans that had been piled together.... ...; Ain’t No Stoic Look
“Return of the Natives,” by Timothy Egan, nytimes.com, Jan. 14, 2009.

So often, they are invisible, these first Americans, or frozen in iconic images of the past. We see them in Curtis prints and Remington poses, or hear something attributed to them in New Age spiritual circles. Cool,... ...; Behind the Velvet Rope
“For Redress of Grievances, Mexicans Turn to Bureaucracy Contest,” The New York Times, Jan. 9, 2009.

[Mexican President] Calderón, like presidents before him, has vowed to battle government inefficiency, which he sees as a serious drag on the economy.

“How many layers of resistance toward citizens, how many... ...; Black Heart
“Pentagon: No Purple Heart for PTSD,” Stars and Stripes, Jan. 6, 2009.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense officials have rejected the idea that troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder should be eligible for the Purple Heart.

"PTSD is an anxiety disorder caused by witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event;... ...; Minding the Gap
“A Pitch for Mass Transit,” The New York Times, Jan. 4, 2009.

For years, the division of transportation money in Washington has heavily favored cars and trucks — more than 80 percent of the big transit money from gas taxes goes to highways and bridges, and less than... ...

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