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Friday Afternoon Reads

Posted By Barry Ritholtz On December 18, 2009 @ 4:30 pm In Financial Press | Comments Disabled

Some interesting items that caught my eye today:

• Agencies in a Brawl for Control Over Bank ^[1]s (WSJ)

• Accounting rule impact delayed ^[2] (The Hill)

• Apparently, I am a Sith Lord ^[3] (Business Insider)

• Harvard’s Feldstein Says U.S. Economy Still Mired in Recession ^[4] (Bloomberg)

• Best of the Year:

-BOSTONIAN OF THE YEAR The Watchdog: Elizabeth Warren ^[5]

-Public intellectual of the Year: Simon Johnson ^[6]
(See eg Simon Johnson’s Paul Volcker Picks Up A Bat ^[7])

• The golden detour: Contrarians still cautious about gold ^[8] (Marketwatch)

• How the IRS sort-of-saved Citi ^[9] (FT)

• Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes ^[10] (Wired)

• Miami Herald asks online readers for donations ^[11] (GMSV)

• Tools for Managing Your Online Life After Death ^[12] (Time)

What are you reading?

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[1] Agencies in a Brawl for Control Over Bank: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126091986848592805.html

[2] Accounting rule impact delayed: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/72649-accounting-rule-impact-delayed

[3] I am a Sith Lord: http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-sith-lords-2009-12

[4] Harvard’s Feldstein Says U.S. Economy Still Mired in Recession: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aoBDcTKNS.oo&pos=6

[5] The Watchdog: Elizabeth Warren: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/12/20/elizabeth_warren_is_the_bostonian_of_the_year/

[6] Simon Johnson: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/12/public-intellectuals-and-the-financial-crisis/

[7] Paul Volcker Picks Up A Bat: http://baselinescenario.com/2009/12/17/paul-volcker-picks-up-a-bat/

[8] The golden detour: Contrarians still cautious about gold: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/contrarian-analysis-still-cautious-about-gold-2009-12-18

[9] How the IRS sort-of-saved Citi: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/17/115211/how-the-irs-sort-of-saved-citi/

[10] Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/12/not-just-drones-militants-can-snoop-on-most-us-warplanes/

[11] Miami Herald asks online readers for donations: http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14003269?nclick_check=1

[12] Tools for Managing Your Online Life After Death: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1920156_1920150_1920145,00.html#ixzz0a4KiNP8G

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