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Morning Links
The Agitator — Total bailout cost grows to $5 trillion . . . and counting.  We’re now quickly approaching 50 percent of the annual U.S. gross domestic product.  Also, lobbyists swarm!  I always thought they slithered. Some great photos of New York City from the 1930s.  Was there a better time for style than the art deco era? Also, color photos of World War I. Federal court rules against the Bush White House in the missing emails case. A day in the life . . . of a pooch. They’re looking for investors! ...

Radley Balko's morning links
Boing Boing — Morning links from Radley Balko's The Agitator: • Washington's $5 Trillion Tab. "We’re now quickly approaching 50 percent of the annual U.S. gross domestic product." • Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for Piece of Bailout Pie. "Then there is the National Marine Manufacturers Association, which is asking whether boat financing companies might be eligible for aid to ensure that dealers have access to credit to stock their showrooms with boats — costs have gone up as the credit markets have calcified." • Flickr set of NYC in the 1930s. "Was there a better ...