Write-Offs: 08.20.09
$$$SheBair: 2nd most powerful woman in the world. [Forbes]
$$$Goldman Sachs spent $630,000 lobbying gov't in 2Q [AP]
$$$TARP Oversight Panel Hires Former S.E.C. Official [Dealbook]
$$$Matt Taibbi Tangles With Maria Bartiromo Over Health Care [BI]
$$$ The world's first cocaine bar [Guardian]