Write-Offs: 09.07.11
$$$Facebook doubles first half revenue to $1.6 billion (Reuters)
$$$John Paulson has lost 34 percent this year in his largest hedge fund, according to two people familiar with the firm. (Bloomberg)
$$$Bank of America's executive-level exfoliation (MarketPlace/Heidi Moore)
$$$ Lawyer: Goldman's pay hurts shareholders (Bloomberg)
$$$Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans: US economy basically 'still in a recession' (CNBC)
$$$The Goatherd of Staten Island (WSJ)