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Write-Offs: 02.14.14

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$$$Treasury Lets Banks Offer Accounts to Pot Businesses [Bloomberg]

$$$AIG Takes $832 Million Charge on Death Bets as Hedge Funds Gain [Bloomberg]

$$$ Jones traveled to Manhattan for a date with a ‘tall, dark man’, seemingly from the financial services industry. He informed her that he puts women through a ‘shower test:’ “Any woman can be made to look great. The test is what they look like straight out of the shower.” [eFinancial]

$$$Euro-Zone Recovery Picks Up Slightly [WSJ]

$$$How to Be a Better Valentine, Through Economics [Economix]

$$$Massive snowball wreaks havoc on Reed College [OL]

$$$A driving instructor has been convicted of dangerous driving after leading police on a 195km/h (120mph) high speed chase because he was desperate for the toilet. [Descrier]

$$$That's it for us today. Enjoy the long weekend and we'll see you back here on Tuesday!

$$$Jos. A. Bank buying Eddie Bauer brand [NYP]

$$$Rosenberg Sees Inflation After Calling Housing Bust in Recession [Bloomberg]

$$$9 Romantic Quotes From Vin Diesel [Gawker]

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