Need To Read, August 17, 2009

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| Mon Aug. 17, 2009 2:00 AM PDT

Some must-reads to start your week:

Government refuses to provide even minimal information about detainees held in Bagram.

The map of failed banks.

Why newspapers are really failing.

The best-paid CEOs in the US.

Annie Leibovitz's personal financial crisis.

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