Staff Picks - November 24, 2008; 8:01 AM ET

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Anatomy of a Meltdown: Ben Bernanke and the Financial Crisis The New Yorker | A look back at the economic theories and missteps that helped create the conditions leading up to the economic crisis, via the Fed's easy money policies under Bernanke's leadership, and before.

Job Centers See Crush of People in Need New York Times | The economic contraction's painful on the ground consequences, as seen through a job center in Florida.

U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Cope With Losses New York Times | The latest on the developing plan to save a company that truly is too big to fail through "$306 billion in loans and securities and directly invest about $20 billion in the company."

Don’t Get Depressed, It’s Not 1929 Newsweek | The argument for optimism -- and against historical analogies.

Friend of The Obamas To Be Social Secretary Washington Post | Obamas pick a heavy-hitter in Desirée Rogers, signalling the Social Secretary's job will gain new heft and be used strategically.

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