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Headline of the Day, from the Journal editorial page: “Why Don’t We Hang Pirates Anymore?” Worst Headline of the Day, from Bloomberg News: “Citigroup’s $306 Billion...
November 25, 2008

Headline of the Day, from the Journal editorial page:

“Why Don’t We Hang Pirates Anymore?”

Worst Headline of the Day, from Bloomberg News:

“Citigroup’s $306 Billion Rescue Fueled by Pizza From Domino’s”

Bonus Worst Lede of the Day, from the same Bloomberg News story:

The deal to rescue the world’s best-known bank was pieced together by regulators over Domino’s pizza in near-empty offices one block from the White House.

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Ryan Chittum is a former Wall Street Journal reporter, and deputy editor of The Audit, CJR’s business section. If you see notable business journalism, give him a heads-up at rc2538@columbia.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @ryanchittum.