Published 1/28/2009
by Howard Kurtz
at Wash Post In Congress
It's New York Post 1, Citigroup 0. First rule of public relations: Don't do anything that would subject you to ridicule on the front page of America's feistiest tabloid. Second rule of public relations: Don't engage in gag-inducing excess right after you've begged the taxpayers for a $45-billion ...
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