The District: Episode Seven

It's all about the Benjamins, baby -- now more than ever. We join our hero this week as he realizes that promises are hard to keep, especially after signing a spending bill pizz-acked with earmarks. Yikes. Some ugly rumors are ricocheting around the marble halls of our nation's capital: Could we possibly be forking over more cash to the banks and -- gasp! -- crafting a second stimulus package?! Meanwhile, Team Barack starter Timothy Geithner is back for more as he struggles to get his economist friends to believe in his transformative power. All this drama is set against an aural backdrop of ADHD, Sora An and Joe Echo -- click the player to tune in!

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