September 2, 2009 5:00PM 

# Wednesday Links 

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- Convicted pedophile in the United Kingdom given [taxpayer-funded Viagra ](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/02/who-decides-what/)through the National Health Service.

- Cato senior fellow Tom Palmer [filing a lawsuit](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-opinions/2009/09/gun_owners_next_victory_in_dc.html) to legally carry firearms in Washington D.C.

- How it all came crashing down: The [causes of the financial crisis.](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=6419)

- A few things you should know to better [understand the elections in Afghanistan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JBx-Rq8wMk&feature=channel_page).

- Podcast: How some on the right-wing are doing [everything they can](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=973) to defend torture. Let’s just call them “enhanced justification techniques.”

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