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The 2009 Word of the Year: Bezzle What seems to spook people now is the possibility that everybody in charge of everything is a fraud or a crook. Legitimacy has left the system. - Jim Kunstler I nominate "bezzle" for 2009 Word of the Year. For seven unrelenting months now, beginning in September of 2008, we have been carpet-bombed daily with news of fraud, embezzlement, and at the very least egregious over compensation for incompetence in the executive suites of America. Expect the revelations to continue for quite some time. These are just two examples: CEO Compensation, Perks Surge Despite Firms' Troubles Companies may be floundering, but...