It's a sad week for sex workers: not only was Proposition K, a San Francisco initiative that would have decriminalized prositution, soundly defeated; but now Craigslist is cracking down on their erotic services section, requiring "vendors" to verify their identities by providing a valid credit card to pay a small listing fee. Meanwhile, Eliot Spitzer won't be facing federal charges for his episode of gov love. Isn't justice great? (time.com + nytimes.com + gawker.com)

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