To Obama: "With all due respect, please take off your pink tutu..."

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11.15.10 - 10:32 AM
The Rich Still Get Richer: No More Tutus, Please

by Abby Zimet

New figures show the richest CEOs are making more money than ever, the recession and the rest of us be damned. Head of the list: Gregory Maffei of Liberty Media, who last year pulled in $87.1 million, four times his 2008 package. Overall, annual bonuses rose nearly 11%. Who precisely is in charge here, asks Michael Moore on Bill Maher.

To Obama: "With all due respect, please take off your pink tutu, because it’s time to put on the boxing gloves and go fighting for the people.”


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* NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Paychecks for CEOs Climb

By JOANN S. LUBLIN

The chief executives of the largest U.S. public companies enjoyed bigger paydays in their latest fiscal year, as share prices recovered and profits soared amid the country's slow emergence from recession.

At these 456 companies, the median pretax value of CEO salaries, bonuses and long-term incentives, such as grants of stock and stock options, rose by 3% to $7.23 million, according to an analysis of their latest proxy filings for The Wall Street Journal by consulting firm Hay Group.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704756804575608434290068118.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop