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...Langley documents, somewhat uncritically, Weill exemplified the superstar CEO, with a double standard that grew with his deals. He bristled at the $30 million golden parachute that Gerald Tsai crafted for himself in selling Primerica to CCC, but at the same time, Weill insisted on buying Primerica's Gulfstream IV jet as part of the deal. Weill is the kind of guy who could finish off a $200 lunch, return to the office and slash 2,000 jobs...
...Decide it would be easier to win Nobel Peace Prize than Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. I go to Baghdad, negotiate arms-inspection deal with Saddam, Gulfstream out of Iraqi air space before he reads the fine print and realizes he's screwed. Mike's back, big time...
...wouldn't want a high-profile Washington job that has a five-year term, pays $150,000 and puts 48,506 employees and a Gulfstream IV jet at your disposal? Lots of people, apparently. Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey is leaving in eight weeks, and there are no viable applicants lined up to replace her. Time is short: vetting a candidate can take months, and then the nominee must be approved by the Senate, which will recess on Aug. 2. The Bush Administration is so desperate, it even asked Garvey, a Democrat, to stay. But she has had enough. Garvey...
...wouldn't want a high-profile Washington job that has a five-year term, pays $150,000 and puts 48,506 employees and a Gulfstream IV jet at your disposal? Lots of people, apparently. Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey is leaving in eight weeks, and there are no viable applicants lined up to replace her. Time is short: vetting a candidate can take months, and then the nominee must be approved by the Senate, which will recess on Aug. 2. The Bush Administration is so desperate, it even asked Garvey, a Democrat, to stay. But she has had enough. Garvey...
...them cashed out as cleanly as Cuban (who bought apartments in New York, Los Angeles and Miami as well as a $41 million Gulfstream jet). For the past two years, Cuban has lectured about the perils of stocks. "Don't trust the stock market. It's a scam. Enron proved that," says Cuban. "Today the stock market is closer to a Ponzi scheme than an investor's paradise." He takes a breath and asks, "Do I sound crazy...