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...received $45 billion in government assistance should be turning around and handing over big bags of cash provided by taxpayers, most of whom won't make one-tenth of Hall's annual salary in their entire lifetimes, to its employees. But now that Hall has left Citi, a larger question remains: Is anyone really worth $100 million a year, and what exactly do you have to do to deserve that much...
...answer to the first question, at least in Oxy's mind, appears to be yes. The answer to the later question is, once again, get to Wall Street...
...success of another favorite children's book brought to the screen, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which on the previous four weekends had ranked in the top three spots and on Oct. 15 cracked $100 million at the North American box office. It's an open question whether the Jonze movie can show those steady legs, but for now, Wild Things is making Warner Bros.'s heart sing...
...That is the question central to the growing storm of controversy surrounding Jean Sarkozy's bid to become president of the Public Management Establishment of La Défense (EPAD) - the modern, tower-filled financial and corporate district just west of Paris. Supporters of Sarkozy fils note that despite his tender age and incomplete studies, Jean ran for and won a regional counselor's post in 2008 in the area that includes La Défense. The following year, they point out, he was elected president of that body's ruling center-right majority. That electoral record makes his ambition...
...Despite that levity, most are taking the question of favoritism seriously. An online petition protesting Jean's EPAD candidacy has drawn over 50,000 signatures in less than a week. Even members of country's ruling conservative party have voiced concerns over the mere appearance of nepotism in the affair, while others have admitted they feel Jean isn't yet qualified for such a job. A decision to stand down would be a stunning humiliation to the Elysée - and a blow to Jean's otherwise impressive start in politics. But with over two months remaining before the EPAD...