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According to the study, the collapse of the two firms reflected not shortsightedness on the part of top executives, but rather compensation structures that shielded the executives from the consequences of the firms’ economic meltdown. Compensation structures of cash bonuses and equity options liquid regardless of the firm’s financial state led to sustained profits for these executives even after the financial collapse...
...cost America $150 billion and has no clear end in sight is the reason Obama faces a tough sales job when he finally rolls out his Afghan strategy next week after nearly three months of debate. Following the President's anticipated speech to the nation, General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, will testify before Congress along with other Obama national-security heavyweights. They'll have to convince skeptical Americans - as well as NATO allies at a Dec. 7 meeting - that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is a solid partner in the war effort. That's a daunting task...
Stepping back a bit, I do see a metapattern that extends over the 40 years since Richard Nixon's Southern strategy began the drift toward more ideological political parties: Democrats have tough first years in the presidency. Of the past seven Presidents, the two Bushes rank at the top in popularity after one year, while Obama and Bill Clinton rank at the bottom, with Jimmy Carter close by. There is a reason for that. Democrats come to office eager to govern the heck out of the country. They take on impossible issues, like budget-balancing and health care reform. They...
...North Korea without preconditions," Dr. Timothy Power, a lecturer at Oxford University's Centre for Brazilian Studies, recalled this week. "He said he would and Hillary [Clinton] jumped on him and said he was being naive. Well, Lula is just doing what Obama said he would do." (See the top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms...