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Congratulations on your big promotion. . .and your cut in pay November 25, 2008 at 7:59am Here’s a switch. XTO Energy, the Fort Worth oil and gas company, promoted two executives last week and cut their pay potential for next year. It also eliminated the chairman’s bonus. South Financial Group’s Mack Whittle offers to renegotiate his retirement deal November 24, 2008 at 6:06am The curious timing of Mack Whittle’s retirement as CEO of The South Financial Group continues to test the boundary of what constitutes a golden parachute at a bank receiving emergency aid from the federal Troubled Assets Relief Program. Tom Brokaw lives two lives - as journalist and as volunteer November 23, 2008 at 2:32pm A sense of fairness is treasured in the news business. But connections are, too. Tom Brokaw, currently the interim host of “Meet the Press,” would seem to have both. Feinberg and Cerberus: out of the frying pan November 21, 2008 at 9:33am What’s in a name? Ask the folks at Cerberus Capital Management, named for the three-headed dog that guards the gates of hell.		In final days, Bush likely to pardon more than turkeys November 27, 2008 at 7:32am The headline in The Onion may have nailed it: “In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume.” In fact, many are betting that Libby will be among those pardoned before the president steps down. High-powered group, most from Chicago, plans Obama inaugural November 26, 2008 at 12:56pm The group overseeing Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inaugural boasts a bipartisan roster of go-getters, most with deep Chicago roots. Christina Romer may not be Harvard material, but she suits Obama November 26, 2008 at 12:11pm Barack Obama has chosen Christina D. Romer, currently a member of the Economics Department at the University of California, Berkeley, to be the head of the Council of Economic Advisers. House panel to probe what triggered Spitzer inquiry November 25, 2008 at 6:40pm A lot of people have wondered whether former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer got some help in hanging himself. Now a House committee is preparing to answer that question.
View Larger Map Time Warner Center condo offers soaring views - and $65M pricetag The economy may be crashing and burning, but luxe New York City apartments are still being offered at scarifying prices.		Sarah’s thankful; the turkey not so much In anticipation of Thanksgiving, Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey in Wasilla, AK.
Muckety this! Joe Biden to Jessica Simpson November 6, 2008 Muckety this! Cindy Hensley McCain to murdered Arizona Republic reporter September 5, 2008 Muckety this! DC Comics to Ms. Magazine August 4, 2008 Muckety this! Andrew Mellon to pop singer Paul Simon August 1, 2008		Edward Norton, HBO set to release Obama documentary November 14, 2008 Apple strikes deal for Beatles’ video game October 30, 2008 Maker of Obama infomercial plies the family trade October 30, 2008 Lions Gate mixes provocation with meat-and-potatoes action flicks October 20, 2008