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CEO pay: a look at the Top 5 breadwinners
CEOs at the biggest public companies in the US saw a raise in pay in 2010. The fourth annual analysis by the Wall Street Journal and the Hay Group, a management-consulting firm, shows that the median value of compensation of CEOs at the top 350 companies rose 11 percent, to $9.3 million. Only two of the Top 5 highest-paid CEOs were among the Top 5 the previous year, and only one was on the list four years ago. Total compensation includes salary, bonuses, granted value of stock, stock options, and other long-term incentives awarded for work.
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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Gallery: Notable women in US politics
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Two formidable lawyers to spar at Supreme Court over health care reform law
Two attorneys will handle the lion's share of the arguments before the Supreme Court in the Obama health care reform case. In one corner, US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. In the other, the indomitable Paul Clement.
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How Supreme Court ruling on Texas could reduce affirmative action across US
The Supreme Court, which has shifted to the right, may use the Texas case to overturn the 2003 decision that achieving classroom diversity could justify the use of race-based affirmative action.
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FDR and Chief Justice Hughes
The overlooked story of the hardworking justice who stood up to one of America's most popular presidents – and won a victory for posterity.
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Tax VOX
What is a 'value-added tax' and what can it mean for the economy?
A well-designed Value-Added Tax, a national consumption levy that would tax household purchases of all goods and services, could simplify the tax code for most households and finance significant reductions in corporate and individual income tax rates without adding to the budget deficit.
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The New Economy
Real tax reform: flat-tax simplicity with a progressive twist
There are good reasons for a simpler tax system, as found in the flat-tax plans of GOP hopefuls Perry, Gingrich, and Cain. But they need to be made more progressive to amount to real tax reform that can pass muster politically.
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The Vote
How will New York's gay marriage law affect the 2012 election and beyond?
New York’s new same-sex marriage law could change the dynamic in next year’s elections – particularly for President Obama, who’s tried to straddle the issue.
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CEO pay: a look at the Top 5 breadwinners
CEOs at the biggest public companies in the US saw a raise in pay in 2010. The fourth annual analysis by the Wall Street Journal and the Hay Group, a management-consulting firm, shows that the median value of compensation of CEOs at the top 350 companies rose 11 percent, to $9.3 million. Only two of the Top 5 highest-paid CEOs were among the Top 5 the previous year, and only one was on the list four years ago. Total compensation includes salary, bonuses, granted value of stock, stock options, and other long-term incentives awarded for work.
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Stem cell research: Court gives Obama a victory, but policy still on trial
The White House hails the ruling by a divided appeals court to permit federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. At issue still is whether Obama's policy violates a 1996 congressional ban.
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As Harvard welcomes back ROTC, other elite schools may follow
At a ceremony with the secretary of the Navy, Harvard welcomes ROTC back to its campus, ending a Vietnam-era ban. Columbia, Brown, and other top schools may soon do the same.
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Value added tax: Senate weighs a tax reform Reagan once shunned
As president, Ronald Reagan, was 'not enthused' by the idea of a value added tax (VAT) in America. But at a Senate hearing this week, tax reform experts pushed for it.
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In Pictures: Graduation 2010
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Gallery: Notable women in US politics
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Will Guantánamo close on time?
Halfway to President Obama’s deadline, basic aspects of the closure are undecided.
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Offshore tax evaders face carrots, sticks
But tax amnesties often don't help catch the big cheats, say some.
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U.S. high court upholds voter photo I.D.
Monday's ruling gives a green light to aggressive antifraud efforts often favored by the GOP.
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Lincoln's love for the law
I hope my students will follow his admonition: Be a lawyer only if you can be honest.
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