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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= GM Pays Ex-CEO $8.6 Million What exactly does an executive have to do to not get a golden parachute? Former GM CEO Rick Wagoner ran the company into the ground, and will now retire with <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56D77Q20090715?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews" title="$8.6 million">$8.6 million</a> for his trouble. That figure was negotiated down from the $23 million the old pre-bankrupt GM would have had to pay Wagoner. Sorry Rick, but it’s a rough economy. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090715_gm_pays_ex-ceo_86_million/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090715_gm_pays_ex-ceo_86_million/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= GM Pays Ex-CEO $8.6 Million What exactly does an executive have to do to not get a golden parachute? Former GM CEO Rick Wagoner ran the company into the ground, and will now retire with <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56D77Q20090715?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews" title="$8.6 million">$8.6 million</a> for his trouble. That figure was negotiated down from the $23 million the old pre-bankrupt GM would have had to pay Wagoner. Sorry Rick, but it’s a rough economy. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090715_gm_pays_ex-ceo_86_million/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090715_gm_pays_ex-ceo_86_million/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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