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Former Exec Rails on Paydays

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 17, 2007 2:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – Former Goldman Sachs chairman John Whitehead is appalled by Wall Street's salary binge, and he wants his ex-employer to snap out of it. In an ornery interview with Bloomberg News, Whitehead, who ran the company from 1976 to 1984, says hedge funds sparked the rush... Read full story »

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