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Highest-Paid Men in America

Chesapeake CEO tops list, but Goldman grabs 3 slots

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Fortune’s just released its annual list of the country’s highest-paid men and women. The men come out on top, with the top-paid man making two and a half times what the top woman makes. The top 10 men are below, along with total... Read full story »

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