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30 Dec 2009 11:15

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Tech: Make Steve Jobs look good when he’s sick, get paid big bucks

  • $12 million – COO Tim Cook’s reward for Applesitting source
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28 Oct 2009 10:31

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Politics: Sarah Palin’s plan of a big post-gubernatorial payday working

  • $1.25 million the amount Sarah Palin admitted she got advanced for writing “Going Rogue,” according to financial disclosure statements
  • $7
    million     the amount The New York Post says Sarah Palin may have gotten advanced for writing “Going Rogue” – our brain hurts source
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02 Sep 2009 21:18

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Biz, U.S.: Lucky bastard: The Pfizer case whistleblower got a big payday

  • We’re going to be staying right here in San Antonio in the same house, and my wife tells me when we go to the movies we’re still getting one tub of popcorn – the large tub.
  • Former Pfizer pharmaceutical rep John Kopchinski • On the massive payday he won as whistleblower in the legal battle against his former employer. Dude made a cool $51.5 million, which is about as good as winning the lottery, even though it took longer – six years, in Kopchinski’s case. • source
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13 Jul 2009 10:04

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Culture: Ryan Seacrest’s ubiquitous self is getting a huge cash-in

  • $45 million over three years to grin for American Idol’s cameras source
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18 Apr 2009 18:23

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U.S.: Martin Luther King had a dream. His kids had a payday.

  • $120 million the cost of the forthcoming Martin Luther King memorial on the National Mall in D.C., to be paid for with private funds
  • $800,000 in fees amount King’s children are charging the memorial’s organizers for using King’s words and likeness in fund-raising materials source
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16 Mar 2009 21:14

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Biz, U.S.: Sen. Chris Dodd has a novel idea for the AIG bonuses

  • 98% amount Dodd wants to tax the massive paydays source
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