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Shareholders fight back over executive pay and bonuses

Marc Bolland, new Chief Executive of Marks and Spencer, has a starting package that could generate £15m. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Shareholders large and small are expected to deliver a bloody nose this week to four FTSE 100 companies — Marks & Spencer, Burberry, British Land and Sainsbury’s — over controversial executive pay packages, underlining [...]

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Topless Shot of Ashley Judd Used Against in Pro-Coal Mining Poster

A topless photo of Ashley Judd emblazoned on a poster that mocks the actress’ outspoken opposition to mountaintop removal mining was on display at a coal industry-sponsored golf tournament in Kentucky. “Ashley Judd makes a living removing her top, why can’t coal miners?” the 5-foot by 3-foot (1.5 meter by 1 meter) poster reads in [...]

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The Glades’ Matt Passmore on Anti-Heroes, Accents and Miami Vice

Jim Longworth, the Chicago detective whose relocation to Florida is at the center of the new A&E series The Glades, isn’t the most sympathetic character. In fact, he’s a bit of an abrasive know-it-all. But that’s just fine with the actor who plays him, Matt Passmore, who’s had plenty of experience playing characters who aren’t [...]

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