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President Obama recently appointed Kenneth Feinberg as a compensation overseer to regulate bankers' salaries. We want to know who you think deserves a pay raise. Who deserves a pay cu... (article)
Headlines; Executive pay (article)
They say time heals all wounds. In Congress, it can cause some too. Congress usually moves slowly. The Senate is designed for just that purpose. But there are signs now that two parti... (article)
However it turns out – and these things have a way of getting weird when the Washington Nationals are involved – Stephen Strasburg is in for one hell of a ride. He became the number... (article)
The Pay Czar: Setting the Pay Scale for Executives (episode)
In response to criticism of outlandish executive pay, the government is now tightening the reins. Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced the brand new position of "p...
On Monday New York State Senate Republicans staged a coup against the Democratic majority. In response, the Democrats refused to unlock the gates to the Senate chamber, and state busi...
In the past 50 years, Denver has grown from a small city to a sprawling metropolitan region. With urban sprawl comes gentrification. The Takeaway caught up with Andres Duany, the foun...
This week The Takeaway is examining Denver as a laboratory for how the American city and surrounding suburbs are changing. The so-called "new urbanists" are pushing for more walkable...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrapped up his re-election campaign by accusing his opponents of conspiring with Israelis to discredit him. He went on TV to denounce them for ly...
The Obama administration has announced the appointment of a compensation czar who will regulate executive pay at seven of the largest companies getting TARP (Troubled Asset Relief P...
The average salary for middle-school teachers is $46,000, according to the Department of Labor. But a charter school in New York’s Washington Heights will be paying a salary of $125,0...
When Obama meets with top leaders and government officials, he often puts an arm around their shoulders. To some, this could be seen as a friendly gesture, but to others it's a power ...
The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tvangirai, is in Washington this week to meet with President Obama. He’s here to garner support for Zimbabwe’s power-sharing “Unity” government....
An 88-year-old white supremacist with a rifle walked into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, fatally wounding a security guard. The gunman was identified by law enforcement ...
An 88-year-old white supremacist walked into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. yesterday with a rifle, fatally shooting a security guard. The alleged sho...