Is Grassley's ploy a ham-fisted attempt to shake down rich Wall Streeters for campaign contributions?

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"You can go with the gadfly--or at least make noises like you are--and attempt to shake up the board and get them to act, " he says.

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Ever active at age 90, Kerkorian has bought up big stakes in both Chrysler and General Motors in recent years, in attempt to shake up management before selling out.

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Ever active at age 90, Kerkorian has bought up big stakes in both Chrysler and General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) in recent years, in attempt to shake up management before selling out.

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Its attempt at the Harlem Shake seemed stale and flat-footed.

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Google says it is trying to make it easier to create digital marketing campaigns, but online ad experts say the shake-up also appears to an attempt to harvest more revenue from the rapidly growing usage of smartphones and tablets.

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For them, the Dutch answer is to accept that they will never shake off their addiction and, instead, to attempt to control it.

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