Indeed, Huffington has been on an extravagant hiring binge for months, sweeping up journalists from the New York Times, USA Today, FORBES and elsewhere with some extraordinary pay packages, at least by the standards of journalism.
Historians will marvel at the extraordinary escalation in executive pay from 24 times worker pay in 1965 to 275 times worker pay in 2007, at a time when the rate of return on assets of US companies declined by 75% and the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune declined from 75 years to less than 15 years.
Airlines were given a broad exemption for "extraordinary circumstances" and often refused to pay passenger claims.
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But I do want to pay special tribute to the extraordinary progress of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.
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Today we pay tribute to all our extraordinary men and women in uniform for their bravery, for their dedication.
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It seems a small price to ask them to pay in exchange for the extraordinary power we give them and the lifetime appointment they enjoy.
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And that's why last summer, we gave Ken Feinberg and his team the task of making an independent judgment on the executive pay packages for firms that received extraordinary assistance from the federal government.
Now, anyone willing to pay the entrance fee can experience this extraordinary palace.
The President appointed Ken Feinberg to assess and look through the pay structure for firms that have received an extraordinary amount of assistance from the government.
Essentially what my proposal does is to pay for the Recovery Act and the other extraordinary steps we had to take for last year, so that I will have covered what happened on my watch.
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The idea that Starbucks would voluntarily pay more tax than it legally needs to seems extraordinary on the surface, and an argument for the effectiveness of tax shaming.
Also in our thoughts and prayers tonight are the men and women in uniform who put their lives at risk each and every day for our safety and freedom. (Applause.) So in that spirit, I'd also like to pay a tribute to the journalists who play an extraordinary role in telling their stories.
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International money markets are now forcing Italy to pay interest rates that could eventually ruin it, putting extraordinary pressure on Mr Berlusconi, our correspondent says.
By proposing and negotiating for excessive 2012 pay, these executives continue to lack an appreciation for their extraordinary situations and fail to view themselves through the lenses of companies substantially owned by the Government.
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This week, we pay tribute to the thousands of men and women who serve us with extraordinary bravery, and we remember the heroes who have laid down their lives in pursuit of a safer, more just society.
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