Should a fund manager vote against, say, a stock-option scheme for executives, they can retaliate by dumping the manager from running the pension fund.

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The 62-year-old won 34.51% of the vote, with Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho second (20.49%) and Messi's former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola third (12.91%).

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No football manager likes receiving the dreaded vote of confidence from his chairman.

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As Mr Gore's local campaign manager worries, some Floridians may well vote for Mr Bush because they hope their state will benefit from brotherly bias if George W. wins.

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In other words, if a given board member can never vote to fire, or sue, an investment manager but only to hire managers, what good is he to the organization?

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Republicans are using every legislative tool at their disposal--such as a full reading of the manager's amendment Saturday--to stall the vote.

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