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Monday, August 6, 2007

Federal Executives Win Pay Bonuses


More than two-thirds of the government's senior executives got special bonuses last year — nearly 4,800 workers — and several senators questioned whether a program designed to reward high performers is being used to simply boost salaries. (USA Today, Monday)

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