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 <title>Press Releases from 2000</title>
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 <title>Shareholders Ask Disclosure of Microsoft&#039;s Political Spending</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_ask_disclosure_of_microsofts_political_spending</link>
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_ask_disclosure_of_microsofts_political_spending&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Tue,  7 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
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 <title>Resp Wealth Mbr At White Hse to Support Pres&#039; Veto of Estate Tax Repeal</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/resp_wealth_mbr_at_white_hse_to_support_pres_veto_of_estate_tax_repeal</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - August 31, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contact:Betsy Leondar-Wright&lt;br /&gt;
(617) 423-2148 x13&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/resp_wealth_mbr_at_white_hse_to_support_pres_veto_of_estate_tax_repeal&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/estate_tax">Estate Tax</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/movement_support">Movement support</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">283 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Report: E-greed, Public/private and CEO/Worker Gaps</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/report_e_greed_public_private_and_ceo_worker_gaps</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
Press Release&lt;br /&gt;
August 30, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
For immediate release &lt;br /&gt;
Contact: Betsy Leondar-Wright, 617-423-2148 x13
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;CEO/Worker Pay Gap: The Neglected Campaign Issue&lt;br /&gt;
Labor Day Report Spotlights E-greed and Public/private 
Gap&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;/files/pdf/Executive_Excess_2000.pdf&quot;&gt;Download the 
study&lt;/a&gt; (PDF, 226K)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/report_e_greed_public_private_and_ceo_worker_gaps&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/growing_divide">Growing divide</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/reports">Reports</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">332 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Wealthy Families Oppose Estate Tax Repeal</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/wealthy_families_oppose_estate_tax_repeal</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - August 30, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contact:Betsy Leondar-Wright&lt;br /&gt;
(617) 423-2148 x13&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/wealthy_families_oppose_estate_tax_repeal&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/estate_tax">Estate Tax</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/movement_support">Movement support</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">284 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>UFE Brings &quot;Economic Apartheid&quot; Message to Shadow Convention</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/ufe_brings_economic_apartheid_message_to_shadow_convention</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
August 10, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
For immediate release &lt;br /&gt;
Contact: Betsy Leondar-Wright, 617-423-2148 x13 (office)&lt;br /&gt;
Andrew Boyd, cell: 646-308-4433 (in Los Angeles 8/13 and 8/14)
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/ufe_brings_economic_apartheid_message_to_shadow_convention&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/activism_actions">Activism/Actions</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/government">Government Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/growing_divide">Growing divide</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/poverty">Poverty</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">285 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>AT&amp;T Shareholders Urge CEO to Share in Sacrifices</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/at_t_shareholders_urge_ceo_to_share_in_sacrifices</link>
 <description>&lt;h4&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;Press 
Release&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - May 22, 2000 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/at_t_shareholders_urge_ceo_to_share_in_sacrifices&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/activism_actions">Activism/Actions</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/wealth">Wealth</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">368 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Shareholders Urge Real Elections for Insider-Dominated AIG Board</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_urge_real_elections_for_insider_dominated_aig_board</link>
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&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - May 11, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contact: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:%&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/sites/all/modules/gtspam/meiltu.php?a=cQVLFAcBCgNMAHQzBEkVKhkLCBwJH18gXCg=&quot; 
target=&quot;mfr20sgarnett&quot; title=&quot;Send email&quot;&gt;&amp;#050;&amp;#048;&amp;#115;&amp;#103;&amp;#097;&amp;#114;&amp;#110;&amp;#101;&amp;#116;&amp;#116;&lt;img 
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/&gt;&amp;#102;&amp;#097;&amp;#105;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#099;&amp;#111;&amp;#110;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&amp;#121;&amp;#046;&amp;#111;&amp;#114;&amp;#103;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;iframe name=&quot;mfr20sgarnett&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;
width=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&quot;&gt;Stacie Garnett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_urge_real_elections_for_insider_dominated_aig_board&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">286 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Shareholders Urge Honeywell to Link CEO, Worker Pay</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_urge_honeywell_to_link_ceo_worker_pay</link>
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_urge_honeywell_to_link_ceo_worker_pay&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">371 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Shareholders: Huffy&#039;s Downsizing CEO Should Downsize Own Pay</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_huffys_downsizing_ceo_should_downsize_own_pay</link>
 <description>&lt;h4&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;Press 
Release&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - April 24, 2000 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_huffys_downsizing_ceo_should_downsize_own_pay&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">372 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Shareholders Pressure Raytheon to Freeze CEO Pay</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_pressure_raytheon_to_freeze_ceo_pay</link>
 <description>&lt;h4&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;Press Release&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - April 24, 2000 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_pressure_raytheon_to_freeze_ceo_pay&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">373 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Shareholders Want Disclosure of GE’s Political Spending</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_want_disclosure_of_ge_s_political_spending</link>
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			For Immediate Release - April 24, 2000 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/shareholders_want_disclosure_of_ge_s_political_spending&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">370 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Wealthy Taxpayers To Give Away Tax Breaks</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/wealthy_taxpayers_to_give_away_tax_breaks</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - April 13, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contact:Betsy Leondar-Wright&lt;br /&gt;
(617) 423-2148 x13&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/wealthy_taxpayers_to_give_away_tax_breaks&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/activism_actions">Activism/Actions</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/fair_tax">Fair tax</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">287 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>As CEO Pay Rockets, Shareholders Urge Companies to Share Rewards</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/as_ceo_pay_rockets_shareholders_urge_companies_to_share_rewards</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - April 5, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contacts: Stacie Garnett (617) 423-2148 x19 | Betsy Leondar-Wright (617) 
423-2148 x13&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/as_ceo_pay_rockets_shareholders_urge_companies_to_share_rewards&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Mon,  3 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">288 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Paying Living Wage Good For Business, Employers Say</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/paying_living_wage_good_for_business_employers_say</link>
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&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For Immediate Release - March 29, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
Contact:Betsy Leondar-Wright&lt;br /&gt;
(617) 423-2148 x13&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/paying_living_wage_good_for_business_employers_say&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/living_wage">Living wage</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/reports">Reports</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">333 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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 <title>Disney Shareholders Protest Exclusion of Resolution</title>
 <link>http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/disney_shareholders_protest_exclusion_of_resolution</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faireconomy.org/press_room/2000/disney_shareholders_protest_exclusion_of_resolution&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/activism_actions">Activism/Actions</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/education_tags/ceo_pay">CEO Pay</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/corporate_accountability">Corporate Accountability</category>
 <category domain="http://www.faireconomy.org/tags/shareholder_actions">Shareholder actions</category>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">369 at http://www.faireconomy.org</guid>
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