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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 06:06 AM

    speaking of that 21%

    James E Cayne of Bear Sterns had to sell all his stock and was left with a paltry $61 Million. Poor guy - down to his last 61 mill and doesn't know what to do. That my friends is what is wrong with America - Those at the top will never suffer the fate of the unwashed masses.

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    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/business/28bear.html

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