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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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DealBook

Shareholders in Citigroup Reject Executive Pay Plan

The vote, which is not binding, is the first time that investors at one of the nation’s largest banks have rejected a board’s compensation plan.

Frenzied Hours for U.S. on Fate of a China Insider

A Chinese official who said he had information about Bo Xilai sought and was denied asylum at an American Consulate in China, ensnaring the Obama administration in a politically sensitive episode.

In Agent Scandal, Inquiry Leads to Colombian Bordellos

Investigators are searching for as many as 21 women who are believed to include prostitutes and to have spent the night with a group of security officers.

Romney’s Critique of War Policy Gets a Closer Look

As he moves to focus on President Obama as his sole opponent, Mitt Romney will likely be expected to offer a more precise position on the war in Afghanistan.

At a Brooklyn School, the Cool Crowd Pushes the King Around

Chess dominates the culture at Intermediate School 318, where most students come from families with incomes below the federal poverty level.

Studies Question the Pairing of Food Deserts and Obesity

Two new studies say that poor neighborhoods have a wider variety of food choices than do more affluent ones, and found no relationship between the type of food being sold and obesity.

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Quotation of the Day
"C.E.O.’s deserve good pay, but there’s good pay and there’s obscene pay."
BRIAN WENZINGER, a principal at Aronson Johnson Ortiz, a money management company that voted against a $15 million pay package for Citigroup’s chief executive, Vikram Pandit.

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