by Reuters|Published 09-02-2005

Although no air date has been set, and plans remained sketchy, the program is conceived as a commercial-free live special with musical performances by recording stars punctuated with appearances from other celebrities, insiders at three networks told Reuters. The hour-long event would be simulcast by CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, the WB and UPN networks, similar to the star-studded joint telethon aired by the major broadcasters 10 days after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. That two-hour special, called "America: A Tribute to Heroes," drew 59 million viewers and raised more than $150 million in pledges to assist families of people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

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by Forbes|Published 09-01-2005

The heads of America's 500 biggest companies received an aggregate 54% pay raise last year. As a group, their total compensation amounted to $5.1 billion, versus $3.3 billion in fiscal 2003.  We define total compensation as salary and bonus plus "other" compensation, which includes vested restricted stock grants and...

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