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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (11649)	9/18/2003 9:11:42 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95574

Brian, another excerpt >Those favoring his departure were a group of Wall Street chief executives who have been critical of Mr. Grasso's pay package since it was disclosed. They included Henry M. Paulson Jr. of Goldman Sachs, William B. Harrison Jr. of J.P. Morgan Chase and Philip J. Purcell of Morgan Stanley. H. Carl McCall, the co-chairman of the corporate governance committee and the former comptroller of New York State, also voted with this group, according to several directors.< I'd like to see a list of names who approved his pay. Gottfried

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (11649)	9/18/2003 10:13:18 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95574

>>Unlike many executives whose pay has drawn fire in recent years, Mr. Grasso has been applauded for his management, including his strong leadership and ability to reopen the markets after Sept. 11. >Grasso takes ALL of the credit for opening the Exchange a week after the 9/11 attacks and received a $5M bonus for it. What about all of the thousands of utility workers and city employees and even others who work at the NYSE who helped make it happen? The more I learn about Grasso, the less I like him. BK The day the exchange opened I put in an order for $5,000 in a tech fund (FSELX that is priced every hour) as a patriotic duty to show support. I've wondered how many millions of others decided to do a symbolic buy to tell those terrorists we would not let fear drive us to hide? Firemen from towns near me flew to NY to help sift through the rubble looking for bodies. They are suffering now from some respritory problems. To think anyone profited for being a cheerleader when other leaders also stepped forward (Bush and Gulliani)... What is interesting... the market is up and AMAT, et. al. are down on lower b2b but it seems to be as expected for the sort of news. Does this mean the NYSE took action quick enough to avoid more problems or does it mean the market is so bullish it doesn't matter what sort of bad news hits? Kirk out