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AIG, Detroit Three, V.A. and Berkeley Featured Among Top 2008 PR Blunders
December 27th, 2008
The 14th Annual Top 10 PR Blunders List, compiled by San Francisco's Fineman PR features bailed out big shots, political snafus and a clueless Dept. of Veterans Affairs. 1. AIG All-Expense-Paid Retreats ... Paid By YOU Mere days after receiving an $85 billion federal bailout package, American International Group Inc. dropped nearly half a million dollars on an executive retreat to the posh St. Regis resort, complete with "spa treatments, banquets and golf outings," according to the Associated Press. Public reaction, as many watched 401(k) and other investments deflate, was heated. Ousted AIG CEO Robert Willumstad...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-27)
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