You could, of course, write a corporate charter that would allow for plebiscites, but changing the charter would demand action by the directors.

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They will also search sales tax returns and the state records to disclose corporate charter information including principals of any businesses that have failed to file returns.

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U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in New York ruled Friday that Apple was wrong to bundle four amendments to its corporate charter into one proposal for a vote at next Wednesday's annual meeting.

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More recently, Hall doubled his money on Skyjet, an Internet corporate jet charter service he sold to Bombardier in 2000.

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"Africa's rich in gas, minerals, oil, gold, platinum, you name it, " says Ettore Poggi, managing director of South Africa for ExecuJet Aviation Group, which offers services including corporate aircraft charter, mangement and maintenance.

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It means that we condition taxpayer dollars that are being provided to banks on them showing some restraint when it comes to executive compensation, not using the money to charter corporate jets when they're not necessary.

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Unlike charter schools they are essentially corporate-built public schools that are bound by union contracts and state regulations.

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Or worse, that it is part of a trend towards greater corporate control of the public sector, like charter schools.

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Some early proponents of charter schools have withdrawn support from the movement after seeing how it has become captured by corporate and private interests.

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