Reuters
Occidental CEO got more than $400 million in 2006
Saturday April 7, 5:37 pm ET


CHICAGO (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s chairman and chief executive took in more than $400 million in compensation last year, the company said in a filing, one of the biggest single-year payouts in U.S. corporate history.
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