The New Leader
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On the way to becoming Merrill Lynch's C.E.O., John Thain found himself in the vicinity of occasional power battles. Here are the top dogs he left in the dust.
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Dick Grasso
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Dick Grasso, chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, in his office on September 12, 2003. The embattled Grasso resigned five days later.
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Jon Corzine
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New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine works on his State of the State speech as he sits at his desk in his inner office at the State House on January 7, 2008.
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John Thornton
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John Thornton, chairman of the Brookings Institution, participates in a panel discussion during the Committee of 100's 16th Annual Meeting in New York on April 20, 2007.
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Stan O'Neal
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Stan O'Neal, then-chief executive of Merrill Lynch, in a portrait taken in his New York office in 2003.
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