| Acknowledgments |
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| Cast of Characters |
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| Prologue: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |
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"This Is the Street Where They Fool People." |
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From Consulting to Communications: MCI |
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13 | (4) |
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My First Run-in with Jack Grubman |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (6) |
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From the Jetway to the Attic |
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28 | (6) |
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"We Do Not Make Negative or Controversial Comments About Our Clients." |
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34 | (6) |
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2. Around the World in Seven Days (or Less): 1992-1993 |
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40 | (26) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (5) |
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Privatization Pandemonium |
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53 | (4) |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (6) |
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3. Rainmaker, Dealbreaker: 1993-1996 |
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66 | (28) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (6) |
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My Major Opinion Change: Upgrading the Bells, Downgrading AT&T |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (4) |
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"Just to Make Things Interesting" |
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91 | (3) |
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4. Intimidation: 1996-1997 |
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94 | (21) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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My Failed Quest for Qwest |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (5) |
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5. Merger Mania: July 1997–January 1999 |
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115 | (31) |
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The Case of the Secret Document |
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115 | (9) |
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124 | (4) |
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Jack and Bernie: Inextricably Linked |
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128 | (5) |
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Jack Plays Loose: I Play Banker |
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133 | (5) |
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How I Lost My Bank $25 Million |
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138 | (8) |
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6. Oxygen Deprivation: 1999 |
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146 | (27) |
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My Multibillion-Dollar Mistake: AT&T |
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146 | (5) |
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"You're Missing the Fucking Boat on Level 3" |
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151 | (5) |
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"You Know He Can't Keep His Mouth Shut" |
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156 | (5) |
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161 | (4) |
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"How Can Your Best Friends Become Your Worst Enemies?" |
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165 | (5) |
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170 | (3) |
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7. The Leak, the Ambush, and the Dupe: 1999 |
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173 | (28) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (4) |
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A Piece of the Action at CSFB |
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182 | (6) |
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188 | (3) |
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"Any Idea What the Hell They Were Talking About?" |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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The Dupe: Jack's AT&T Upgrade |
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194 | (3) |
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"I've Never Had a Conversation Like This." |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (29) |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (4) |
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (5) |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (7) |
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230 | (30) |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (2) |
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The Analyst Plays the Villain |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (2) |
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Qwest and Global: The Swapstakes |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (4) |
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Outed: Qwest's Accounting Gimmicks |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (5) |
| 10. Jack Fell Down: 2002—April 2003 |
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260 | (32) |
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260 | (7) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (7) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (8) |
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287 | (5) |
| Epilogue: Where Are They Now? |
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292 | (6) |
| Afterword: Back to the Future: Some Policy Prescriptions |
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298 | (18) |
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301 | (1) |
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Why Spinning Off Research Won't Work |
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302 | (1) |
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A Critique of Actual and Proposed Reforms |
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303 | (6) |
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309 | (7) |
| Notes |
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316 | (9) |
| Glossary |
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325 | (4) |
| Index |
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