Economy & Business: THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS
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The takeover battles that T. Boone Pickens and others have waged over the years have produced some of the business world's most colorful terms. Among these distinctive additions to the lexicon of corporate America: GOLDEN PARACHUTE. THE GUARANTEE OF A HEFTY PAYMENT TO TOP EXECUTIVES WHOSE COMPANIES LOSE OUT IN THE TAKEOVER GAME. SUCH AGREEMENTS,