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John Chambers: Is America's best leader an investor's nightmare?

Cisco CEO John Chambers was recently named one of America's Best Leaders, today however, The New York Times in a scathing article (at least in my opinion), is questioning whether Cisco shareholders will ever see a return on their investment. According to the Times story: Cisco's Run of Spending Breakingviews.com correspondent - Robert Cyran criticized the eternal ebullience of Chambers: "Mr. Chambers,... Read full story

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