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With his customary vigor, Mr. Giuliani has defended his contract offer, which includes a raise of almost 16percentt in the last three years, after the two-year pay freeze.

Listed as one of the country's most overpaid CEOs by Bloomberg, Stumpf earned $22.9 million in 2012, a raise of almost 16percentt from his 2011 pay of $19.8 million.

Other significant pay increases this year have included raises of almost 10percentt for public school teachers and administrators in Washington and raises of almost 30percentt for nurses, who are still in high demand nationwide, at Tenet Healthcare.

And it raised a question of almost biblical dimensions: can a child ever be justified in murdering a parent?

Those 20 campuses raised a total of almost $7.7 billion — or more than a quarter of all giving to colleges and universities, the council said.

Zoopla has now raised a total of almost £5.5m.

The company raised a total of almost $505 million in five funding rounds before it went public in 2011.

HomeAway raised a total of almost $505 million in five funding rounds before it went public in 2011.

Kids helping kids To date, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has raised a total of almost $160 million as one of UNICEF's most recognizable campaigns.

The UN held a donors' conference in March and raised pledges of almost $10 billion.

Inflation ran rampant, and the capital gains tax was raised to a maximum of almost 50%.