He can't give it up. Earlier this month, Kirk Kerkorian's claim that he was fooled into agreeing to the 1998 "merger of equals" that turned into a Daimler takeover was denied. Everyone was glad ...

Just four months ago, Kirk Kerkorian had a cup out and was asking passers-by for some spare Ford shares. Although he only wanted 20 million of them, he was offered one billion.