Read more consultant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35614/consultant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:17:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re a general unhappy with your measly six-figure salary, just retire; the Pentagon will pay you millions to come back and consult, even if you’re also drawing a paycheck from a defense contractor. At least 158 retired admirals and generals are now on the Pentagon payroll as “senior mentors,...http://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55613/business-is-booming-for-french-protest-coach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance's leading "protest consultant" has never been busier, he tells the Wall Street Journal . Xavier Renou provides—for a discretionary fee—tips and training courses for anticapitalist protesters on making sure their message is heard. Renou sticks to nonviolent means, but has plenty of practical advice on everything from picking...http://www.newser.com/story/55613/business-is-booming-for-french-protest-coach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 6:01:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51998/coaches-help-new-inmates-move-from-suits-to-stripes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession is providing new career opportunities for criminals turned consultants, reports the Los Angeles Times. Using the web, “jailhouse litigators” coach future inmates who’ve been convicted of white-collar crimes that presumably haven't prepared them for life on the inside. “We deal with anybody who has fears,” said one consultant,...http://www.newser.com/story/51998/coaches-help-new-inmates-move-from-suits-to-stripes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 15:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41213/blair-banks-20m-in-first-year-as-ex-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTony Blair took in around $20 million since stepping aside as British PM last October, the Times of London reports, six times what he’d made in his entire life and more than double Bill Clinton’s take in his first year out of office. Some at the UN have questioned whether...http://www.newser.com/story/41213/blair-banks-20m-in-first-year-as-ex-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 14:05:49 CDT