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* McDonald’s Corp. paid Chief Executive Jim Skinner $8.8 million in bonuses as a result of its “superior” performance from 2004 to 2006, the fast-food company said in a regulatory filing.

* A congressional committee scheduled a Wednesday hearing to examine whether the proposed $4.8-billion merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and rival XM Satellite Holdings Inc. would hurt consumers. Sirius Chief Executive Mel Karmazin will testify before the House Judiciary Committee.