Excellent entry to the Harvard Law School Form on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, summarizing the results and trends in the most recent proxy season.
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/07/21/2012-proxy-season-review-overall-trends-in-shareholder-proposals/
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