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Raj Mathai sits down for a rare one-on-one interview with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina. Carly Fiorina's been out of the spotlight for nearly three years, after losing a hard-fought U.S. Senate race to longtime Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. So what's the former Hewlett-Packard CEO doing these days? "I'm not doing any one thing full-time, and that's the biggest difference," Fiorina said. "I remain engaged politically, but I'm at the stage in my life now where I choose the things I can do and that's a wonderful place to be." These days, Fiorina splits her time between Sausalito and Virginia....

Another Round in Carly vs. Walter By Monica Rivituso April 23, 2002 IT STILL ISN'T a done deal. Hewlett-Packard's (HWP) proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer (CPQ) has been a tough sell ever since it was announced back in September. The $20 billion deal championed by Chief Executive Carly Fiorina met bitter resistance from Walter Hewlett, an H-P board member and son of the late co-founder William Hewlett. And now, after aggressive campaigning by both sides, a close shareholder vote and a declaration of victory by H-P, the contest has landed in court. In this merger battle's latest twist, Hewlett is...