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Sender's remorse

Careless e-mailing has brought down some high-flyers. Here are a few of the executives who lost their jobs, their careers or their reputations thanks in part to e-mail.

Golden State Warriors
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Golden State Warriors
Eric Govan, PR manager for the NBA's Golden State Warriors, sent an e-mail titled "Ghetto Prom" -- featuring photos of black people in formal attire and commentary denigrating the outfits -- to the team's entire media distribution list.

Govan was fired.
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