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EXHIBIT 10.1    
  

        Effective October 31, 2002, each of the Registrant's directors and executive officers entered into a Power of Attorney and Indemnification Agreement in the
form attached hereto with the Registrant and M. Keith Waddell, Steven Karel and Evelyn Crane-Oliver. Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, the individual
agreements are not being filed. 

 
 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT    
  

        This Power of Attorney and Indemnification Agreement is entered into as of            , 2002, by and among Robert Half
International Inc. (the
"Company"),                        ("Reporting Person") and M. Keith Waddell, Steven Karel, and Evelyn Crane-Oliver (each an
"Attorney-in-Fact" and, collectively, the
"Attorneys-in-Fact"). 

        WHEREAS,
the Company's Common Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Company is subject to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). 

        WHEREAS,
Reporting Person serves as a director or executive officer of the Company. 

        WHEREAS,
Section 16 of the 1934 Act ("Section 16") and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder require Reporting Person to file reports with respect to
changes in Reporting Person's ownership of the Company's securities, including, but not limited to reports on Form 4. 

        WHEREAS,
a report on Form 4 is required to be filed by Reporting Person within two days of certain changes in Reporting Person's ownership of the Company's securities. 

        WHEREAS,
it will, on occasion, be difficult for Reporting Person to prepare and file the Form 4 within the required two day filing period. 

        WHEREAS,
the Company and Reporting Person would each suffer detriment if Reporting Person were to not file a Section 16 report on time. 

        WHEREAS,
each of the Attorneys-in-Fact serves as an officer or employee of the Company. 

        WHEREAS,
the rules and regulations of the SEC permit Reporting Person to grant a power of attorney to one or more individuals with respect to the execution of reports required by
Section 16. 

        WHEREAS,
the Company and Reporting Person deem it advisable and in their respective best interests for arrangements to be made whereby each of the
Attorneys-in-Fact would be granted a power of attorney to execute and file Section 16 reports on behalf of Reporting Person 

        WHEREAS,
each of the Attorneys-in-Fact is willing to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions stated herein. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1.    Reporting
Person hereby constitutes and appoints each of the Attorneys-in-Fact as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, to have full
power to act in Reporting Person's name, place and stead and on his behalf to do and execute all or any of the following acts, deeds and things: 

a.    To
execute and file for and on behalf of Reporting Person reports or other filings under Section 16 and the rules thereunder with respect to securities of the Company, including
without limitation, Forms 3, 4 and 5, including any amendments, corrections, supplements or other changes thereto. 

b.    To
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of Reporting Person which such Attorney-in-Fact (in his sole discretion) determines may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such reports or other filings and timely file same with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority. 

c.    To
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the sole opinion of such Attorney-in-Fact, may be of benefit to, in
the interest of, or legally required by Reporting Person, it being understood that the documents executed by such Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Reporting Person pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such Attorney-in-Fact may approve in such Attorney-in-Fact's
discretion. 

2.    Reporting
Person hereby grants to each Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done (in such Attorney-in-Fact's sole discretion) in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all 

intents and purposes as Reporting Person might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
Attorneys-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. Reporting Person acknowledges that the
Attorneys-in-Fact, in serving in such capacity at his request, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of his responsibilities to comply with Section 16 and
the rules thereunder. 

3.    Each
Attorney-in-Fact shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or Reporting Person with respect to the powers granted herein except for and to the
extent of such Attorney-in-Fact's intentional misconduct. In no event shall any Attorney-in-Fact be liable for incidental, indirect, special,
consequential or punitive damages. 

4.    Reporting
Person and the Company, jointly and severally, hereby agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each such Attorney-in-Fact (and his
respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and assigns) from and against the entirety of any and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts
paid in settlement, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, (collectively, "Losses") relating to or arising out of the exercise of this power of attorney by such
Attorney-in-Fact, and will reimburse each Attorney-in-Fact and any other party entitled to indemnification hereunder for all Losses as they are incurred
by such Attorney-in-Fact or such other indemnified party in connection with any pending or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation with which the
Attorney-in-Fact or such other indemnified party is or is threatened to be made a party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Reporting Person and the Company shall have no
obligations to an Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to the foregoing sentence if there has been a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Losses have resulted
solely from the intentional misconduct of such Attorney-in-Fact. 

4.    The
powers granted pursuant to Section 1 and 2 hereof ("Power of Attorney") shall remain in full force and effect with respect to each Attorney-in-Fact
until the earliest to occur of (a) revocation in writing by Reporting Person, (b) resignation in writing by such Attorney-In-Fact, (c) Reporting Person
being no longer subject to Section 16 with respect to the Company's securities and (d) such Attorney-in-Fact ceasing to be an employee of the Company.
Notwithstanding the termination of the Power of Attorney with respect to one or more Attorneys-in-Fact, the Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect with respect
to the remaining Attorneys-in-Fact. 

5.    The
covenants and obligations contained in Sections 3 and 4 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any termination of this agreement or the Power of Attorney. 

6.    The
provisions of this agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision hereof; provided that if any provision of this agreement is adjudged by any governmental body, arbitrator or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with its terms, then such
governmental body, arbitrator or mediator shall have the power to modify the provision in a manner consistent with the objectives of this agreement such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete
specific words or phrases, and it its reduced form, such provision shall be enforceable and shall be enforced, but in any case, only to the extent required to make such provision enforceable. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Power of Attorney and Indemnification Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	Robert Half International Inc.
	

 	
 	

By	
 	

 Harold M. Messmer, Jr.

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

    
 [Reporting Person]
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

    
 M. Keith Waddell
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

    
 Steven Karel
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

    
 Evelyn Crane-Oliver

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Exhibit 10.1    
  

 
 

Amendment No. 6
  To
  Credit Agreement
  Dated as of March 1, 1998
  Between
  MK GOLD COMPANY, as Borrower
  And
  LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION, as Lender    
  

        This Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 30, 2002, hereby amends the Credit Agreement entered into as of March 1, 1998, as amended
pursuant to Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 1, 2000, Amendment No. 2, dated as of October 17, 2000, Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 31, 2000,
Amendment No. 4, dated as of April 1, 2001, and Amendment No. 5 dated as of July 1, 2001 (the "Credit Agreement"), between MK GOLD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation
("Borrower"), and LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION, a New York corporation ("Lender"). 

        Borrower
and Lender agree as follows: 

        1.    Amendments.    

        (a)  The
definition of "Commitment" set forth in Section 1.1, "Defined Terms," of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 

        ""Commitment" means the aggregate commitment of Lender to make Loans, which aggregate commitment shall be $40,000,000 on the effective
date of this Amendment No. 6 and thereafter until the Termination Date, as such amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the Agreement." 

        (b)  The
definition of "Termination Date" set forth in Section 1.1, "Defined Terms," of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 

        ""Termination Date" shall mean January 2, 2004, or such earlier date as may be determined in accordance with subsection 2.1(e)." 

        (c)  Section 2.1(d)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 

        "Note. Loans made by Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note to be executed and delivered by Borrower. In connection with this
Amendment No. 6, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an executed promissory note in the form of Exhibit A to this Amendment No. 6, and Lender shall return to Borrower the executed
promissory note dated as of September 30, 2002. From and after the effective date of this Amendment No. 6, the promissory note delivered by Borrower in connection with this Amendment
No. 6 shall constitute the "Note" for purposes of the Agreement. The Note shall be payable to the order of Lender and shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of the
Commitment or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by Lender to Borrower with interest thereon as provided in subsection 2.2. The date and amount of each Loan and each
payment of principal with respect thereto shall be recorded on the books and records of Lender, which books and records shall constitute prima facie  evidence of the accuracy of the information therein
recorded. The entire unpaid balance of the Loans shall be due and payable on the Termination Date." 

        2.    No Other Amendments.    Except as expressly provided in this Amendment No. 6, the Credit Agreement is not
amended, changed or modified, and the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect. 

        3.    Effective Date.    The effective date of this Amendment No. 6 is September 30, 2002. 

        4.    Counterparts.    This Amendment No. 6 may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have caused this Amendment No. 6 to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 

	Borrower:	 	MK GOLD COMPANY,

a Delaware corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  JOHN FARMER      

	 	 	Name:	John Farmer

	 	 	Title:	CFO

	

Lender:	
 	
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION,

a New York corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  THOMAS E. MARA      

	 	 	Name:	Thomas E. Mara

	 	 	Title:	EVP

 
 

EXHIBIT A    
  

 
  MK GOLD COMPANY
  
    PROMISSORY NOTE    
  

	U.S. $40,000,000	 	New York, New York

September 30, 2002    

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MK GOLD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation ("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION, a New York corporation
("Payee"), on or before the Termination Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the lesser of (x) FORTY MILLION DOLLARS ($40,000,000) and (y) the unpaid principal
amount of all Loans made by Payee to Borrower under the Credit Agreement referred to below. 

        Borrower
also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, from the date hereof until paid in full, at the rates and at the times provided by that certain Credit
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1998, between Borrower and Payee, as amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 1, 2000, Amendment No. 2, dated as of
October 17, 2000, Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 31, 2000, Amendment No. 4, dated as of April 1, 2001, Amendment No. 5, dated as of July 1,
2001, and Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 30, 2002 (as the same may be further amended, the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the meanings
assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 

        This
Note is Borrower's "Note" and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the
terms and conditions under which the Loans evidenced hereby were made and are to be repaid. 

        All
payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the location designated by
Payee. 

        Whenever
any payment on this Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of
time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest on this Note. 

        This
Note is subject to prepayment at the option of Borrower as provided in subsection 2.4(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement. 

        Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may become, or may be declared
to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date and at the place first written above. 

	 	 	MK GOLD COMPANY
	

 	
 	

By:	

    

	

 	
 	

Name:	

    

	

 	
 	

Title:	

    

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Exhibit 10.1

Amendment No. 6 To Credit Agreement Dated as of March 1, 1998 Between MK GOLD COMPANY, as Borrower And LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION, as Lender

EXHIBIT A

MK GOLD COMPANY PROMISSORY NOTE

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