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Are Breasts a Right or a Privilege?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Employment, Breast Cancer, Breasts, Glasgow, Breast Implants, Cancer, Cosmetic Surgery, Health Care, Bioethics, Gender Identity, AC v. Berkshire West Primary Care Trust, Feminism, Beauty-Myths, Gender, Adolescence, Berkshire, Doctors, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

It shouldn't matter whether breast enhancement for GID patients is a "core" medical necessity. What ought to matter is that a human being is suffering and the medical establishment has the technology and resources to help.

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Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Weekend: A First-Hand Account

Ellen Sledge | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Omaha, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Meeting, Business News
Ellen Sledge

Buffett's notoriously a creature of habit, and the rumor is his regular meal is t-bone steak, salad with blue cheese dressing, and a cherry Coke at Gorat's.

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Berkshire net income falls 64 percent because of derivatives

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Business News

OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit fell 64 percent because it recorded an unrealized $1.6 billion pretax...

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Buffett Buys 3 Percent Stake Of World's Largest Reinsurer

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warren Buffett, Reinsurer, Swiss Reinsurance Co, Berkshire, Business News

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bought a 3 percent stake in Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world's largest reinsurer said Wednesday. Buffett's in...

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