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Warren Buffett's Potential Successors

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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Feb 25 (Reporting By Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Eric Beech) - Legendary investor Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway has identifie...

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It's Time to Talk About Insurance, Even If You Don't Want To

Don McNay | Posted 10.24.2011

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Don McNay

As people work to make money on Main Street, insurance plays a key role in making sure that an illness, fire, or accident does not put them out of business and that the financial goals for families and charities are met if the person who set the goals dies before they are achieved.

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Buffett Admits Berkshire's "Bountiful Years Will Never Return"

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Lenzner

The challenge to the nation's greatest investment genius has become more difficult; "to increase per-share intrinsic value at a rate greater than the increase (including dividends) of the S&P 500."

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Short, Sweet and Ignorant

Seaton C. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seaton C. Smith

2011-02-10-Seaton.jpg Black History Month is half over and nothing significant has popped up for us to remember. No marches. No speeches. Not even a Tyler Perry movie.

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Meet the Gecko and Flo -- The Faces of Economic Death

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sirota

If you've turned on the tube these last few weeks, you've probably been a collateral casualty of the biggest televisual war of attrition in recent mem...

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Why Does Flo From the Progressive Insurance Ads Slightly Turn Me On?

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harmon Leon

Should I seek counseling over wanting to consummate my internal passion for a slightly annoying woman who sells car insurance on TV ads?

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Best And Worst Company Logos Ever

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.09.2011

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The Gap has found itself in a little marketing hot water, after replacing its longtime logo with a new one that Ad Age described as "something a child...

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The 8 Most Annoying Ad Mascots On TV

walletpop.com | WalletPop Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most people settle onto the couch and flip on the TV in order to unwind and relax. We have our favorite shows and there are even certain commercials t...

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Voice Actor Fired By Geico, Lance Baxter, Blames FreedomWorks (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The voice actor who was fired by Geico after leaving a disparaging voicemail for the tea party PAC FreedomWorks, spoke to Fox News' about Geico's deci...

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Warren Buffett's Plays Axl Rose In Hilarious New Geico Commercial (VIDEO))

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, you read that headline correctly. In a new commercial from Geico that we don't feel at all sheepish in calling both incredibly catchy and kin...

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D.C. Douglas, Former Geico Voice Actor, Fires Back At FreedomWorks (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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D.C. Douglas may have lost his gig as a voice over announcer on Geico commercials, but he's found another use for his time and talent ... making a ton...

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Music: The Warm Sounds Born of Extreme Darkness and Bitter Cold (Includes Free MP3s!)

Tim Mohr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Mohr

The northwesternmost outpost of the Hanseatic league--the drizzly harbor town of Bergen, Norway, nestled on the country's craggy west coast--is an unlikely hotbed for new music.

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Letterman Unleashes On Geico Character (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Evidently, David Letterman is no fan of those Geico commercials in which the "money you could be saving" sports googly eyes and stares at you til you ...

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Health Care Reform: Still An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Paul Toffel

Whose plan gets my nod, for bipartisan reality and feasibility, to save and improve our unique, innovative American health care system and not saddle our country with unsustainable debt? I vote for Senator Max Baucus.

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An Open Letter to Warren Buffett on Health Care: We Need You!

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Paul Toffel

Mr. Buffett, you're not in the health insurance market, but this might be the opportunity to bring your successful Berkshire companies to the table, to help solve the major issue of our time.

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Aug. 17, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Valeriani

Town hall meetings on health care reform....Debate or Debacle? Media make sure squeakiest wheels get the grease.

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Health-Care Reform: Common Sense Proposals Lawmakers Should Consider

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Paul Toffel

My plan is to mandate that the 159 urban medical schools in the U.S. -- remembering that "school" is in their name -- be required to serve the population within their shadows.

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Health-Care Reform: An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Paul Toffel

Recently, when an old friend asked me if I had a simple solution for the medical insurance and access problems on the front pages of America's newspapers, I told him: "Yes, I do."

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Healthy Choice, Radio Shack, Roche and Sanofi-Aventis pull ads from Glenn Beck

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Rucker

Great news today in our campaign calling on Glenn Beck's advertisers to pull their support from his show. Four more major companies have pulled their ads.

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