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Warren Buffett to Leave Coca-Cola Board

NEW YORK – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will step down as a director of Coca-Cola Co. (COKE) this year after 17 years on the board, the world’s largest soft-drink maker said Tuesday. Both Buffett and J. Pedro Reinhard have told Coca-Cola that they do not plan to seek re-election to …

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Feingold Drops Filibuster Against Patriot Act

WASHINGTON – With few if any allies, Sen. Russell Feingold dropped his effort late Wednesday to block the USA Patriot Act, clearing a path for Senate debate. But he promised to try to add new protections for civil liberties during proceedings later this month. “I have no desire to inconvenience …

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Governor: Iraqis Coming to Fight in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – Al Qaeda militants are coming from Iraq to fight in the insurgency in Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Thursday after interrogating an Iraqi caught sneaking into the country illegally. Meanwhile, police said a homicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at an army checkpoint in …

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