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   Warren Buffett

   Buffett announced in June that he gradually would give away 85% of his Berkshire holdings to five foundations in annual gifts of stock, starting in July 2006. ... From a NY Times article: "I don't believe in dynastic wealth," [Warren Buffett] said, calling those who grow up in wealthy circumstances "members of the lucky sperm club."
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   Benjamin Graham

   He also criticized those who advised that some types of stocks were a good buy at any price, because of the prospect of sustained stock price growth, without a good analysis of the business's actual financial condition. ... Warren Buffett said that Graham excelled most at the last.
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   Paulson financial rescue plan

   To assist with liquidity throughout the system, the Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank announced that banks could obtain funds via the Federal Reserve's Discount Window using ABCP as collateral. ... Warren Buffett said he wholehearedly supported the plan.
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   Airline

   The airline industry is responsible for about 11 percent of greenhouse gases emitted by the U.S. transportation sector. ... Warren Buffett once said that despite all the money that has been invested in all airlines, the net profit is less than zero.
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   Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

   Bank runs are taking place under the radar, he said. ... Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $10B plus $90B nonrecourse debt; that is, without having to repay beyond $10B if mortgages did not repay.
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   Sam Nunn

   He is an Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy. ... In an interview with CNBC on August 22, 2008, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that he favored Nunn as Obama's choice for Vice President.
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   Value investing

   High profile proponents of value investing, including Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, have argued that the essence of value investing is buying stocks at less than their intrinsic value. ... Warren Buffett once commented, "You couldn't advance in a finance department in this country unless you taught that the world was flat."
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   The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville

   Buffett then proceeds to present nine successful investment funds. ... Buffett takes special care to explain that the nine funds have little in common except the value strategy and personal connections to himself.
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system

   Bank runs are taking place under the radar, he said. ... Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $10B plus $90B nonrecourse debt; that is, without having to repay beyond $10B if mortgages did not repay.
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    The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

    The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (ISBN 0553805096) is a biography about Warren Buffett. ... Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Warren Buffett,
• Benjamin Graham,
• Paulson financial rescue plan,
• Airline,
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,
• Sam Nunn,
• Value investing,
• The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville,
• Proposed bailout of United States financial system,
• The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life