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In the News

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asks companies and CEO to halt political donations “until the nation’s elected leaders put aside their political posturing and find some common ground on long-term fiscal issues.” See also ZeroHedge’s reaction.

Motorola Mobility’s CEO Sanjay Jha stands to reap a huge payday if the Google acquisition goes through.

Larry Page discusses Google’s  Motorola Mobility acquisition.

AOL’s troubles — as CEO Tim Armstrong’s — continue.

Allen Adamson of Forbes interviews RadioShack’s Chief Marketing Officer Lee Applbaum.

Esquire pounces on Kmart and Sears.

Stock Purchases

Warren Buffett discloses stock purchases in Dollar General, and increased his stake in MasterCard and Wells Fargo, while decreasing it in Kraft.

Steven Kiel looks at four companies where the CFO has recently bought stock: eBay, Everest Re Group, Nielsen Holdings, and Cadence Design Systems