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Here’s Why Activist Investing Isn’t Going Away

A new report details the eye-popping numbers surrounding activist campaigns in 2014, which reached new heights and targeted bigger companies than ever. View this image › Keith Bedford / Reuters / Reuters Last October, the activist hedge fund Starboard Value, claimed an unprecedented victory in its campaign to replace the entire board of Olive Garden…

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The Iron Sheik ready to rumble over NFL controversy, Roger Goodell

http://twitter.com/#!/the_ironsheik/status/250441370731429888 The ex-pro-wrestler is apparently very passionate about football (who knew?), and he took to Twitter to vent his frustrations over the fiasco surrounding NFL replacement referees. Unsurprisingly, politeness did not come into play: if i was the green bay i beat the fuck out of the jabroni refs and make them eat dog shit.…

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Surprise! MSNBC calls debate for Biden; Maddow finds Ryan ‘terrifying’

http://twitter.com/#!/thejoshpatten/status/256585384333549569 A surprisingly subdued Chris Matthews declared a Biden victory in tonight’s vice presidential debate but gave points to Paul Ryan for his answers on economics and on the administration’s mishandling of the Benghazi terrorist attack. And what we all need now is Chris Matthews’ unbiased analysis of who “won.” Apparently Biden “lost” Benghazi? OK!…

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Rep. Mark Takano goes the full Kanye on Sen. Ted Cruz’s filibuster

http://twitter.com/#!/RepMarkTakano/status/382599378940067840 We disagree with the sentiment, but it really would have been something if Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) had crashed the Senate floor to do his Kanye West impression in person. A quick and dirty Photoshop will have to do, though. http://twitter.com/#!/H_Linville/status/382600846199894016 Greatest filibuster of all time? What was that about again? Preserving late-term abortion…

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Cats Are Skilled, Agile Jumpers…Except When They’re Not

Cats have a long-standing history of being stealthy and agile creatures. Some might even consider them to be the James Bonds of the animal kingdom. But believe it or not, cats do have bad days every once in a while. And to be honest, nothing makes my doggy-loving heart flutter quite like seeing a cat…

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