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		<title><![CDATA[CVS reaffirms earnings guidance for fiscal 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CVS REAFFIRMS EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL 2008: In spite of declining consumer purchasing, CVS Caremark Corp. has confirmed the full-year earnings guidance it issued on October 30. The company expects diluted, adjusted earnings per share of $2.42 to $2.47, including the impact of its acquisition of Longs Drug Stores Corp....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CVS: Calculated Acquisitions for Greater Market Share]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CVS committed the capital necessary to push through major  acquisitions, giving the company a market advantage going into the recession.    	        The Move: CVS committed the capital necessary to push  through major acquisitions, giving the company a market...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Cites Numerous Inaccuracies in Antitrust Memo Submitted to Longs Board]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) today took strong exception with a memorandum recently submitted to the Board of Directors of Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE:LDG) by a law firm retained by CtW Investment Group, as follows:  We are aware that the Board of Directors of Longs recently...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Corp., Woonsocket, R.I., and Longs Drug Stores Corp.,  Walnut Creek, Calif., announced that they have entered into a definitive  agreement under which CVS Caremark will acquire Longs for $71.50 per  share in cash, for a total purchase price of $2.9 billion, including the  assumption...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CVS Caremark Comments on FTC Investigation into Anti-Trust Aspects of Walgreens Proposal to Acquire Longs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- In response to the press release issued earlier today by Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE:LDG) regarding the investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into the antitrust implications of a possible acquisition of Longs by Walgreens, CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) issued the following statement:  "The opening of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Has Longs Drug Stores Ever Heard of Bill Ackman?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd Sullivan submits:  Market Watch Reports: Longs Drugs said its board won't have negotiations or provide due diligence materials Walgreen was seeking. It also said Walgreen WAG has given no assurances the deal will be completed as it gave no timetable. Walgreen on Friday told Longs it was looking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:12:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Status Report: Longs Drug Stores - CVS Caremark]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The M & A Researcher submits:  Pershing Square Capital Management sent a letter to Longs Drug Stores LDG Thursday (9/11) expressing its continued opposition to its merger with CVS Caremark CVS. Key passages for the letter are as follows:  For the reasons outlined in this letter, we do...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[PowerShares Dynamic Retail ETF Finds Bargains in Discount Retailers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Dion submits:   Despite an extended economic slowdown and poor consumer spending numbers, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio ETF PMR gained momentum over the summer. While some analysts believe that the worst is yet to come for retail, an increasing number of investors believe that some retailers are oversold...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merger Watch: Longs Drug Stores - CVS Caremark]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The M & A Researcher submits:  As widely reported, CTW Investment Group has joined other major Longs Drug Stores LDG investors in openly questioning the valuation of the CVS Caremark CVS transaction -- particularly with respect to LDG's real estate holdings. This is precisely the type of shareholder concern...]]></description>
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