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The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Seth Jayson	Cooked Books at Home Depot? The New York Post charges that Home Depot is cooking the books. But there's not much evidence to support the claim. Until there's better evidence, investors have no reason to jump ship.
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BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Beautiful Buy At Saks? One stock that several pros are high on -- but that the Street doesn't care about -- is Saks, operator of some 350 luxury and traditional department stores. The stock has been hammered since April, when it nearly hit $18; it's now at $13.39.
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