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The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 Tom Taulli	Barbarians at SunGard The data systems company is going private in a megadeal. Is there a conflict at the top? Bottom line: current shareholders of SunGard don't reap a whole lot of benefit from this deal.
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The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Is the head-on private equity assault on the public markets good for investors?
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The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Denim and Dumber at Gap The specialty retailer may finally have an exit strategy. Clearly, Gap is broken. The real question: Can it be fixed? Investors, take note.
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PC Magazine November 29, 2006 Sascha Segan	Expert View: We Want the iPhone! Playing music on cell phones hasn't exactly swept the nation, at least not yet.
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The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Seth Jayson	The Best Retailer for 2007: Gap Someone's going to make a killing with Gap over the next year or two. With a sale looking likely, Gap will likely yield investors a decent bump, maybe 10%-20%, even from today's levels.
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The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: Gap's Red Revival? A surprising source may spur a Gap turnaround. Here's an examination of the retailer's third-quarter conference call. Investors, take note.
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