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The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Say It Ain't So, St. Joe The Florida landowner bows out of the home-builder market.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Can Florida Save Its Homebuilders? The Sunshine State has a plan to lift developer storm clouds. Will the Florida-heavy real estate companies benefit if the property tax measure passes? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Brian Lawler	Unwelcome Guests at ImClone ImClone's board of directors votes against Carl Icahn's proposed removal of six company directors. Short-term shareholders that are able to cash out with Icahn, will possibly have a nice gain to take home.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	KO at KB KB Home warns, but no one is surprised. Investors, eventually there will be a time to climb back in. So dig into due diligence now to find attractive players, but keep that hardhat on.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Rich Duprey	Beazer's Cloudy Future The home-builder reports dismal earnings. Shocking. While Beazer hopes the spring quarter shows more robust results, it has lowered guidance for the full year to $1.25 to $1.50 per share.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Sham Gad	Invest in Special Situations Value investors have more than one way to take advantage of bargains. They also have special situations securities, sometimes called "workouts," whose performance is not directly tied to any market environment. Can they work for you?
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Icahn Tries to Board USS Biogen Carl Icahn and the funds that he runs announce that they will try to get elected to three seats on the board of directors at Biogen Idec.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Anders Bylund	Mentor Could Use Some Guidance Is the company looking to preserve shareholder interest or management paychecks?
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Brian Lawler	Earnings Soothe ImClone Investors For long-term shareholders of ImClone stock, it will be hard to bask in the glory of ImClone's positive earnings for long. Numerous looming issues surround the company, including the Yeda patent dispute, coming competition from Amgen's Vectibix, and possible shareholder shenanigans from Icahn.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Doesn't Yahoo! Get a Say? Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft insist that only a new boardroom -- ideally populated by the slate of directors that Icahn is proposing -- will lead Microsoft to reopen acquisition talks with Yahoo!.
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BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 Ronald Grover	Just Don't Call Him A Raider Carl Icahn, who now styles himself a shareholder activist, prepares for battle with Motorola.
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Ronald Grover	Carl Icahn: Still An Improbable Robin Hood Carl Icahn is out to recast himself as the hedge fund investor's champion. That image has its critics.
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The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Tom Taulli	Retro Raider Strikes Again Carl Icahn has been very busy lately -- and his most recent prey is cardboard packaging manufacturer Temple-Inland. The stock closed unchanged yesterday at $75.75. It had surged 16% when his interest in the stock became public.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw the Book at Book Value In short, there are both opportunities and pitfalls in relying too much on book value.
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The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bored of Directors at Yahoo! Carl Icahn has Yahoo!'s board in his crosshairs.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	I Think Icahn, Time Warner Despite the market's interest in Time Warner's online operations, billionaire investor Carl Icahn still believes that more can be done to improve shareholder value.
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The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Icahn's Case for Time Warner Carl Icahn issues an open letter to shareholders pushing for change on the company's board. Investors should realize, though, that just because Icahn is around, that doesn't mean their shares will automatically go up.
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The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	ImClone's Board Shakeup A new face in the boardroom heralds change for the troubled company. Shareholders yesterday elected notorious corporate raider Carl Icahn to the company's board of directors.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Time for Peace Carl Icahn appears to have come to a truce with Time Warner over his breakup plans. However, a significant show of shareholders siding with Icahn's nominees may also force Time Warner to take a harder look at why it can't seem to get its stock out of the high teens.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Charly Travers	Mylan's "Three-Ring Circus" Carl Icahn is involved in the Mylan-King Pharmaceuticals so he can manipulate this situation to make money. And a lot of it.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Has Toll Gotten Wrung Out? Sure times are tougher in the homebuilding segment, but this may offer investors an opportunity to buy. Remember, there's a time for prudent skepticism and a time for blatant opportunism.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Icahn Handles the Truth at Yahoo! Carl Icahn has sold shares of struggling online giant Yahoo! in each of the past three trading days, enough to take his stake below 5%.
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