Berkshire Hathaway OKs 50-for-1 split of B-shares

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is sending a plan to split the iconic company's Class B shares to a shareholder vote as part of its plan to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

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Senate votes to extend benefits to jobless, expand tax credit program for homebuyers.

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Greif declares regular dividend

Industrial packaging company Greif Inc. said Tuesday that its board declared a regular quarter dividend of 38 cents per Class A share and 57 cents per Class B share.

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Perfect World buys back stock from shareholder

Perfect World Co., a Chinese online game developer and operator, said Monday it agreed to buy about 1.2 million Class A and about 11.3 million Class B shares for $52.4 million.

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The Rockefeller Drug Laws, enacted in 1973, mandate harsh prison terms even for many nonviolent drug offenders and take some discretion away from judges at sentencing.

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When marijuana is rescheduled from a Class C to a more serious Class B drug in Britain on January 26, repeat marijuana possession offenders will face more severe sanctions, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced Monday.

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I can see this having a lot of effect on the way police handle cannabis users, (not). This legislation doesn't change the public or authoritys attitude on cannabis; I would suggest that the new more potent breeds of cannabis have their own seperate classification.

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It is hard to think of a more wrong-headed response from Gordon Brown to his plummeting popularity than the expected approval today for the re-classification of cannabis.

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Exposing children to cannabis will be "punished" with nothing more than a ticking-off under the latest Government edict.

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The newspaper argues for more shareholder democracy, but its chairman defends extra rights for the Times company's family owners.

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Fennel could be next Washington State noxious weed

A beloved herb for chefs, and beloved here on Newsvine, Fennel is possibly the next Noxious weed in Washington State, home to Newsvine. The state noxious weed control board is planning a hearing on November 15 in Ellensburg to decide weather the plant is a noxious weed or not.  …

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