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The Motley Fool January 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Judge Nicks Gillette Four-blade razor champion Schick, an Energizer Holdings company, won an important victory in Federal court yesterday over three-blade maestro Gillette. A federal judge rejected Gillette's efforts to stop sales of Schick's Quattro on grounds it violates existing multi-blade razor patents.
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The Motley Fool January 29, 2004 Rex Moore	Gillette Spends, Wins The world's top blade maker spent heavily to grow market share in 2003.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Gillette's Clean Cut for Women The company will offer a power wet shaving system for women in the spring. For Gillette shareholders, this is a triple winner.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Gillette's Closer Shave Gillette's next-generation razor looks to add some stubble to Procter & Gamble's bottom line. The shareholders probably don't need to worry. Executed properly, Gillette's new products will be a hit.
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BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 William Symonds	Can Gillette Regain Its Edge? Its new $15 battery-powered M3Power shaver ups the arms race with Schick
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Gillette's Teething The tooth-whitening market sparkles, but rivals abound.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Steel Dynamics' Heavy Hint The American steel company initiates a dividend before releasing earnings, causing the stock to rise 10% in two days.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Steven Mallas	Gillette to Innovate Again We may be close to a new shaving system from Gillette -- and P&G couldn't be happier.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Steven Mallas	A Catalyst for Energizer The company's stock had a great session Monday because of earnings. Should you buy?
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The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Duke's Dividend Stays Put Management reins in holdings and puts forth modest growth strategy.
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The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Rich Smith	American Standard Still Clogged American Standard reported strong results, but debt remains a factor.
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The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Children's Place a Victim of Own Success Children's Place needs to learn to keep its mouth shut.
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The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Procter & Gamble & Gillette Fast-moving consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has offered to purchase razor blade and battery magnate Gillette in an all-stock deal valuing Gillette's shares at 0.975 shares of P&G each.
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The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Don't Buy Dana's Dividend The allure of a large yield can be more painful than it's worth. As you gaze at the current 5% dividend from Dana and wonder whether it's worth the risk, take a pass, because it's likely that this dividend will be cut.
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The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Steven Mallas	A Prosperous P&G Procter & Gamble had a great year that was aided by the Gillette acquisition. This equity is a great long-term core holding; if you see it at an even higher yield, do yourself a favor and take a hard look at this stalwart operation.