In his spare time, Mr. Buffett managed to squeeze in any number of interviews with reporters from all media corners, and was not shy about imparting his standard wit and wisdom.

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Word on the street was that there were about 80 units available at the store, but while we couldn't squeeze an official number out of Sprint, they did confirm that they'll have units available for the launch tomorrow as well.

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It works like this: The number of transistors that chipmakers can squeeze onto a silicon chip doubles every 18 months.

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Some 109, 000 of that 285, 000 fall is due to a a smaller number claiming to be retired - the squeeze in pension pay-outs must be playing a role in that.

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But that number has been flat for years, and researchers are feeling the squeeze as more and more of their grant money is eaten up by fixed costs.

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What it doesnt mean is a mortgage backed securities crisis leading to the break up of numerous banks that are levered to the hilt and to a credit squeeze that causes layoffs of people thrown out of their homes by commercial banks and a massive number of foreclosures.

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That kind of growth will make Wal-Mart number one in plenty of other product categories soon enough, and it will put an even tighter squeeze on existing players in arenas that Wal-Mart already dominates, like apparel and food.

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Education Secretary Mike Russell has said it was not possible for local authorities to employ the same number of teachers as they had done previously, pointing to the recession, which has led to a squeeze on public spending.

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