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Benj Gallander Lorillard Inc. LO-N DON'T BUY Nov 09, 2012

Won’t buy into this sector at all. 43 different brands. A company that kills its customers. Makes a lot of money and has a high debt load so he would not like it if it was in a field he liked. They are very diversified. Headline risk.

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