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Ken Lewis on Leaving BofA

Bank of America announced last week that longtime CEO Ken Lewis would retire by year's end. WBTV's Melissa Hankins buttonholed Lewis to ask about his departure.

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Irene Rosenfeld’s Crafty Pursuit of Cadbury
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