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Write-Offs: 3.25.15

Warren Buffett is making you fat; Female exec pay is really, really bad; Munger mocks Greeks; Kraft/Heinz; Man puts cardboard cutout of Dos Equis guy in passenger seat so he can use carpool lane; and more.
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$$$Warren Buffett Is Bad for Your Health [Bloomberg]

$$$Next at Morgan Stanley: More Reshuffling of Deck [WSJ]

$$$Female execs should be flipping out about their compensation [BI / Shane Ferro]

$$$Argentina minister says Citigroup bond deal is illegal [Reuters]

$$$This Is the Perfect Hotel for Business Travelers, but You'll Never Stay There [Bloomberg]

$$$ On Monday, a motorcycle trooper near Fife, Washington, pulled over a driver who was attempting to use the carpool lane by sticking a cardboard cutout in the passenger seat. It wasn't just any face, it was that of Jonathan Goldsmith, the actor who plays "The Most Interesting Man in the World" in Dos Equis ads, KOMO TV reports. [HP]

$$$Munger Mocks Greek ‘Idiotic Idea’ You Can Vote Yourself Rich [Bloomberg]

$$$Biggest Banks Absent From Biggest Deal of Year [Dealbook]

$$$Trespassing Suspect Left Credit Card Used To Jimmy Garage Door: Cops [AP]

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