For instance, take the Legg Mason Capital Management Value Fund, managed by Bill Miller.

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And with Legg Mason Capital Management's endorsement of Yahoo!'

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Baltimore-based Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. held a combined 79.8 million shares of Freddie as of July 31 in Bill Miller's Value Trust and Opportunity Trust funds as well as institutional accounts, the firm said.

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Legg Mason Capital Management CEO Bill Miller --who oversees 5.6 million shares of MCI, about 1.76% of the company--has said that Qwest's offer is superior, and that if Verizon's bid comes to a vote, he'll shoot it down.

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Miller, chief executive of Baltimore-based Legg Mason Funds Management, also believes that capital spending is on the road to recovery, another positive stimulus for a better economy.

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