However, Richard Bernstein of Merrill Lynch likens risk to popcorn in a microwave.

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"The probability of companies being taken out is plummeting, in our judgment, " said Merrill Lynch's Chief Investment Strategist Richard Bernstein in a note.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Bernstein analyst Richard Evans wrote that he saw little difference between the two drugs.

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Analyst Richard Evans at Sanford Bernstein has said that Bristol's early stage pipeline might be undervalued.

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Bernstein analyst Richard Evans in a note to investors this morning.

FORBES: Roche And Schering's Desperate Duel

Bernstein analyst Richard Evans, who rates both Schering-Plough and Merck neutral.

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Richard Evans, a pharmaceuticals analyst at Bernstein, made a similar point in a note to investors this morning.

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As a college student, in the early 1970s, I had been inspired by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they uncovered the crimes of Richard Nixon.

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Redford's call came early in Woodward and Carl Bernstein's reporting on the coverup that later toppled President Richard Nixon.

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