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Mad Money Mailbag: No Lucent, No Cry

TheStreet.com Staff

Editor's note: The following are questions received from viewers of "Mad Money," seen every day at 6 p.m. EST on CNBC.

I'm new to the market. Can I make mad money buying Lucent (LU)?

-- Brian from Michigan

Jim Cramer: I used to own this stock in my charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS. It was a painful and costly position however, as management never could live up to its targets. In my opinion, Lucent's proposed merger with Alcatel (ALA) doesn't improve its future prospects enough that I'd want to invest in the company. Frankly, I believe that viewers looking for technology exposure would be better off owning Intel (INTC).

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