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Stockpickr Staff

03/05/09 - 10:28 AM EST

Updated from March 4, 12:04 p.m. EST

Despite the worst bear market since the 1930s, activist investors such as Warren Buffett , Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management and Carl Icahn by all accounts are still finding attractive valuations on both the long and short sides of the equity market.

Here at Stockpickr.com we track many of the latest activist filings for investors interested in piggybacking of these activist investors. We highlight a few of the latest situations here, in stocks such as Lions Gate Entertainment(LGF ) and Republic Services(RSG ).

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