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“One of the reasons we like it is because—it fits—it dovetails very nicely within the context of both a weak economic environment but somebody who is doing something in a socially responsible way… This is a really good idea, in the midst of what has been a terrible auto market—auto sales down 15- 20 percent year over year— Honda [HMC
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Don Wordell, Ridge Worth Mid-Cap Value fund Manager
Wordell also likes: Hanover Insurance Group [THG
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Dave Rovelli, Canaccord Adams
"I think we have a floor below us that's somewhere around 5 or 6 percent below where we are right now...You have to buy into this market; you have to get a ticket on this ride, or you will eventually be left behind sometime in `09, but I think you have to be very selective in the sectors and the stocks you go into."
Dan Genter, RNC Genter Capital Management
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