Actor, activist Ron Silver dies at 62

Actor and political activist Ron Silver, who played a recurring role in TV’s presidential drama "The West Wing," and who also let his political views play out in real life, died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague. Robin L.

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CNBC Under Fire: Sticking Up for the Big Guy?

On the March 9 edition of CNBC’s Squawk Box, Becky Quick was interviewing Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett when the Oracle of Omaha expressed support for the Obama Administration’s mortgage bailout. “Becky,” co-host Joe Kernen broke in, “tell Warren you’re mad that you’ve done all the right things and all these other people are going to get bailed out.” Buffett replied, “There’s nothing wrong with being mad, Joe.

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