<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080801/bs_nm/gates_cocacola_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080802/2008_08_01t192133_335x450_us_gates_cocacola.jpg?x= 96&y=130&q=85&sig=g9VsneKb1hoz504Vv.jf4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates listens to a question during a news conference announcing joint efforts with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to combat the global tobacco epidemic in New York, July 23, 2008. Gates' investment firm may exercise its right to buy up to 20 percent of trash hauler Republic Services Inc's stock, according to a filing on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bill Gates' investment firm may
exercise its right to buy up to 20 percent of trash hauler
Republic Services Inc's stock, according to a filing on
Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)