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Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:16pm EST Dec 21 (Reuters) – Walgreens Co. still believes it can succeed even if it stops filling prescriptions for Express Scripts Inc. on Jan. 1, 2012, and its stance suggests that the odds of the drugstore making up with the pharmacy benefits manager before the end of the year are remote.
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