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Buffett's Berkshire will oppose USG board nominees after Knauf bid

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway plans to vote against four board nominees proposed by USG Corp, giving a boost to a $5.9 billion takeover bid by German's Gebr Knauf AG that the building products company had rejected.