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And in this week's episode of "Starbucks Panic Moves," we have CEO overlord Howard Schultz proposing Starbucks value meals. Schultz pitched company investors on "several breakfast pairings" at "attractive" prices in order to keep up with the likes of newfound rival McDonald's. Unlike, say, some earlier brainstorms, the idea of value meals actually makes sense during times like these. But will they make anyone buy those smoothies? [AP]