Starbucks profit 2011 11 03

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Profits increased in the three months leading up to Oct. 2.

Coffee giant to sell beer and wine in Georgia, California by year end.

Major corporations endorsed gay marriage in Washington state.

Starbucks reported no profit on sales of 1.2 billion pounds in the UK.

Customers queue for coffee at Starbucks at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on Aug. 30, 2011.

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