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Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz laughs as he responds to a reporter's question at his office in Seattle, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Now 30 years old, Starbucks Coffee Co. is exporting the "coffee culture" developed in Seattle to 20 other countries on four continents, where its blend of fine coffee and a gathering place is showing global appeal. (AP Photo/Cheryl Hatch)