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Outraged Icahn refocuses on ousting Yahoo board
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Yahoo got a show of support on Friday from one of its biggest shareholders for its efforts to defend itself against a proxy fight by the activist investor Carl C. Icahn. (article 4) NEW YORK - Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. chairman Bill Miller is backing Yahoo Inc. chief executive Jerry Yang in a fight for control of the board, saying a proxy contest with Carl Icahn would be disruptive. (article 5) Icahn filed the final nominating papers for a slate of candidates that will oppose Yahoo's current nine directors in a showdown scheduled for an Aug. 1 shareholder vote. (article 2) In separate letter to Yahoo shareholders, Icahn accused the incumbent board of being more interested in protecting its jobs than evaluating the merits of Microsoft's latest offer for Yahoo's online search operations. (article 2) Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Page updated at 02:00 a.m. Tech Tracks Blog is now Microsoft Pri0. (article 9) Microsoft's commitment to winning a bigger chunk of online services and advertising business was underscored Thursday when the company slightly lowered its profit forecast for the current fiscal year to reflect planned spending increases. (article 7) The company had $60.42 billion in revenue for the year, which ended June 30, up 18 percent from 2007 and the fastest revenue growth rate for the company since 1999. (article 7)

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