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Yahoo Takes Icahn Fight to Homepage

Posted Jul 19, 08 12:22 PM CDT in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – A new button on Yahoo's homepage links users to the company's case against activist investor Carl Icahn, PC World reports. Icahn is seeking to unseat Yahoo's board at its Aug. 1 general meeting. The page links to voting forms and leaves shareholders in no doubt how the company thinks they should vote: A purple banner carries the Icahn quote, "It's hard to understand these technology companies."

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A showdown for control of Yahoo's board is expected at the company's August 1 general meeting.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo, private equity investor Carl Icahn speaks at the World Business Forum in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
The Yahoo logo is shown on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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