Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's Internet search engine or possibly the entire company.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news134671527.html">Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board</a></p> <p>(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's Internet search engine or possibly the entire company.</p>