Yahoo, Google Test Search Ad Partnership

April 9th, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is surrendering some of its advertising space to Internet search leader Google Inc. in a test that appears designed to frustrate Yahoo's unsolicited suitor, Microsoft Corp.

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