Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Business Writer, Technology / Business

(AP) -- An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid during the spring.

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