Revised Yahoo vote reveals more disdain for board

August 5, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has revised the results of a closely watched shareholder vote on its much-maligned board after discovering an error by a tabulation firm grossly exaggerated the number of ballots backing the directors.

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