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Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction

Nov. 18, 2008
Yahoo has a fundamental decision to make, say analysts. Does it want to remain an independent company, or should it sell some or all of itself to another Internet player?
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler