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Comments on: Icahn applies Oracle-BEA playbook to Yahoo-Microsoft bid

He takes a page out of his matchmaker's playbook to try to strike a Microhoo deal. Does he still have the resolve to wage a proxy fight to oust all of Yahoo's board?

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by amtrakextra July 13, 2008 7:41 AM PDT
Oh Please! "to illicit a deal?" You perhaps meant "elicit?" Words make a huge difference, and media people have a huge responsibility to care and accuracy in what they write. Please do better.
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by Jon Skillings July 14, 2008 3:38 AM PDT
You're right - the intended word was "elicit." The typo has been fixed.

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by benjaminstraight July 13, 2008 2:04 PM PDT
benjamin straight writes: The cherry on top?
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