Report: Yahoo exec apologizes to U.S. lawmakers on China

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Report: Yahoo exec apologizes to U.S. lawmakers on China

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Says he regrets misleading House members about Yahoo cooperation with China's request for details on journalist who was jailed.

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It will happen again
by inachu November 2, 2007 6:24 AM PDT: I am sure there is some legal mumbo jumbo that states something akin to the following:

By working at yahoo you agree and will not mind sending your fellow human to jail or to death over free speech issues and your actions will have no repercussions to your daily work life while employed at yahoo.

Sleeping with the devil is what I call it.; Reply to this comment

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