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Microsoft-Yahoo tie-up garners ad chief support

By Richard Waters in San Francisco

Published: October 19 2009 21:56 | Last updated: October 19 2009 21:56

The heads of the four largest advertising agencies came out on Monday in support of the proposed search engine alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo.

Their backing for the deal comes as regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are studying the partnership, which the two companies claim will create a stronger force in search advertising to counter market leader Google.

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