CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, Associated Press
- An online advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. is facing opposition from consumer and civic groups that didn’t wait for an official deal announcement to voice their discontent.
Top Google executives said Thursday they are interested in a partnership with their closest rival but didn’t indicate how close they were to an agreement.
A coalition of 16 civil rights and rural advocacy groups, including the Black Leadership Forum and the League of Rural Voters, on Friday urged federal regulators to investigate the potential combination. The Black Leadership Forum is an umbrella group of 36 civil rights organizations, including the NAACP and the National Urban League.
