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Carl Icahn says he likes Jerry Yang and notes the former Yahoo CEO is a “charismatic guy,” but Yahoo needs to do a Microsoft search deal since the company can’t afford to fight Google.

All Things Digital's Kara Swisher talks with CNET's Dan Farber about who she believes will succeed the deposed Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO.

In a blog posting, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang assesses his time at the helm and explains why he believes the company is ready for a new chief executive.

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang hoped an advertising deal with Google would boost revenue and keep Microsoft at bay. Instead, he ended up resigning soon after the Justice Department, thanks to Microsoft lobbying, blocked the deal.

Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang’s replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo’s future?

The story line (Techmeme) revolving around Yang’s departure is familiar.

Here are today’s notable headlines.

Jerry Yang is no longer CEO of Yahoo. After a short and stormy tenure as CEO Yang is back to being Chief Yahoo.

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft and a search deal–if not outright acquisition–may not be too far behind.

Yang will step back to his chief Yahoo role as soon as a successor is found for the CEO role, Yahoo announces.

Day 1 of the event features on-stage talks with Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, venture capitalist John Doerr, and force-of-nature bicyclist Lance Armstrong.

The Yahoo CEO, hit hard in recent months by a tepid economy and a failed takeover bid from Microsoft, now has to deal with the dissolution of its hyped (but controversial) search ad deal with Google.