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Chernin to Yahoo: "No"

Let the rumors begin! It's been 23 days since Yang resigned and no new CEO has been named at Yahoo. Speculation began almost immediately that Peter Chernin, COO of News Corp was among the top candidates. But the industry blogs are all abuzz that Chernin has no interest in the job and that (reportedly) when asked by Yahoo board chairman Roy Bostock to come in to discuss the possibility, Chernin declined the invite.

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