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AOL To Axe 1/3 Of Workers

11.19.09 5:12 PM EDT By Ben Popken

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You’ve got pink slip! AOL plans to reduce its workforce by a third as it prepares to be spun off from its ill-fated Time Warner marriage. Who will be left to “cancel the account?” [AP] (Photo: RogueSun Media)

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11.19.09By Ben Popken

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