Microsoft and NBC dissolve joint venture

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is pulling out of the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com so it can build its own online news service. The breakup announced late Sunday dissolves the final shred of a 16-year marriage between Microsoft Corp. and NBC News, w

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*** Thursday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up : MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), Attorney Jami Floyd, USA Today's Susan Page, Time's Michael Crowley, Huffington Post's Dave Jamieson, Republican strategist and MSNBC contributor Robe

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