CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Jerry Yang looks at Gao Qin Sheng (C), mother of Shi Tao, a Chinese reporter who was sentenced last April to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets abroad, and Chinese dissident Harry Wu (R), as he testifies before a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington November 6, 2007. The committee is hearing on "Yahoo! Inc.'s Provision of False Information to Congress" regarding the American company's role in landing Chinese journalist Shi Tao behind bars in China. Yang offered his apology to the families affected by Yahoo's cooperation with the Chinese government. Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Jerry Yang looks at Gao Qin Sheng (C), mother of Shi Tao, a Chinese reporter who was sentenced last April to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets abroad, and Chinese dissident Harry Wu (R), as he testifies before a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington November 6, 2007. The committee is hearing on "Yahoo! Inc.'s Provision of False Information to Congress" regarding the American company's role in landing Chinese journalist Shi Tao behind bars in China. Yang offered his apology to the families affected by Yahoo's cooperation with the Chinese government.

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