Some have speculated that the deal has caused Yahoo to go silent on the network-neutrality issue.

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The room seems to go silent.

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"Realtors care about only one thing--making the sale, " added Kenneth Thomas, a lecturer on finance at Wharton, adding that if the buyer needs a subprime loan for the deal to go through, the agent is likely to keep silent about the hazards.

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They also remind us that the silent majority who once stood in the face of these threats will be silent no more and that public revulsion against the violence has strengthened the resolve of girls to go to school.

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