Chief executive of Yahoo, Carol Bartz, steadfastly defended the Internet company's business practices in China saying it is "not our job to fix the Chinese government."Lawmakers accused the Sunnyvale Internet giant of putting its profits in the booming China market ahead of human rights by turning over secret data that enabled Chinese officials to track down and punish dissidents.A reporter for ...

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) Chief Executive Carol Bartz said Monday the struggling Internet giant can "take on" rivals Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Google Inc. (GOOG), and she dismissed the idea of striking a partnership with Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) AOL unit.

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Less than a week after saying that Yahoo would be "cleaner and simpler without a Microsoft connection," CEO Carol Bartz said on Monday that the struggling Internet giant can "take on" rivals Microsoft Corp and Google Inc. However, she dismissed the idea of striking a partnership with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit, Dow Jones reported on Monday.

Yahoo may have fended off a takeover bid by Microsoft, but the prolonged and continuing fight for control of the Internet giant appears to have left it a weaker company.