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Google shares soar in relief rally

MICHAEL LIEDTKE

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Investors appear ready to embrace Google Inc. again after weeks of hand wringing over whether the faltering U.S. economy would bog down the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine. Google won back Wall Street with first-quarter earnings and revenue growth that surpassed analysts' predictions, propelled by an aggressive push outside the United States.

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