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Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina claimed victory in Tuesday’s shareholder vote on the company’s proposed $21 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. But dissident director Walter Hewlett, who opposed the merger, did not concede defeat. That means the official results in one of corporate America’s nastiest and highest profile proxy fights will likely have to wait for a hand count by an independent Delaware firm -- a process that’s expected to take several weeks. Read the full story.

I'm sorry, but I had to laugh. Who would've thought that the Valley's biggest soap opera would involve...HP??

And given the election parallel, I really don't want to know what happens next.