--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - April 19, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - Jobs search engine site Simply Hired today announced a $13.5 million strategic investment by News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media and venture capital firm Foundation Capital. The company said the financing brings its total funding to $17.7 million. Also, representatives from both Foundation Capital and Fox Interactive Media will join the Simply Hired board.
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