Allison Linn

Senior writer

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A senior writer for msnbc.com’s business section, Allison Linn writes about consumer issues, personal finance and advertising. Linn joined msnbc.com from The Associated Press, where she mainly covered Microsoft. Previously, she worked at newspapers in Colorado, Washington and Oregon. She also spent nearly two years as a reporter in Germany.