Early Fireworks at AOL Meeting

Updated from 1:07 p.m. EDT

It didn't take long for AOL Time Warner's (AOL Quote) shareholder meeting to turn contentious on Friday.

But the banged-up media and entertainment company made it through intact, as all directors were re-elected to the board and shareholders supported management on all other issues up for vote -- to varying degrees.

With AOL Time Warner's stock well below where it was at the company's founding in 2001, with the America Online unit dogged by problematic revenue recognition, and with organizations such as the California Public Employees' Retirement System questioning corporate governance policies, outsiders expected a bumpy meeting. ...