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Deals of the Hour / June 8, 2010, 4:10 pm

State data outsourcing still in discussion phase

He acknowledged that those discussions have provoked a flurry of rumors, including that the state has already signed a deal with IBM, which would be locating offices in Morgantown. "None of that could be any further from the truth," Schafer told the ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-06-08T23:04:51Z)

Second Rig Unrelated to Deepwater Spill Reportedly Leaking in Gulf

A bird flies off of a post near a barge carrying oil booms to be deployed to assist in the containment of oil from a leaking pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana in Venice, La., Thursday, April 29 ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-08T22:50:32Z)

'Glee' exclusive: John Stamos sinks his teeth into plum ...

Yup, I hear the Fox hit and the actor formerly known as Uncle Jesse are nearing a deal for him to recur next season as Will’s competition for the cutest neurotic at McKinley High. And if the agreement gets made, bet on a sing-off between her two ... (Source: Entertainment Weekly Online 2010-06-08T22:43:22Z)

Strasburg ticket lines

Michael Kennedy lives three blocks from Nats Park in Southwest D.C. He's lived in Southwest for most of his 50 years. He loves baseball, and so do his mother and uncle. So he figured he might as well head over to the ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-08T22:50:32Z)

Ryder Opens New Service Facility and Used Vehicle Sales ...

... growing customer base here a state-of the-art facility where we can deploy the latest in maintenance technologies as well as offer a broad array of our top-quality used vehicles for sale," said Mike Brannigan, Senior Vice President and Chief of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T22:14:44Z)

Source: Tom Izzo, Cleveland Cavaliers discuss contract

The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer first reported Monday that Gilbert and Izzo talked about the framework of a deal, worth about $6 million a season for up to five years. Izzo makes more than $3 million a season and is under contract through 2016. (Source: MLive.com 2010-06-08T22:57:41Z)

City Brights: Zennie Abraham : Joran van der Sloot's ...

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot's confession to murder has Peru and the World talking about 'psychopathic' foreigners visiting Peru and other countries to harm women. Joran van der Sloot, confessed to the murder of 21-year old Stephany Flores Ramirez ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-08T22:21:54Z)

The LeBron-O-Meter: A three-year deal in the offing?

Like everyone else in Cleveland, we wonder what LeBron James will do when his contract is up this summer. Will he stay home, or follow the bright lights to Broadway? Until he decides to talk, we have to rely on hunches ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-08T21:38:57Z)

Clinton Iran sanctions will be toughest ever

When the original draft resolution was circulated on Oct. 18 â€" shortly after the Turkey-Brazil-Iran deal was announced â€" diplomats said Brazil refused to negotiate, and it has expressed opposition to new sanctions along with Turkey and Lebanon. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-06-08T23:04:51Z)

Triumph Group Prices Note Offering

Triumph Group Inc. said Tuesday its offering of $350 million of senior notes due 2018 will have an interest rate of 8.625 percent per year and the notes are being issued at a price of 99.27 percent of their face value ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-08T22:29:03Z)

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