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Deals of the Hour / July 26, 2010, 10:40 pm

'House' star Hugh Laurie to sing the blues on new album

LONDON — Dr. Gregory House has long battled the blues. Now, the actor who plays the acerbic physician plans to play them. Warner Music Entertainment said Monday that British actor Hugh Laurie has signed a deal to ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-07-26T17:07:16Z)

'House' star Laurie to sing the blues on new album

LONDON (AP) -- Dr. Gregory House has long battled the blues. Now, the actor who plays the acerbic physician plans to play them. Warner Music Entertainment said Monday that British actor Hugh Laurie has signed a deal to ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-26T21:03:30Z)

'Inception' licks 'Salt' over the weekend

Warner Bros.' sci-fi thriller "Inception," directed by Christopher Nolan, won the weekend box office for a second consecutive week with $43.5 million. According to Variety, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer has a domestic ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-07-27T01:35:31Z)

Khazanah poised to trump Fortis on Parkway deal

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Malaysian state investor Khazanah is poised to trump an offer from India's Fortis Healthcare ( FOHE.BO ) for Singapore's Parkway ( PARM.SI ) in a buyout bid that values Asia's ... (Source: Reuters 2010-07-26T08:17:34Z)

Sideshow: 'Inception,' 'Salt' dominate at box office

Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception won the battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's Salt at the weekend box office. Inception remained No. 1 for the second straight weekend with $43.5 million ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-27T04:41:38Z)

Hollywood Drivers Ratify Labor Deal, Avert Strike

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The union blinked -- but for the right reasons. In a surprising reversal, Teamsters members agreed Sunday morning to the "last, best and final" offer from studios, averting a ... (Source: ABC News 2010-07-27T03:15:44Z)

Fees help elevate U.S. airlines' profits

Good times are finally back for the nation's airlines. For travelers, that means it's getting harder to find bargains. The summer travel season got off to a roaring start, fares are up, and money is rolling in from fees ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-07-27T02:25:37Z)

Toronto officially signs Kleiza

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Linas Kleiza to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, no details of the deal were announced. The Raptors had signed Kleiza to an offer sheet that was not matched by ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-07-26T20:20:33Z)

WH: No attempt to stop WikiLeaks news reports

The White House says the secret military documents released by the whistle-blower WikiLeaks reveal names, operations, logistics and sources involved in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. White House spokesman ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-07-26T20:20:33Z)

Roy Williams says Dez Bryant dustup "not a big deal"

SAN ANTONIO — Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams can't even get his 4-year-old son to carry his shoulder pads. "Man, I can't get anybody to carry them," Williams joked Monday. "I'm mad at him, too." A day after the ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-07-27T04:27:19Z)

WikiLeaks says evidence of war crimes in documents

An Afghan soldier stops a mini bus as a U.S. soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) checks its passengers during a search for the two missing U.S. Navy personnel at a joint ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-26T13:46:51Z)

WikiLeaks founder says no reason to doubt reliability of 91,000 leaked Afghanistan ...

An Afghan soldier stops a mini bus as a U.S. soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) checks its passengers during a search for the two missing U.S. Navy personnel at a joint check post ... (Source: fox4kc.com 2010-07-26T11:38:00Z)

Laurie signs deal for a blues record

Dr. Gregory House has long battled the blues. Now, the actor who plays the acerbic physician plans to play them. Warner Music Entertainment said Monday that British actor Hugh Laurie has signed a deal to ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-07-26T11:02:12Z)

HOLLYWOOD TEAMSTERS VOTE NOT TO STRIKE

A major strike that could have brought Hollywood to a near standstill in August has been averted - teamster driver union bosses have agreed to acc ept a new deal from the studios. Union leaders met in Burbank, California ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-07-26T00:39:26Z)

Bargain air fares could fly away

Good times are finally back for the nation's airlines. For travelers, that means it's getting harder to find bargains. The summer travel season got off to a roaring start, fares are up, and money is rolling in ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-07-27T05:03:06Z)

White House: Leaked Documents Real, pose Potential Threat; No New Broad Revelations

The White House says tens of thousands of documents from the war in Afghanistan, released by the WikiLeaks website and published in major newspapers, could place U.S. and coalition forces and others in greater danger ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-07-26T22:58:02Z)

Khazanah Outbids Fortis In $2.6B Hospital Chain Offer

Law360, New York (July 26, 2010) -- Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional Berhad has out-bid Fortis Healthcare Ltd. in a battle for Parkway Holdings Ltd., offering SG$3.5 billion ($2.6 billion) for the Singapore ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-07-26T23:40:59Z)

Woman Fakes Breast Cancer

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee woman who faked breast cancer to get donations of sick leave, money and support services has been sentenced to jail time. A judge on Monday sentenced 39-year-old Keele (KEE'-lee ... (Source: WCTV 2010-07-27T03:44:22Z)

Sentencing set for woman who faked breast cancer

A Chattanooga woman who faked breast cancer for donations, duping City Hall co-workers, support groups and even members of a church, has a plea deal as she goes before a judge to be sentenced Monday. Instead of prison ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-25T17:29:56Z)

WikiLeaks founder: We have thousands more secret US documents on Afghan war still to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is conducting a damage assessment on the leak of some 91,000 classified documents on the Afghanistan war. Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told reporters Monday the review ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-07-26T16:45:48Z)

White House tries to shrug off secret-document leak

The White House condemned the leak of about 92,000 secret documents on the war in Afghanistan as a "breach of federal law," while shrugging off their contents as nothing new. "I don't see broad new revelations that we ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-07-27T00:59:43Z)

Raptors sign Kleiza to multiyear deal

TORONTO -- Toronto has signed free agent Linas Kleiza to a multiyear contract. The Raptors acquired the rights to Kleiza nine days ago when the Denver Nuggets opted not to match Toronto's offer sheet. Kleiza ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-26T22:00:46Z)

Cowboys' Roy Williams: Dez Bryant refusing to carry pads is 'not a big deal'

Dallas Cowboys WR Roy Williams on Monday dismissed the controversy surrounding rookie wideout Dez Bryant and his refusal to carry the veteran's shoulder pads. "If he doesn't want to take the pads, he doesn't ... (Source: USA Today 2010-07-27T00:16:46Z)

Breakthrough in Teamsters Talks; Deal Ratified

A strike by the Teamsters was averted. In a surprising reversal, Teamsters members have agreed to the last offer from studios, averting a strike by Hollywood transportation workers. Teamsters president Leo ... (Source: BackStage.com 2010-07-26T05:25:46Z)

Airline deals harder to find as summer travel grows

Summer airfares are up an average of 18 percent as summer travelers take to the skies. Good times are finally back for the nation's airlines. For travelers, that means it's getting harder to find bargains. The ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-07-26T21:53:36Z)

Cowboys deal with Williams-Bryant flap

SAN ANTONIO -- The Dallas Cowboys discussed Dez Bryant 's refusal to carry Roy Williams ' shoulder pads during a Monday morning team meeting and declared it a nonissue following the afternoon practice. Bryant ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-26T23:33:49Z)

UPDATE 3-Khazanah poised to trump Fortis on Parkway deal-sources

By Saeed Azhar and Kevin Lim SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) - Malaysian state investor Khazanah is poised to trump an offer from India's Fortis Healthcare for Singapore's Parkway in a buyout bid that ... (Source: CNBC 2010-07-26T05:47:14Z)

Raptors officially sign former Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza

TORONTO (AP) – Toronto has signed free agent Linas Kleiza to a multiyear contract. The Raptors acquired the rights to Kleiza nine days ago when the Denver Nuggets opted not to match Toronto's offer sheet. Kleiza played ... (Source: Manila Bulleting Online 2010-07-27T03:15:44Z)

'Inception' tops 'Salt' with $43.5M weekend

LOS ANGELES — Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt" at the weekend box office. "Inception" remained the No. 1 movie for ... (Source: St. Cloud Times 2010-07-27T04:41:38Z)

Sentencing set for breast cancer faking that paid off for Chattanooga woman

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Chattanooga woman who faked breast cancer for donations, duping City Hall co-workers, support groups and even members of a church, has a plea deal as she goes before a judge to be sentenced ... (Source: WREG 2010-07-25T17:29:56Z)

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