Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / July 27, 2010, 5:40 pm

Google seeks sales with government

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance. The sales push ... (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-07-27T05:38:54Z)

MGM Resorts sells land under Atlantic City's Borgata casino

ATLANTIC CITY - MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. It's part of the casino company's ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-07-28T00:08:26Z)

Google eyes more US gov't deals for online apps

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance. The sales push announced ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-27T17:20:24Z)

Noteworthy | T-bill rates; jet orders

The Treasury Department auctioned $30 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.155 percent, up from 0.150 percent last week. But $30 billion in six-month bills went at a discount rate of 0.195 ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-07-20T03:16:52Z)

Examiner finds fraud evidence in Tribune sale

An examiner probing Sam Zell's buyout of the Tribune Co. in late 2007 has found evidence of "dishonesty" in the deal's latter stages, a conclusion that could throw the company's 20-month-old bankruptcy case ... (Source: Batavia Sun 2010-07-27T23:54:07Z)

Rare Ansel Adams negatives from garage sale may fetch $200M

GOOD FIND: This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows a mural-sized, 1938 photograph by Ansel Adams, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park," probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s. (Photo: Ansel Adams/AP) A ... (Source: Mother Nature Network 2010-07-27T21:02:19Z)

Source: Terrell Owens to sign with Bengals

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - A source inside the Bengals organization reported Tuesday that Terrell Owens will sign a deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. There is not yet a signed contract with Owens, and it is not yet known ... (Source: WXIX 2010-07-27T23:04:00Z)

Google eyes government deals

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance. The sales push ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-07-27T19:07:47Z)

Target Corp. spending company money on candidates

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor. And that's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-27T15:40:11Z)

Sanofi Files Suit To Block Sale Of Generic Lovenox

Well, we sort of figured this was coming. Sanofi-Aventis has gone to court here in Washington to prevent rival drugmaker Novartis from selling a generic version of the blockbuster blood-thinner Lovenox. What's ... (Source: NPR News 2010-07-27T15:25:52Z)

AP Source: Bengals reach contract deal with WR Terrell Owens, uniting him with Chad ...

The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to a contract with receiver Terrell Owens, who is expected to report to training camp in a couple of days, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press ... (Source: FOX News 2010-07-27T22:35:22Z)

Target Corp. Spending Company Money on Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

St. Paul , Minn. (AP) - Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor. And that's ... (Source: CNS News 2010-07-27T19:50:44Z)

Podcast: Clayton on Sam Bradford

ESPN Radio brings us John Clayton's thoughts on Sam Bradford's contract negotiations with the St. Louis Rams and whether they could affect Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Clayton on Terrell Owens: "I think you ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-19T16:18:19Z)

Rams decide against Terrell Owens

S T. LOUIS — If the St. Louis Rams are to add a veteran to their receiver corps, it won't be Terrell Owens. League sources told the Post-Dispatch on Monday afternoon that the team had decided against ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-27T23:04:00Z)

Cowboys' Dez Bryant never expected pads to be an issue

SAN ANTONIO — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant says he never expected his refusal to carry Roy Williams' shoulder pads to become such a big issue. And the Cowboys' first-round pick says he didn't ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-07-27T20:40:50Z)

Bengals reach contract deal with WR Terrell Owens, uniting him with Chad Ochocinco

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to a contract with receiver Terrell Owens , who is expected to report to training camp in a couple of days, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-07-27T23:39:48Z)

Lost And Found: Yard Sale Ansel Adams

Cheers, Rick Norsigian, you are the luckiest man alive. The Associated Press (and others) just reported that after a six-month examination, a team of experts has authenticated a batch of found Ansel Adams ... (Source: NPR News 2010-07-27T21:45:16Z)

Sanofi-Aventis Sues to Stop Generic Lovenox

Last week, the FDA approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium) to be manufactured by Novartis AG's Sandoz and marketed by Momenta Pharmaceuticals. The maker of the original, Sanofi-Aventis of ... (Source: eMaxHealth.com 2010-07-27T17:34:43Z)

Sanofi Sues FDA to Block Approval of Generic Drug

(Updates with related ruling in the ninth paragraph.) July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA, France's leading drugmaker, sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make it withdraw clearance of a lower ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-07-27T18:24:50Z)

MGM Resorts International sells its land under Atlantic City's Borgata for $73 ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City 's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. The sale covers about 11 ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-27T23:11:10Z)

Tribune Deal Born Bankrupt

The examiner appointed by a Delaware bankruptcy court to evaluate claims that the sale of the Tribune Co. to a group headed by real-estate billionaire Sam Zell was conducted fraudulently appeared to be of two minds ... (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-07-27T18:24:50Z)

Dez Bryant is Terrell Owens 2.0, pick up Roy Williams' pads

Surely by now many of you have heard or read the report about rookie Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant refusing to carry the pads of veteran WR Roy Williams. According to ESPNDallas.com, Roy Williams attempted to hand Dez ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-07-26T14:08:19Z)

Investigator Says Fraud May Have Occurred in Tribune Co. Deal

The Tribune Company's already-murky bankruptcy case just got murkier. Kenneth Klee, an independent examiner appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to investigate claims of "fraudulent conveyance" against the ... (Source: TheWrap 2010-07-27T20:05:03Z)

Treasuries Nearly Flat Ahead Of New Home Sales Data

(RTTNews) - Treasuries are showing little movement in morning trading on Monday, as traders await new home sales data and a weekly offering of three and six-month bills from the Treasury Department. Bond prices opened ... (Source: RTT News 2010-07-26T13:32:32Z)

As the T.O. Turns - Terrell Owens Soap Opera Continues

The St. Louis Rams wisely said no to Terrell Owens. The Bengals and Carson Palmer have been courting him, and now there are rumors that the Jets are interested as well, according to sources in the NFL. St ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-07-27T14:14:17Z)

UPDATED: $200 Million Ansel Adams Negatives Bought for $45 at Garage Sale

Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian purchased negatives at a Fresno garage sale for $45. It turns out those negatives were the work of noted photographer Ansel Adams , and they're actually worth $200 million. AP ... (Source: SFist 2010-07-27T23:25:29Z)

MGM Resorts International Announces Sale of Atlantic City Land Leased to Borgata to ...

LAS VEGAS, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) announced today that it has recently reached an agreement to sell four long-term ground leases and their respective underlying ... (Source: Forbes 2010-07-27T21:59:35Z)

Dez Bryant Was 100 Percent Right Not Carrying Roy Williams' Pads

I find it insane that some people are actually on Roy Williams' side on this argument. Rookie Dez Bryant was fully in the right by refusing to carry someone else's pads. I won't get in to personalities here because I ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-27T21:09:28Z)

GOP raking in Target dollars

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The discount retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor. And that's ... (Source: News-Sentinel 2010-07-27T13:59:58Z)

FYI: Business

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department auctioned $30 billion in threemonth bills at a discount rate of 0.150 percent, down from 0.155 percent last ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-07-27T10:46:42Z)

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