Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / July 29, 2010, 1:40 am

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)

GM sets Volt lease at $350 per month

GM sets Volt lease at $350 per month Nissan to match GM deal, warranty in battery-driven Leaf Robert Snell / The Detroit News General Motors Co. likely convinced some shoppers to buy the Chevrolet Volt by ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-07-28T21:51:14Z)

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)

Best Buy Mobile Launches Side Shield for Apple iPhone 4

MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but now customers who shop at Best Buy are eligible for a free Side Shield for the iPhone 4. The offer launches exclusively on July 28, and ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-07-28T19:13:45Z)

GM to sell electric Chevy Volt for $41,000

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will start at $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. While the price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the Nissan Leaf, GM will ... (Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 2010-07-28T17:04:54Z)

Rangel's ethics woes leaving Dems antsy

WASHINGTON -- The calls from fellow Democrats for New York Rep. Charles Rangel to resign could quickly turn from a trickle to a flood unless he can quickly negotiate a plea bargain to prevent a congressional trial on ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-07-29T04:39:15Z)

Poole: JaMarcus Russell's exit not cure-all for Oakland Raiders

Too big to hide and too slow to get out of the way, he was an easy target. Too indifferent to respond, he was the convenient explanation. With so many bad habits, on and off the field, JaMarcus Russell ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-29T04:17:47Z)

Best Buy® Mobile Launches Side Shield for Apple® iPhone4

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but now customers who shop at Best Buy are eligible for a free Side Shield for the iPhone 4. The offer launches exclusively on July 28, and comes ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-28T19:28:04Z)

UK's OFT to examine BSkyB-Virgin channel sale

LONDON July 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to examine whether the purchase by pay-TV group BSkyB ( BSY.L ) of basic television channels from Virgin Media ( VMED.O ) warrants an ... (Source: Reuters 2010-07-20T16:31:26Z)

Raiders sign first-round pick Rolando McClain

The Oakland Raiders have signed first-round pick Rolando McClain hours before the start of their first training camp practice. The team announced the deal with the middle linebacker late Wednesday night. The Raiders will ... (Source: Salon 2010-07-29T07:09:35Z)

Calls for Rangel to quit could escalate if no deal

By LARRY MARGASAK and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - The calls from fellow Democrats for New York Rep.Charles Rangel to resign could quickly turn from a trickle to a flood unless he can quickly ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-29T07:16:44Z)

High definition boost for BSkyB

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB added 90,000 new customers in its fourth quarter, drawn in by its hugely popular high definition service and driving its financial figures for the year. Some 429,000 customers signed up to the ... (Source: Evening Standard 2010-07-29T07:45:22Z)

Is The U.S. Government Lying About Iranian Nuclear Scientist Shahram Amiri?

Shahram Amiri was unwilling to tell U.S. officials that Iran had a weapons program at all, according to Asia Times . In fact, Amiri told the CIA that, " Iran had no bomb program ." Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-07-20T13:46:48Z)

Shahram Amiri, Iran Nuclear Scientist, Paid Millions In CIA Deal

Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago, wipes sweat during his news briefing while holding his 7-year-old son Amir Hossein as he arrived at the Imam Khomeini airport just outside Tehran ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-15T05:53:07Z)

Amiri Provided Information On CIA: Iran

(RTTNews) - Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States, is reported to have provided information to Tehran's intelligence officials about the American spy agency, the ... (Source: RTT News 2010-07-22T03:57:27Z)

BSkyB taps High Definition demand, signs HBO deal

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - British pay-TV firm BSkyB added 90,000 customers in the fourth quarter on surging demand for high definition services, and sees new American dramas fuelling growth ahead of a possible takeover ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-29T08:14:00Z)

Garage Sale Find: Ansel Adams Lost Work

A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives bought in California for $45 has been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams, worth at least $200 million. Attorney Arnold Peter says a team of experts ... (Source: KAKE TV 2010-07-28T16:43:26Z)

Motorola Droid 2 Should Offer Android 2.2 FroYo And MotoBlur

While Verizon still hasn't officially confirmed the Motorola Droid 2 yet, we more or less already know that it's on the way, and folks are expecting it to arrive sometime in August. The question that many folks are ... (Source: Ethiopian Review 2010-07-20T19:59:02Z)

First DROID X Units Receiving Android 2.2 Froyo

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is reportedly sending out the first pieces of that Android 2.2 software update many users on its airwaves are looking forward to receive. Moreover, it seems that some ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-07-28T15:39:00Z)

Cincinnati Bengals buzzing about Terrell Owens

A flamboyant Cincinnati Bengals receiver has the whole team talking, and this time it's not Chad Ochocinco. He's overshadowed by a player who has yet to arrive. Terrell Owens was headed to the northern ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-07-29T03:34:50Z)

Company lawyer says Somali pirates release Turkish ship months after hijacking off ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish shipping company's lawyer says Somali pirates have freed a Turkish ship months after it was hijacked. Karya company lawyer Nilgun Yamaner told CNN-Turk television the Malta ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-07-29T07:16:44Z)

Iran reports Turkey gas deal, Ankara stands back

"The one billion euro deal to build 660 km gas pipeline was signed on Thursday during the Iranian Oil Minister's trip to Turkey," the Iranian oil ministry said in a statement. A senior Iranian official said Iran would ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-07-23T12:45:59Z)

Android 2.2 Froyo Coming On August 6th For Original Droid And Droid Incredible ...

Android 2.2 Froyo is already present on the Google Nexus One and we've seen amazing improvements on the smartphone following the update therefore it would seem logical that we expect carriers and vendors to rollout the ... (Source: Soft Sailor 2010-07-28T11:06:59Z)

Ansel Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It's an antique collector's dream: buying an old box at a garage sale and discovering it contains famous lost works worth a fortune. That's what Rick Norsigian said happened to him. Ten years ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-07-29T07:02:25Z)

David Cameron panders to Turkey -- at Israel's expense

Western leaders have been puzzling over how to respond to the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which in recent months has abandoned its former policy of seeking integration with Europe and begun seeking to ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-29T06:19:28Z)

Raiders sign first-round pick Rolando McClain hours before start of first practice

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed first-round pick Rolando McClain hours before the start of their first training camp practice. The team announced the deal with the middle linebacker late ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-29T07:16:44Z)

GM's Chevrolet Volt electric car will start at $41,000

DETROIT - General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will start at $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. While the price is about $8,000 more than its closest rival, the Nissan Leaf ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-07-28T21:51:14Z)

Jury of Rangel's peers to meet in ethics case

(AP) WASHINGTON - A jury of Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional peers is ready to discuss charges of ethical misdeeds by the New York Democrat. But political discussions outside the room will be far more ... (Source: WNYT 2010-07-29T07:52:32Z)

Best Buy to offer free invisibleSHIELD 4fix to aggravated iPhone 4 owners

It's hard to say for certain what exactly this flyer means, but it sure looks as if at least some iPhone 4 owners will be able to snatch a free invisibleSHIELD 4fix (valued at $9.99 or so) from their local ... (Source: engadget 2010-07-29T03:56:18Z)

Ansel Adams find in doubt

Beverly Hills, Calif . -- It's an antique collector's dream: buying an old box at a garage sale and discovering it contains famous lost works worth a fortune. That's what Rick Norsigian said happened to him ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-07-29T05:00:44Z)

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