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Deals of the Hour / July 30, 2010, 10:39 am

Disney sells Miramax for $660 million

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process. Miramax's ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-07-30T15:15:09Z)

Crown expects to stay 20 outstanding murder counts against Pickton

VANCOUVER — B.C. Crown spokesperson Neil Mackenzie said the criminal justice branch expects to stay the 20 outstanding murder counts against serial killer Robert Pickton as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada's ... (Source: The Vancouver Sun 2010-07-30T16:33:54Z)

Whether road to justice in Pickton case hits dead end or fork decided Friday

Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - It's been a long, twisting road to justice for the women killed by a former British Columbia pig farmer. Whether the road has come to an end or whether it forks off in a new ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-07-29T21:50:03Z)

Walt Disney To Sell Iconic Film Studio Miramax For $600 Million

Walt Disney has announced that its Miramax film division will be sold for $660 million to private equity investors group Filmyard, ending its 17-year ownership of the iconic film studio which brought the world hits such ... (Source: Fresh Business Thinking 2010-07-30T15:36:38Z)

Lee rejects deal to Angels

HOUSTON -- Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has invoked his 10-and-5 rights and rejected a proposed trade to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Lee did not want to comment prior to Wednesday's game, saying he had ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-07-28T19:56:42Z)

Shirley Sherrod Plans Lawsuit

SAN DIEGO (AP) Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod was forced to ... (Source: News/Talk 750 WSB 2010-07-30T11:18:56Z)

Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel

M EXICO CITY — Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-30T16:48:13Z)

Arizona Appeals Against Injunction Of New Immigration Law

(RTTNews) - Arizona state government has appealed against a partial injunction of its tough new immigration law. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking key parts of the state's controversial ... (Source: RTT News 2010-07-30T10:07:21Z)

CLINTON APPOINTED JUDGE GUTTED ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW

Please let me get this off my chest! Governor Jan Brewer and the citizens of Arizona don't hate poor people, illegal aliens, or the law! They had been desperately waiting for the federal law, immigration law to ... (Source: NewsWithViews.com 2010-07-30T15:22:19Z)

BP sets up $100 million fund for gulf oil workers

HOUSTON, July 30 -- BP PLC plans to voluntarily establish a $100 million fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result of the US deepwater drilling moratorium, the company said July 30 ... (Source: Oil & Gas Journal 2010-07-30T16:48:13Z)

Walt Disney Co. agrees to sell Miramax Films for $660M; deal ends six-month bidding ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-07-30T17:24:00Z)

Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing. Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin, seen ... (Source: Bangkok Post 2010-07-30T17:09:41Z)

Davide Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing. Rebellin came second behind Spain's ... (Source: BikeRadar.com 2010-07-30T16:05:16Z)

ANGELS ON DECK: vs. Texas Rangers

Probable pitchers: Friday ---- RHP Tommy Hunter (8-0, 2.31) vs. RHP Ervin Santana (9-7, 3.55), 7:05 p.m. Saturday ---- RHP Scott Feldman (5-9, 5.46) vs. RHP Dan Haren (0-1, 3.86), 6:05 p.m. Sunday ---- LHP ... (Source: North County Times 2010-07-30T04:52:23Z)

Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Military Raid

The Mexican army says one of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel has been killed in a clash with soldiers. The death of Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel is the biggest strike yet against the Sinaloa cartel ... (Source: ABC News 2010-07-30T01:31:57Z)

Report: McClain signs 5-year deal with Raiders

(MCT) NAPA, Calif.- Oakland Raiders first-round draft pick Rolando McClain made good on his promise to be on the field for the start of training camp Thursday morning. The linebacker from Alabama signed a five-year ... (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-07-30T03:33:39Z)

Shirley Sherrod: Does she have a case against Andrew Breitbart?

Shirley Sherrod, the former Agriculture Department official who was falsely accused of giving a racist address to the NAACP, said Thursday that she is planning to take legal action against Andrew Breitbart ... (Source: The Christian Science Monitor 2010-07-29T21:07:06Z)

BP-funded researcher: Spill is no big deal for Gulf coast

(AFP) NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Louisiana's fragile marshes should recover from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a matter of months and the environmental impact will be "quite small," a leading expert said ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-07-29T00:28:43Z)

Shirley Sherrod has local ties

YELLOW SPRINGS - An Antioch University Midwest spokesperson confirmed today that a woman in the midst of a national controversy attended the local university. Shirley Sherrod, a former AUM student, was forced to resign ... (Source: Xenia Daily Gazette 2010-07-30T17:24:00Z)

A&M To The SEC Just A Matter Of Time

While the Pac-10 unveiled a new logo and grabbed national attention by taking its media day events on the road from New York to Los Angeles, Dan Beebe and the Big 12 quietly played second fiddle. One league — which ... (Source: Mr SEC.com 2010-07-30T16:41:03Z)

Sandra Bullock Pulls Out of Gulf Coast Restoration Promotion --For Now

New Orleans, LA (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it. The statement Thursday ... (Source: WLTX.com 2010-07-30T16:05:16Z)

Carlton: Big 12 affirms its $20 million commitment to Texas A&M

Texas A&M and the Aggies fan base can stand down. The school will receive a guaranteed $20 million in total revenue distribution from the Big 12 beginning in 2012-13, commissioner Dan Beebe confirmed in a ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-07-30T05:06:42Z)

Derrek Lee blocks potential deal to Angels

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has rejected a potential trade to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by invoking his 10-and-5 rights. Major league players who have played for at ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-07-28T20:18:11Z)

Richard Seymour leads Raiders into camp

N APA, Calif. — Defensive lineman Richard Seymour [ stats ] led a parade of rookies and inexperienced players off an early-arriving bus at Oakland Raiders training camp in Napa on Tuesday. Seymour's ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-28T13:51:38Z)

Mexican Drug Lord Killed

MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers have killed a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in a shootout, providing a badly needed victory to President Felipe Calderón in his war against drug cartels. The drug ... (Source: New York Times 2010-07-30T15:15:09Z)

A&M president: Big 12 should honor deal

When it seemed the Big 12 was about to implode this summer, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Colorado made a last-ditch effort to keep Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma by guaranteeing those schools at least $20 ... (Source: Collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com 2010-07-28T23:38:36Z)

Cyclist Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal, silver

GENEVA -- Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling's governing body and stripped of other race ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-07-30T16:33:54Z)

McClain's focus: fixing defense, not dollar signs;RAIDERS CAMP

Money doesn't change everybody, at least not in the first 24 hours. "I feel exactly the same," Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain said after signing a five-year deal for $40 million, $23 million of which is ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-07-30T14:32:12Z)

Court rejects appeal by Canadian farmer accused of buthering women, feeding them to ...

TORONTO — Canada's top court upheld today six murder convictions of a pig farmer accused of butchering women and feeding them to pigs in what police have referred to as the country's worst serial killer case ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-07-30T16:48:13Z)

Arizona files appeal of immigration law ruling

PHOENIX — The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that ... (Source: Goshen News 2010-07-30T16:48:13Z)

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