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Deals of the Hour / August 12, 2010, 12:41 am

Iowa restaurant ticketed for toad-licking chef

DAVENPORT, Iowa— An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-11T23:14:51Z)

Ex-Rep. Dan 'Mr. Chairman' Rostenkowski dies

TERRY HARRIS / CHICAGO TRIBUNE FILE Dan Rostenkowski's command of the influential House Ways and Means Committee made him a hardball power player in Washington. Yet his career ended in disgrace amid corruption ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-08-12T07:00:08Z)

Former House Titan Rostenkowski Was Deal-Maker

Chicago Democrat Dan Rostenkowski, who for 13 years wrote tax laws and loopholes as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, was the gruff, deal-making, steak-devouring embodiment of Congress in the second half of ... (Source: WBUR 2010-08-11T23:29:10Z)

AP Source: Bulls agree to deal with Bogans

CHICAGO (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says free agent Keith Bogans has agreed to a deal with the Chicago Bulls. The person tells The Associated Press the deal is guaranteed for one year with a ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-08-07T17:00:12Z)

Google In Ad Deal with DirecTV

DirecTV and Google have entered into an ad sales partnership involving Google TV ads, the companies said today. Under the deal, Google will become the sales representative for a broad selection of advertising ... (Source: WebProNews 2010-08-11T14:46:36Z)

Searing summer heat adds hardship to Ramadan fasting for Muslims in Middle East

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: Hundreds of millions of Muslims across the Middle East are sweating their way through the start of Ramadan, beginning a month-long daylight fast in sweltering summer heat. With ... (Source: NDTV 2010-08-12T06:02:52Z)

Pistons reported on verge of signing Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady will look to resurrect his career with the Detroit Pistons. The seven-time All-Star has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Pistons for the veteran's minimum ($1.35 million ... (Source: Daily Tribune 2010-08-11T10:07:26Z)

Scott County included in tornado watch until 8 p.m.

Scott County is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. today. The National Weather Service office in Chanhassen includes the following counties in the watch: Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault ... (Source: Prior Lake American 2010-08-10T22:25:55Z)

RETAIL: Mall deal gives big boost to cell-phone coupons

NEW YORK ---- The nation's biggest mall operator is teaming up with a Silicon Valley startup to reward smart-phone-equipped shoppers for walking into its shopping centers. The partnership between Simon ... (Source: North County Times 2010-08-11T20:58:50Z)

Google to Sell Ads on DirecTV

Google Inc. on Wednesday announced a deal to sell advertising on cable channels available on DirecTV, in a move that helps the Silicon Valley Internet company further broaden the reach of its ads. The deal is ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-12T04:15:30Z)

Iowa restaurant to pay fine after chef videotaped licking toads in kitchen

DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa restaurant owner says he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-11T23:14:51Z)

Muslims in Mideast begin Ramadan in heat of summer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Over a billion Muslims in the Middle East and around the world have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan — a period devoted to prayer and dawn-to-dusk fasting. This year's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-12T06:52:59Z)

Local airlines add Saudi flights for Ramadan

Dubai UAE carriers have increased their services to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan, when large numbers of pilgrims fly to Makkah and Madina to perform Umrah. Emirates is adding 129 services to and from Saudi Arabia in ... (Source: Zawya.com 2010-08-12T05:34:14Z)

Reprimanded judge is top vote-getter

First Judicial District voters Tuesday sent a judge who was reprimanded for abusing his position to the general election in November. Incumbent Timothy Blakely will face Larry Clark in November.The Minnesota Board on ... (Source: Prior Lake American 2010-08-11T18:49:59Z)

Muslims start fasting month of Ramadan

CAIRO (AFP) – Muslims in much of the Middle East begin the fasting month of Ramadan Wednesday during an especially gruelling time of the year, with sweltering heat and extremely long daylight hours ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-11T18:57:09Z)

Iowa restaurant ticketed after video shows head chef kissing and licking toads

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday and ... (Source: My Fox 8 2010-08-11T23:00:32Z)

Giant clock is readied in Mecca for Ramadan

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which begins today, the official news agency ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-08-11T09:24:29Z)

Ellen DeGeneres Leaving, Jennifer Lopez Joining "American Idol," sources say

LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres is leaving "American Idol" after one season as a judge for the hit Fox TV singing contest. There are also rumors that Jennifer Lopez may be joining the show. A person close to ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-07-30T13:42:06Z)

Bulls reach deal with Bogans

The Bulls continued their summer shopping spree on Friday night by signing free agent guard Keith Bogans to a two-year contract. According to a source, the contract totals $2.5 million and only the first year is ... (Source: Post-Tribune 2010-08-07T09:00:36Z)

Jennifer Lopez to replace Ellen Degeneres on American Idol

Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol." Jennifer Lopez The singer-dancer-actor was close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's hit singing contest, a person familiar ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-07-30T18:28:26Z)

Dan Rostenkowski, longtime Ways and Means chairman, dies at 82

CHICAGO — Dan Rostenkowski was always known simply as "Mr. Chairman," even years after his spectacular rise from Northwest Side ward boss to one of the nation's most powerful political leaders ended in a ... (Source: The State 2010-08-12T07:07:18Z)

Scott County under severe-thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m.

Scott County is under a severe-thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen. Counties included in teh watch are Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue ... (Source: Shakopee Valley News 2010-08-09T00:29:59Z)

Early opinion on Tracy McGrady acquisition isn't pretty

So the Pistons have agreed to terms with seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady on a one-year deal. There's plenty of opinion about the deal within the Pistons fanbase and throughout the information superhighway ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-08-12T02:49:36Z)

Google teams with DirecTV on ads

The search giant made a deal with satellite TV provider DirecTV (NMS:DTV) to sell commercial ads. Google (NMS:GOOG) will sell both day and primetime ads for Bloomberg, Fox Business, Centric, Fuel, G4, Current, Ovation ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-11T22:17:35Z)

Heat adds more hardship to Ramadan observance

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hundreds of millions of Muslims across the Middle East sweated their way through the start of Ramadan on Wednesday, beginning a monthlong daylight fast in sweltering summer heat. With ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-12T07:14:27Z)

Source: Bulls agree to deal with Keith Bogans

C HICAGO — A person with knowledge of the deal says free agent Keith Bogans has agreed to a deal with the Chicago Bulls. The person tells The Associated Press the deal is guaranteed for one year with a team option for ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-07T13:32:37Z)

Pistons agree to deal with McGrady

Tracy McGrady will look to resurrect his career with the Detroit Pistons. The seven-time All-Star has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Pistons for the veteran's minimum ($1.35 million ... (Source: Morning Sun 2010-08-12T05:34:14Z)

Mall retailers will beam e-rewards to passers-by

The nation's biggest mall operator is teaming up with a Silicon Valley startup to reward smart-phone-equipped shoppers for walking into its centers. The deal between Simon Property Group, which owns 370 shopping centers ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-08-12T07:00:08Z)

Sources: Ellen DeGeneres Leaving, Jennifer Lopez Joining "Idol"

LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres is leaving "American Idol" after one season as a judge for the hit Fox TV singing contest. There are also rumors that Jennifer Lopez may be joining the show. A person close to the show says ... (Source: KTLA.com 2010-07-31T14:23:52Z)

Shopping tag team Mall deal rewards smart-phone owners

NEW YORK — The nation's biggest mall operator is teaming up with a Silicon Valley startup to reward smart-phone-equipped shoppers for walking into its shopping centers. The partnership between Simon ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-08-12T04:01:11Z)

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