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Deals of the Hour / August 20, 2010, 5:40 pm

Pa. casinos have hard time finding dealers

ALLENTOWN - Pennsylvania's unemployment rate might be more than 9 percent, but the jobless rate among blackjack dealers in the state is probably close to zero. Casinos statewide began offering table games less than two ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-20T06:22:01Z)

Pennsylvania casinos have hard time finding dealers; jobless rate near zero

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania's unemployment rate might be more than 9 percent, but the jobless rate among blackjack dealers in the state is probably close to zero. Casinos statewide began offering table games ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-08-20T01:21:22Z)

Border bridges beckon would-be crossers

ACALA, Texas – On each side of a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country, there are two metal footbridges, clear paths into the United ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-20T11:44:08Z)

DeStefano Slams NewAlliance Deal

The parent of New Haven -based NewAlliance Bank plans to sell itself to First Niagara Financial Group Inc. of Buffalo in a $1.5 billion deal that creates large new regional bank, but costs Connecticut the ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-08-20T17:06:15Z)

Need a job? Casinos have a deal for you

ALLENTOWN — Pennsylvania's unemployment rate might be more than 9 percent, but the jobless rate among blackjack dealers in the state is probably close to zero. Casinos statewide began offering table games less than two ... (Source: Pocono Record 2010-08-20T07:26:26Z)

Dealers OK union pact in Atlantic City

Dealers at Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort on Thursday approved the first union-bargained contract ever for casino dealers in the gambling mecca. The deal bargained by United Auto Workers representatives will ... (Source: Las Vegas Review Journal 2010-08-20T19:50:54Z)

Blago Says He Won't Take A Plea Bargain

Rod Blagojevich says he wants full vindication and will not take a plea deal from prosecutors, who are looking to retry the former governor convicted of only one of the 24 counts he faced in his corruption ... (Source: Progress Illinois 2010-08-20T14:50:15Z)

Governor hopeful in Wisconsin proves he can hold his beer

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — If he doesn't win the Wisconsin governor's race, Republican candidate Mark Neumann may have a future in holding beer steins. The former congressman defeated three other contestants last ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-08-20T12:19:56Z)

Neumann Wins Beer Stein Contest, Nationals Next

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) -- If Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann doesn't get elected, he may have a future in holding beer steins. The former congressman defeated three other contestants Thursday night in a ... (Source: nbc15.com 2010-08-20T13:10:02Z)

Unguarded Border Bridges Could Be Route Into U.S.

Two metal footbridges that are clear paths into the United States from Mexico flank a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country. The ... (Source: KAKE TV 2010-08-20T17:06:15Z)

GOP Republican governor candidate Scott Walker would give back $810M for high-speed rail

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Republican candidate for governor Scott Walker says he's so opposed to high-speed rail that if he's elected, he'll give back every cent in federal funding earmarked for the project. The ... (Source: Oshkosh Northwestern 2010-08-16T22:25:58Z)

Korea National Corp makes offer for Dana Petroleum

South Korea's state-owned oil company is making a 1.87 billion pound ($2.9 billion) hostile bid for Dana Petroleum PLC. Friday's statement from Korea National Corp. — KNOC — says it hopes to boost its oil reserves ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-20T10:03:55Z)

Is the Verizon iPad streaming TV app useless?

Verizon recently revealed details on its new iPad app that will allow streaming TV shows via FIOS set top box. The app is a neat idea but will it be useful as there are a few barriers to overcome? It seems ... (Source: TECH.BLORGE.com 2010-08-20T19:58:03Z)

Tropicana AC and dealers reach tentative deal

A tentative deal has been reached for the first union contract ever for Atlantic City casino dealers.The United Auto Workers and Tropicana Casino and Resort reached the deal Wednesday, a company spokesman told The Press ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-19T16:24:30Z)

First Niagara acquires NewAlliance in $1.5B deal

Buffalo-based First Niagara Financial Group Inc. is acquiring a New England banking chain, NewAlliance Bancshares Inc., to create one of the nation's largest banks. With NewAlliance as part of it, First ... (Source: Democrat and Chronicle 2010-08-19T18:47:40Z)

Music Royalty Talks Consider Cell Phone Mandate

The compromise under discussion by radio broadcasters, recording labels and recording artists could include a federal mandate that all new cell phones come with a built-in FM radio chip. While a deal is far ... (Source: POLLSTAR 2010-08-20T23:04:10Z)

Moody's May Cut First Niagara On NewAlliance Deal

SAN FRANCISCO -- Moody's Investors Service on Thursday placed First Niagara Financial Group Inc.'s Baa1 senior debt rating under review for possible downgrade. The move comes after First Niagara said it is ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-19T22:08:06Z)

Verizon FiOS TV for iPad fuels talk of Apple deals

Verizon provided a surprise to subscribers by previewing an iPad app for FiOS TV . The initial app will provide live, streaming TV to existing FiOS TV subscribers using the same technology that underpins the fiber optic ... (Source: Electronista 2010-08-18T17:44:25Z)

Canadian Stocks Advance After Potash Corp. Rejects BHP Takeover Offer

Canadian stocks rose for a third day after Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. rejected an unsolicited $39 billion takeover offer from BHP Billiton Ltd. and the U.S. reported increases in industrial production ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-17T17:02:39Z)

River structures offer easy border crossing

ACALA, Texas — On each side of a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country, there are two metal footbridges, clear paths into ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-20T06:57:48Z)

Blagojevich Critical Of Prosecutor

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is back on the media circuit, just days after his corruption trial ended mostly in a mistrial. The ex-governor appeared on the NBC Today Show Friday morning, claiming his ... (Source: KWQC 2010-08-20T23:54:17Z)

Music Industry Deal with Broadcasters Could Affect Mobile Phones

Radio broadcasters and the recording industry have made a proposed settlement that could change the mobile phone industry's way it designs its phones. Under the settlement, recording labels and recording ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-08-20T21:16:48Z)

Potash Rejects $38 Billion Offer from BHP

Canada's Potash Corp., the world's largest fertilizer producer, said on August 17 that it had rejected an unsolicited bid from Australian mining giant BHP Billiton worth $38 billion. The company said the BHP offer of $ ... (Source: Industry Week 2010-08-16T23:59:01Z)

Music royalties compromise would require cell phones to offer FM radio

WASHINGTON — A long-running dispute between radio broadcasters and the recording industry over music royalties has taken an unexpected turn with a proposed settlement that threatens to drag the mobile phone ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-08-19T07:13:18Z)

Townhall News PotashCorp to review BHP hostile takeover bid

Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday its board of directors will review the $38.5 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton Ltd., shortly after BHP formally launched its offer. Potash ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-20T15:40:22Z)

First union contract OK'd for dealers at A.C. casinos

Dealers at Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort on Thursday approved the first union-bargained contract for casino dealers in the resort. The deal bargained by United Auto Workers representatives will ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-08-20T07:47:55Z)

Blagojevich launches second media blitz with second corruption trial looming

CHICAGO - With a second corruption trial against him looming, impeached Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a second pretrial media blitz on Friday — directing his comments, at least in part, to anyone who ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-20T18:25:00Z)

Verizon to Launch iPad Live TV App

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News ) plans to launch a software application for mobile devices that will enable the FiOS TV customers to watch live television shows and movies on Apple Inc. 's (AAPL ) iPad. FiOS TV ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-20T15:18:53Z)

Dana Says KNOC Unwilling to Raise Offer, Board Can't Back Bid

Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Dana Petroleum Plc, the U.K. explorer focusing on North Sea and Africa, said it can't recommend a 1.7 billion-pound ($2.7 billion) takeover offer from Korea National Oil Corp., which is unwilling ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-12T07:35:56Z)

S.Korea's KNOC makes hostile offer for UK oil firm

LONDON (AFP) – South Korea's state-owned Korea National Oil Corp. launched a hostile takeover bid for Dana Petroleum on Friday, becoming the latest Asian power to seek foreign assets to meet booming energy ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-08-20T16:23:19Z)

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