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Deals of the Hour / August 24, 2010, 10:41 pm

Partner says BP hiding oil spill documents

Transocean, the company that owned the rig behind the Gulf of Mexico disaster, has accused oil giant BP of hiding key data needed for a probe in a recently published strongly worded letter. Workers clean up oil washed ... (Source: AlterNet 2010-08-25T03:38:36Z)

Burned-Out Swiss Bankers Get Stress Therapy From Cost-Wary Health Insurers

Stressed-out bankers are prompting Swiss insurers to offer psychological counseling and health assessments to cap rising claims from burnout. Zurich Financial Services AG started extending 30 percent discounts ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-25T04:21:33Z)

Canada to pay $130M to AbitibiBowater for expropriation

OTTAWA — The federal government has inked a deal with AbitibiBowater Inc. for what the company said was an illegal expropriation of its assets in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Department of Foreign Affairs and ... (Source: Financial Post 2010-08-24T22:09:19Z)

USOC optimistic on financing deal with IOC

SINGAPORE -- The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee says he's optimistic he can reach an agreement with the IOC about financing future games. USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun says in an interview that ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-24T00:33:40Z)

Wisconsin woman, 79, kills snake with ice chopper

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- A 79-year-old Sheboygan woman who couldn't find any help when a rattlesnake showed up on her patio said it was no big deal taking matters into her own hands. Margaret Street said she used an ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-08-24T19:10:22Z)

Director James Cameron says BP turned down help offer

PALOS VERDES Calif (Reuters) - Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "Over the last ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-25T04:35:52Z)

USOC says keeping HQs in town is worth the expense

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The U.S. Olympic Committee says keeping its headquarters in Colorado Springs will save jobs and money. According to a study being completed for the federation, 722 jobs will stay in ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-24T21:12:03Z)

Jets' Mangold signs big deal, becomes highest-paid center

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Nick Mangold got the big deal he was looking for and a new label that might make Darrelle Revis envious. The New York Jets' two-time Pro Bowl center became the highest-paid player at ... (Source: Bennington Banner 2010-08-25T03:09:58Z)

Amazon exclusive e-deal is off

NEW YORK - AN EXCLUSIVE e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such Random House classics as Invisible Man and Lolita is no longer exclusive, and no longer a deal. Random House Inc and the Wylie Agency ... (Source: Straits Times 2010-08-24T23:20:54Z)

New Fulham deal for Davies

Davies, who retired from international football with Wales earlier this month, is now tied to Craven Cottage until the summer of 2013. The 30-year-old, who joined Fulham from Everton in January 2006, was ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-08-17T09:38:51Z)

American Union Rejects Contract

Unionized mechanics at AMR Corp.'s American Airlines rejected a tentative pay deal Tuesday, heightening labor uncertainty at the second-largest U.S. airline. The Transport Workers Union of America said 6,074 ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-25T04:50:11Z)

Elderly Woman Kills Snake with Ice Chopper

A 79-year-old Sheboygan woman who couldn't find any help when a rattlesnake showed up on her patio says it was no big deal taking matters into her own hands. SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- A 79-year-old Sheboygan woman who ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-23T20:30:17Z)

Kwame Brown, Bobcats agree to deal

To the surprise of countless NBA observers, Kwame Brown and Michael Jordan are together again. A reunion that no one in the league expected after their well-chronicled difficulties in Washington will take ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-24T05:20:00Z)

The Willies

BRADENTON, May 7, 2010 -- British Petroleum says the Gulf of Mexico oil spill may ultimately cost them $16 billion. Where does that kind of money come from? Say that BP has a computer genius who is commissioned to hack ... (Source: American Reporter 2010-08-25T04:28:43Z)

Nick Mangold inks 7-year deal with Jets

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- About two weeks ago, when the Darrelle Revis talks had deteriorated into a mudslinging contest between the New York Jets and Revis' agents, the Jets decided to shift their negotiating ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-25T01:15:26Z)

Mechanics Reject AA Contract Offer

Mechanics and stock clerks at American Airlines have rejected tentative contract agreements, the Transport Workers Union announced Tuesday night. Members of the two bargaining units voted "no" on the contract offer ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-25T03:38:36Z)

USOC says scheduling conflicts keep some top American athletes from Youth Olympics

SINGAPORE - The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday blamed scheduling conflicts for the Americans' woeful performance in the inaugural Youth Olympics, where their gold medal tally is less than ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-25T00:32:29Z)

Ex-Wizard Eddie Johnson: US players not fully respected in England

LONDON — American players are still struggling to be respected in the English Premier League, U.S. forward Eddie Johnson said. Since joining Fulham from Major League Soccer's Kansas City Wizards in January ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-08-23T13:35:07Z)

Swiss Stocks Advance; UBS Rallies as Holcim Shares Drop in Zurich Trading

Switzerland's benchmark Swiss Market Index increased, following its steepest weekly retreat in more than a month. UBS AG advanced. Holcim Ltd. led declining shares after Citigroup Inc. reduced its price ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-23T08:48:47Z)

Jets make Mangold highest-paid center in NFL

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Nick Mangold has become the NFL's highest-paid center, signing a seven-year deal with the New York Jets that could be worth up to $55 million. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-08-25T05:11:40Z)

Kwame Brown, Michael Jordan reunite; Brown agrees to 1-year, $1.3 million deal with ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The draft decision helped define both men in harsh terms: Michael Jordan was a failed executive, Kwame Brown a bust as a player. Now, nine years after Jordan took Brown with the No. 1 overall ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-25T00:18:10Z)

Hughes: Schwarzer's all shook up

Mark Hughes admits Fulham's Mark Schwarzer is being distracted by interested from Arsenal but is determined to keep him at Craven Cottage. On Thursday, the Gunners renewed the £2million offer they made for ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-08-20T16:09:00Z)

Canada, Abitibi Reach $123M Deal In NAFTA Row

Law360, New York (August 24, 2010) -- The Canadian government will pay AbitibiBowater Inc. more than $120 million to settle the bankrupt newsprint company's free trade claim over the alleged illegal expropriation of its ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-08-25T01:08:17Z)

Bobcats try Kwame Brown out again

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Bobcats thought the answer to their depth problems at center was to waive Erick Dampier to clear salary-cap space and then re-sign him for less money. When Dampier wouldn't ... (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-08-25T04:35:52Z)

Exclusive e-deal with Amazon is called off

NEW YORK—An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such classics as "Invisible Man" is no longer exclusive, and no longer a deal. Random House Inc. and the Wylie Agency announced Tuesday ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-08-24T19:17:31Z)

Burned-Out Swiss Bankers Get Counseling From Cost-Wary Insurers

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Stressed-out bankers are prompting Swiss insurers to offer psychological counseling and health assessments to cap rising claims from burnout. Zurich Financial Services AG started ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-08-24T22:52:16Z)

American Airline mechanics reject labor contract, voted nearly 2-to-1 to reject

DALLAS — Mechanics at American Airlines mechanics voted nearly 2-to-1 to reject a contract offer from the company and authorized their union to take actions including calling a strike. After votes were ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-08-25T04:07:14Z)

Unfazed Sheboygan woman, 79, uses ice chopper to kill rattlesnake on patio

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A 79-year-old Sheboygan woman who couldn't find any help when a rattlesnake showed up on her patio said it was no big deal taking matters into her own hands. Margaret Street said she ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-08-23T19:25:52Z)

National And International Report / FDA warns J&J about illegal marketing of two ...

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., which makes joint replacements, has been warned by the Food and Drug Administration that it is illegally marketing two products. The FDA wrote in a letter to the ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-25T02:48:30Z)

Townhall News Exclusive e-deal with Amazon is called off

An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such classics as "Invisible Man" is no longer exclusive, and no longer a deal. Random House Inc. and the Wylie Agency announced Tuesday that ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-24T19:17:31Z)

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