Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 24, 2010, 12:39 pm

Is Justice for Sale?

WASHINGTON - August 16 - Spending on state Supreme Court elections has more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in 2000-2009, and deep-pocketed special interests play a ... (Source: Common Dreams 2010-08-16T13:36:15Z)

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)

Negative politics creep into Illinois Supreme Court retention race

Judicial retention races are usually about as exciting as renewing your driver's license. Usually Illinois judges up for retention don't run against anyone, and the ballot simply asks voters whether they want ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-24T07:00:13Z)

Ansel Adams Trust Sues to Stop Sale of Garage Sale Images

The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust, which owns the copyright to Ansel Adams' work and his trademark, has filed suit to stop Rick Norsigian and his lawyer from selling prints made from negatives that Norsigian ... (Source: Photo District News 2010-08-24T15:14:08Z)

Verizon Wireless completes acquisition of Centennial Communications assets for ...

Aug 24, 2010 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- US wireless communications service provider Verizon Wireless has purchased from AT&T (NYSE:T) certain operating assets of Centennial Communications Corp in Louisiana ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-24T12:29:30Z)

LSU single-game tickets go on sale Saturday

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public Saturday. In addition, the LSU Ticket Office ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-08-24T12:50:58Z)

Agrium, AWB reach $1.1 billion deal for AWB buyout

Agrium says that Australian grain producer AWB is recommending that its shareholders take its offer of nearly $1.1 billion cash. Agrium, one of the largest fertilizer makers in North America, appeared Tuesday to have ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T12:00:52Z)

Summary Box: AWB board favors $1.1B Agrium bid

THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Australian grain producer AWB Ltd. has recommended that its shareholders take a buyout offer from Agrium worth nearly $1.1 billion cash, Agrium said Tuesday. THE MOVE: Agrium, one of the largest ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T13:19:36Z)

Monster Worldwide closes deal for HotJobs

Monster Worldwide Inc. closed its $225 million acquisition of online help-wanted site HotJobs, the company said Tuesday Yahoo announced the sale of HotJobs to Monster back in February, part of an effort under CEO Carol ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T13:41:05Z)

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 Corp., the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-20T15:40:22Z)

Judge To Decide Park Seed Bankruptcy Sale

WYFF 4.com Next week the future of one of Greenwood County's oldest companies will be decided in the U.S. Bankruptcy District Court in Columbia. Earlier this year, Park Seed wholesale floral business filed for Chapter 11 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-18T13:12:24Z)

LSU single-game tickets go on sale Saturday, Aug. 28

BATON ROUGE — Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public Saturday. In addition, the LSU Ticket Office ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-08-24T19:10:22Z)

HP offers $1.5b for 3Par, topping Dell's offer

SAN FRANCISCO — The world's two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest. Hewlett-Packard Co. offered $1.5 billion ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-24T07:21:42Z)

Judge Makes Decision On Park Seed Company

WYFF 4.com A federal bankruptcy judge made a decision Monday that will allow Park Seed Company in Greenwood County to remain in operation under new ownership. The owners of Park Seed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-24T14:45:30Z)

Dell shares slip as investors wait for its next move in bidding for 3Par

NEW YORK — Shares of Dell Inc. slid Tuesday as investors awaited the computer maker's next move in a bidding war with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. over data storage company 3Par Inc. THE SPARK: After Dell's $1.13 billion ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-24T17:44:28Z)

LSU single game tickets to go on sale Saturday

BATON ROUGE – Single-game tickets for LSU home football games against Mississippi State, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe will go on sale to the general public starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. In addition ... (Source: WAFB.com 2010-08-23T20:23:08Z)

Fertilizer producer Agrium reaches deal to buy Australian grain producer AWB for $1.1 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Agrium says that Australian grain producer AWB is recommending that its shareholders take its offer of nearly $1.1 billion cash. Agrium, one of the largest fertilizer makers in North America ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-24T12:00:52Z)

BHP faces hurdle of shareholder vote

BHP Billiton will be forced to put its hostile bid for Canada's PotashCorp to a shareholder vote if the global mining group has to significantly increase its $39bn offer to win over PotashCorp's investors ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-08-24T18:27:25Z)

AIG reduces debt with sale

The insurer's aircraft leasing company, International Lease Finance Corp., completed the sale of $4.4 billion in debt. AIG will use more than $3.9 billion of the proceeds to repay the Federal Reserve Bank of ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-24T07:57:29Z)

Judges for sale

Political campaigns are often vicious and expensive endeavors, featuring partisans who promise the heavens to win votes. The credibility of institutions sometimes suffers. The nation's state courts suffer more than most ... (Source: Brainerd Dispatch 2010-08-24T04:22:44Z)

AIG to repay $4 billion in federal bailout funds

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-08-24T16:47:12Z)

Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T16:40:02Z)

AT&T: AT&T Completes Sale of Certain Centennial Communications Corp. Assets to ...

Dallas, Texas,, Aug 24, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- AT&T* today completed the sale of certain wireless assets of Centennial Communications Corp. to Verizon Wireless. AT&T completed its acquisition of ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-24T10:49:17Z)

HP's $1.5B bid for 3Par tops Dell offer

NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co. is bidding $1.5 billion for data storage provider 3Par Inc., offering 33 percent more than what rival Dell Inc. agreed to pay for the company just a week earlier. The tussle for ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-24T07:00:13Z)

AT&T Completes Sale of Certain Centennial Communications Corp. Assets to Verizon ...

DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--AT&T* today completed the sale of certain wireless assets of Centennial Communications Corp. to Verizon Wireless. AT&T completed its acquisition of Centennial in November 2009. Under terms of ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-08-22T23:23:16Z)

Monster Worldwide closes $225 million acquisition of HotJobs site from Yahoo

NEW YORK — Monster Worldwide Inc. closed its $225 million acquisition of online help-wanted site HotJobs, the company said Tuesday Yahoo announced the sale of HotJobs to Monster back in February, part of an effort ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-24T13:55:24Z)

Suit Filed To Stop Sale Of Disputed Ansel Adams Photographs

OAKLAND, Calif. -- There was a new twist Monday in the battle to determine whether some glass negatives are really of photos taken by famed nature photographer Ansel Adams. A group representing the late ... (Source: FOX Reno 2010-08-24T06:53:04Z)

Blackstreet Capital Acquires Park Seed, Jackson & Perkins

Horticultural catalogers Jackson & Perkins Co. and George W. Park Seed Co. – which in April filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – will be staying in Greenwood, S.C. following an Aug. 23 auction. Private equity ... (Source: Multichannel Merchant 2010-08-24T17:51:37Z)

AIG uses proceeds from debt sale to repay $4 billion in federal loans

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it is paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-08-24T11:32:14Z)

Monster Worldwide Closes Acquisition Of HotJobs; Inks 3-Yr Commercial Traffic Deal ...

(RTTNews) - Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW: News ) announced the completion of its acquisition of Yahoo! HotJobs, an online recruitment website, from Yahoo! for $225 million in cash. Concurrent with the closing of the ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-24T13:12:27Z)

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