Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 24, 2010, 2:40 am

The Buzz: U.S. Chamber of Commerce ramps up "issue" ads

Courage Campaign: Meg Whitman won't be able to defend Prop. 8 The gay rights group Courage Campaign played down Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's announcement yesterday that she would defend ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-08-24T07:43:10Z)

HSBC seeks to acquire major stake in South African lender

HSBC, Europe's largest bank, said Monday that it was in exclusive talks with the African insurer Old Mutual to buy a controlling stake in the South African lender Nedbank, as it aimed to strengthen its ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-08-24T00:26:31Z)

Real Madrid signs Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea

M ADRID — Real Madrid has signed Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea on a two-year deal. Carvalho returns to play under former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho at Madrid, which did not disclose the cost of the transfer ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-08-11T04:16:41Z)

China to cut number of crimes punishable by death

Beijing, Aug 24: China is reviewing a law related to death penalty in an effort to reduce number of crimes punishable by death, a media report said. The revision, if passed, will cut the existing 68 death charges in ... (Source: New Kerala 2010-08-24T01:09:28Z)

Israeli says deal possible, difficult

JERUSALEM - Staking out his starting position for new Mideast peace talks, Israel's prime minister demanded Sunday that any future Palestinian state be demilitarized and recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-24T07:00:13Z)

HSBC in talks for $6.8 billion Nedbank stake

British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it is in talks with financial group Old Mutual PLC to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa in a deal worth as much as $6.8 billion. Old ... (Source: Indian Express 2010-08-23T23:43:34Z)

AIG repays nearly $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 aircraft ... (Source: Medford Mail Tribune 2010-08-24T09:01:55Z)

NATO-led forces say kill 40 Afghan Taliban this week

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led troops have killed 40 Taliban insurgents in offensives this week in eastern Afghanistan which are part of an effort to secure next month's parliamentary elections ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-24T09:16:14Z)

Wildfires ravage nature parks in Portugal

Lisbon - Portuguese firefighters were Monday battling 14 major wildfires mainly in the north of the country, civil protection authorities said. The authorities were the most concerned about about a blaze ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-08-16T09:32:52Z)

AIG to pay back nearly $4B

In its single biggest repayment of bailout loans so far, American International Group Inc. said Monday it was paying back nearly $4 billion in taxpayer aid with proceeds from a recent debt sale. The insurer's aircraft ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-08-24T09:01:55Z)

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 2010-08-24T05:12:51Z)

China to reduce number of crimes under death penalty

In a bid to better protect human rights , a draft amendment of China 's Criminal Law proposed on Monday aims to curtail the number of crimes which come under death penalty, said a report on China .org.cn. This ... (Source: IBTimes 2010-08-23T14:53:51Z)

Cubs make Mike Quade a winner in his debut as interim manager

WASHINGTON — Mike Quade got his first major league victory, and so did Casey Coleman. The post-Piniella Chicago Cubs are off to quite a start. Coleman, a rookie right-hander, took a one-hitter into the ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-24T04:58:32Z)

Stocks slip as concerns trump deals

NEW YORK — Stocks slumped to a weak finish Monday as lingering worries about the economy overcame optimism from a fresh round of corporate dealmaking. Stocks had an early lift after Hewlett-Packard topped ... (Source: Times-Leader 2010-08-24T05:05:41Z)

Empire State Building opposes competitor

NEW YORK — Stocks slumped to a weak finish Monday as lingering worries about the economy overcame optimism from a fresh round of corporate deal-making. The Dow Jones industrial average was up as much as 91 points in ... (Source: Rutland Herald 2010-08-24T09:16:14Z)

Cubs' interim manager gets first major-league win

Chicago Cubs interim manager Mike Quade, stepping in after Lou Piniella retired Sunday, got his 1st major league win Monday, and so did Casey Coleman, a rookie righthander who took a 1-hitter into the 7th ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-08-24T04:58:32Z)

National League Game Summary - Chicago at Washington

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Blake DeWitt went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, and Casey Coleman picked up his first major league win in Mike Quade's debut as interim manager for the Cubs, as Chicago ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-08-24T02:42:31Z)

Real Madrid signs Carvalho from Chelsea

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has signed Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea on a two-year deal. Carvalho returns to play under former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho at Madrid, which did not disclose the cost of the transfer. The ... (Source: Stamford Advocate 2010-08-10T20:38:33Z)

UN nuke watchdog chief to meet Israeli ministers

JERUSALEM Israeli officials say the U.N.'s atomic watchdog chief will meet key Israel ministers in a visit ahead of important international gatherings on nuclear power next month. Israel refuses to confirm it ... (Source: Tri-City Herald 2010-08-24T08:47:36Z)

Nation's eye turns to Florida primary voting

WASHINGTON — Primary elections in Florida, Alaska, and Arizona today will test all the threads running through the 2010 elections, but no state encompasses them more than the Sunshine State. From tea party influence to ... (Source: Pensacola News Journal 2010-08-24T05:55:48Z)

An overview of previous US sponsored, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

The two sides sign the Oslo accord, negotiated in secret meetings shepherded by Norwegian academics and lower-level officials. The deal includes mutual recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization ... (Source: WHO-TV 2010-08-20T15:40:22Z)

Townhall News Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives

The Ansel Adams Publishing Trust is suing a California man for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer. The case, filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco, is the ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-24T00:19:21Z)

Bloggers for Sale

"It's standard operating procedure" to pay bloggers for favorable coverage, says one Republican campaign operative. A GOP blogger-for-hire estimates that "at least half the bloggers that are out there" on the ... (Source: The Atlantic 2010-08-24T04:15:35Z)

China goes in for major legal reforms

Beijing, 23 Aug: China is planning to bring in major legal reforms that if adopted will forbid lawmakers from indulging in business, remove economic offences from the purview of death penalty and reform the labour law to ... (Source: Statesman 2010-08-24T06:53:04Z)

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)

Commander's remarks dim hopes for major Afghan withdrawal

WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. commander wouldn't predict yesterday when Afghanistan might take control of its own security and warned that NATO needs at least a year to recruit and train enough soldiers and police officers ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-08-24T03:54:06Z)

Ansel Adams Trust Sues Over Calif. Garage Sale Negatives

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 23) -- 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 ... (Source: AOL News 2010-08-24T02:06:44Z)

Stocks slip as economy worries outweigh deals

NEW YORK - Stocks slumped to a weak finish Monday as lingering worries about the economy overcame optimism from a fresh round of corporate dealmaking. Stocks had an early lift after Hewlett-Packard Co. bid 33 ... (Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 2010-08-24T01:38:06Z)

Troops kill 40 militants east of Afghan capital

Afghan and international forces have killed about 40 Taliban fighters east of the Afghan capital Kabul as part of operations to provide security ahead of parliamentary elections next month, NATO said Tuesday. One ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-24T09:16:14Z)

HSBC in talks for $6.8 bln majority stake in Nedbank

Old Mutual said the discussions center on the sale of a 70 percent stake in Nedbank, South Africa's fourth-largest banking group in terms of total assets. Shares in Old Mutual were up 4.9 percent at 126.9 pence in ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-08-23T23:07:46Z)

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