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Deals of the Hour / August 25, 2010, 2:40 am

Virgin Mobile to Offer Unlimited Broadband Plans

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) Virgin Mobile USA will roll out unlimited mobile broadband prepaid packages for $40 a month, a sign the wireless industry will have a tough time abandoning ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-08-24T18:05:56Z)

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)

RNC congratulates Scott, RPOF not so much

The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Florida just put out their congratulatory statements and they are not the same. RNC Chairman Michael Steele , in congratulating Marco Rubio and others ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-08-25T03:38:36Z)

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 2010-08-25T08:10:37Z)

Townhall News Kwame Brown, Michael Jordan reunited again

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is bringing back what's considered his worst move as a basketball executive: Kwame Brown. The Bobcats on Monday agreed on a one-year deal with Brown for the veteran ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-23T23:07:46Z)

John McCain wins renomination; novice Rick Scott shines in Fla.

In other big-name races, Rep. Kendrick Meek prevailed for Florida's Senate Democratic nomination over upstart Jeff Greene, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska hoped voters would reward political experience as ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-08-25T07:06:11Z)

Ansel Adams' trust sues over garage sale negatives

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A group representing Ansel Adams sued a California man for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-08-24T22:30:48Z)

Jets give Mangold huge deal

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 Jets' two-time Pro Bowl center became the highest-paid player at his position Tuesday ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-08-25T05:25:59Z)

McCain wins Senate primary

PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain defeated conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth in the Republican primary in his bid for a fifth term. McCain faced an aggressive challenge from Hayworth two years after his tough ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-08-25T09:07:53Z)

Man Sued Over Ansel Adams Yard Sale Find

Last month I mentioned the garage sale find of Rick Norsigian . The Fresno man has spent the last ten years trying to prove that negatives he bought at a yard sale for $45 are actually Ansel Adams negatives ... (Source: Luxist 2010-08-25T07:27:40Z)

State Republican Party endorses return to party primaries for federal election

Leaders of the state Republican Party voted Saturday to endorse a return to a party primary system for federal elections , though with a major change from the way the system worked in the past. They also ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-08-22T10:23:01Z)

John McCain beats J.D. Hayworth in GOP Senate race

Sen. John McCain, the former Republican presidential nominee who was once widely seen as potentially vulnerable in the year of the anti-establishment "tea party," defeated GOP challenger J.D. Hayworth in Tuesday's ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-08-25T07:20:30Z)

Tiger Woods - Elin Nordegren Divorce - who got what in the FINAL deal

Here's the final tally of who got what in the Tiger Woods divorce settlement. What Elin got - what Tiger got - who got the best deal. What Elin Nordegren Got $100 million – a fraction of the $750 million Elin was ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-09T23:53:01Z)

Dell Makes New Smartphone Available in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)-Dell Inc. (DELL) put its first U.S. smartphone on sale on Tuesday, making the computer maker the latest technology manufacturer to enter the competitive mobile handset market. The ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-08-24T18:05:56Z)

Nick Mangold Becomes Highest Paid NFL Center, Inks Seven-Year Deal with Jets

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 his ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-08-25T04:50:11Z)

Poll: Rick Scott 47, Bill McCollum 40; Kendrick Meek 51, Jeff Greene 27

Meek's lead isn't so much of a surprise, considering the train-wreck nature of Greene's campaign as of late (just think: a vomit-caked yacht, party girls, Mike Tyson, mortgage woes, leaky-roofed gas stations and a Palm ... (Source: Tampabay.com (blog) 2010-08-23T17:31:20Z)

Florida Democrats Pick Meek for Three-Way Senate Race

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Kendrick Meek won the Democratic nomination for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, setting up a three-way race that will test voter sentiment about the economy and may influence ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-25T02:41:20Z)

Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren divorce finalized

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren announced their divorce Monday, according to Tigerwoods.com: "Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods confirmed today that they have divorced," according to the website. "Judgment was entered today ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-24T04:51:22Z)

McCain wins GOP primary race for Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) - Arizona Sen. John McCain has secured his fifth GOP Senate nomination after surviving a strong challenge from conservative J.D. Hayworth. In Florida, Rick Scott, a novice with deep pockets, scored a ... (Source: KGUN 9 2010-08-25T05:54:37Z)

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)

Dell Starts Selling First U.S. Smartphone

Dell Inc. put its first U.S. smartphone on sale on Tuesday, making the computer maker the latest technology manufacturer to enter the competitive mobile handset market. The Round Rock, Texas, company said its ... (Source: All Things Digital 2010-08-24T19:39:00Z)

Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams win Democratic nomination for the Senate from Alaska

McCain easily defeats conservative challenger Hayworth in Arizona primary - Sen. John McCain routed conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth on Tuesday in the Republican primary in what could be the final ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-25T06:23:14Z)

Drug war sends bullets whizzing across border

EL PASO, Texas — The first bullets struck El Paso's city hall at the end of a work day. The next ones hit a university building and closed a major highway. Shootouts in the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico ... (Source: Pueblo Chieftain 2010-08-25T06:23:14Z)

AIG repaying nearly $4 billion in U.S. loans

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 ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-25T07:06:11Z)

AIG to shave $4 billion off bailout balance

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: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-25T06:59:02Z)

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)

Stray bullets plague border city

El Paso, Texas -- The first bullets struck El Paso's city hall at the end of a work day. The next ones hit a university building and closed a major highway. Shootouts in the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-08-25T08:17:46Z)

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)

Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods Finalize Divorce 9 Months after Sex Scandal

Tiger Woods' long-anticipated divorce settlement has been finalized. Lawyers for Elin Nordegren Woods filed the petition Monday in Panama City to dissolve the marriage -- 270 days after the bizarre SUV wreck ... (Source: HispanicBusiness.com 2010-08-24T13:05:17Z)

Drug war bullets whiz across border

EL PASO, Texas—The first bullets struck El Paso's city hall at the end of a work day. The next ones hit a university building and closed a major highway. Shootouts in the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico ... (Source: Texarkana Gazette 2010-08-25T08:53:34Z)

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