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Deals of the Hour / August 3, 2010, 9:40 am

Chinese businessman makes offer to buy Liverpool, its debt

LONDON -- Chinese businessman Kenny Huang has offered to buy Liverpool's 237 million pound debt ($374 million) from a British bank in an attempt to end Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr.'s control of the English Premier ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-08-02T18:03:24Z)

BP executive: Static kill operation could possibly kill Gulf well entirely

It's possible the static kill operation BP is considering could kill its runaway Gulf of Mexico well entirely, BP senior vice president Kent Wells said in a briefing Wednesday afternoon. But the company ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-07-21T20:12:10Z)

Sandra Bullock wants out of Gulf restoration video

BP says it has picked a charitable foundation in Louisiana to administer a $100 million fund for oil workers struggling because of a federal moratorium on deepwater drilling. The Rig Worker Assistance Fund will be ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-07-30T15:22:19Z)

Connecticut AG Probes Apple, Amazon Over E-books

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating deals struck by Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements may block rivals from providing attractive ... (Source: Billboard Business News 2010-08-03T16:00:31Z)

International Capsules: Armstrong lawyers say USADA offering riders deals

AUSTIN (AP) — Lance Armstrong's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a "sweetheart deal" if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-03T09:26:49Z)

BP: 'Static kill' might do the trick alone

After insisting for months that a pair of costly relief wells were the only surefire way to kill the oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials said Monday they may be able to do it just with lines ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-03T16:22:00Z)

Armstrong's lawyers say the USADA is offering riders deals

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a "sweetheart deal" if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-08-03T10:59:52Z)

Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic, but not on track for oil spill in Gulf of ...

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Colin has formed far out in the Atlantic but early forecasts put it on a track off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard rather than into the Gulf of Mexico, where BP is working to finally plug its ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-03T11:42:49Z)

Biologist using Noah's Ark idea to save sealife

PANACEA, Fla. (AP) — On the chance that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens some sea creatures with extinction, naturalist Jack Rudloe hopes his laboratory can save them. Rudloe has launched Operation Noah ... (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-08-03T16:07:41Z)

Conn. investigates Apple, Amazon

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said the deal between Amazon (NMS:AMZN) and Apple (NMS:AAPL) to offer low prices on electronic books may block rivals from providing attractive pricing. Earlier this year ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-02T22:28:15Z)

Spain's Fernando Torres Says He's Happy at Liverpool, Will Stay at Club

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres said he's happy at the Premier League soccer club and wants to stay there following media speculation over his future. Torres returned to training yesterday after helping ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-03T15:17:34Z)

Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good

Engineers plan to start shoving mud and maybe cement into the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday in what could be one of the final steps to plug it for good, BP said Monday. BP PLC Senior Vice President ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-02T17:13:17Z)

Up to 9,000 idled rig workers may be eligible for BP grants because of Gulf drilling ...

BATON ROUGE, LA. — Up to 9,000 people will be eligible for money from a $100 million fund set up by BP to help oil workers idled by a federal moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. That's according to ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-02T16:30:20Z)

Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Colin is moving rapidly across the Atlantic but early forecasts put it on a track off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard rather than into the Gulf of Mexico, where BP is working to finally plug its ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-03T15:10:25Z)

BP sets up $100 million fund for gulf oil workers

HOUSTON, July 30 -- BP PLC plans to voluntarily establish a $100 million fund to support unemployed rig workers experiencing economic hardship as a result of the US deepwater drilling moratorium, the company said July 30 ... (Source: PennEnergy 2010-07-30T18:35:35Z)

Connecticut AG Probing Amazon, Apple E-book Deals

SAN FRANCISCO - Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday that e-book deals between Amazon.com and Apple Inc. and major book publishers may be anti-competitive. Blumenthal's office said he ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-02T16:08:52Z)

Biologist Using Noah's Ark Idea To Save Sealife

PANACEA, Fla. (AP) Naturalist Jack Rudloe is taking a cue from the Bible to make sure that the Gulf oil spill doesn't threaten some sea creatures with extinction. Rudloe has launched Operation Noah's Ark. He is using his ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-03T16:14:50Z)

With or without BP, Florida naturalist copies lesson from Noah's Ark to save Gulf ...

PANACEA, Fla. — On the chance that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens some sea creatures with extinction, naturalist Jack Rudloe hopes his laboratory can save them. Rudloe has launched Operation Noah's ... (Source: Republic 2010-08-03T08:08:04Z)

FM spokesman indicates Iran likely to reject Brazil's offer to shelter Iran woman on ...

TEHRAN , Iran (AP) — Iran will likely reject the Brazilian president's offer to give refuge to an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and initially sentenced to death by stoning. The case of 43-year-old Sakineh ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-08-03T12:04:18Z)

Oil found deep below gulf surface, officials say

NEW ORLEANS — Researchers confirmed Tuesday that oil is floating as deep as 3,300 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in layers that may pose unprecedented challenges to efforts to clean up the ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-08-03T12:32:56Z)

BP static kill at Gulf leak on tap for Tuesday

HOUSTON — BP Plc aims to conduct tests on Monday before conducting a "static kill" on its Gulf of Mexico oil leak on Tuesday, a company executive said. "We want to confirm we can inject the oil in the wellbore back ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-03T11:49:59Z)

Iran to reject Brazil's offer on convicted woman

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will likely reject the Brazilian president's offer to give refuge to an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and initially sentenced to death by stoning. The case of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi ... (Source: WRAL 2010-08-03T12:04:18Z)

Gulf Oil Spill Response Leader: 'How Clean Is Clean?'

After more than three months, BP appears finally to have gotten a firm grasp on its runaway Deepwater Horizon well. Now the big question in the Gulf of Mexico is how, and if, an environmental mess of unprecedented scope ... (Source: AlterNet 2010-08-03T15:31:53Z)

Third Storm Of 2010 Season Named

MIAMI, Florida - A new tropical storm is swirling in the Atlantic but forecasters say the Gulf of Mexico isn't a target. Tropical Storm Colin is on a track off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard, away from where BP is ... (Source: WKRG 2010-08-03T15:31:53Z)

Armstrong lawyers: USADA offering deals

Lance Armstrong's attorneys are claiming the USADA is offering cyclists deals if they testify or provide evidence the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping. AP File Photo AUSTIN, Texas — Lance ... (Source: Pottstown Mercury 2010-08-03T12:54:24Z)

Gulf crews to start plugging well for good

NEW ORLEANS - The only thing keeping millions more gallons of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico right now is a rush job: an experimental cap that has held for more than two weeks but was never meant to be ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-08-02T08:59:22Z)

Liverpool FC May Be Sold This Month Amid Reports of Chinese Suitor

"It still remains the objective to conclude a deal before the end of the transfer window," the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper cited Broughton as saying last night. Photographer: Charles Crowell/Bloomberg ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-03T10:38:24Z)

Gulf oil spill: Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good

NEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping millions more gallons of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico right now is a rush job: an experimental cap that has held for more than two weeks but was never meant to be ... (Source: News-Press 2010-08-01T21:10:42Z)

Storm in the Gulf of Mexico may halt oil spill operation; hurricane could make it ...

If you like this ... BP's spending on the oil spill is at $2 billion; they've paid out half of the claims received BP's paid out $104 million to Gulf residents; BP's actual worst case oil spill estimate is higher ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-03T16:14:50Z)

Iran to reject Brazil's offer on convicted woman

Iran will likely reject the Brazilian president's offer to give refuge to an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and initially sentenced to death by stoning. The case of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani triggered ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-03T12:04:18Z)

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