Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 19, 2010, 11:40 am

Shareholders approve deal between UAL, Continental

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

Analysis: Catholic Church raises hopes of role in Cuban change

... Roman Catholic Church has won praise for securing the release of political prisoners in Cuba, raising hopes it can do more ... 32 of whom have already left jail and gone to Spain in a deal with the Spanish ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-18T12:49:58Z)

Report says Michigan's movie tax credits fail to bring bang for the buck

The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency says about $37.5 million in tax credits in 2008 to 2009 resulted in $98 million in private spending, but nearly half of the spending left Michigan's economy. The Michigan film ... (Source: Toledo On The Move 2010-09-19T04:49:10Z)

Poll offers good news for beleaguered Deal in Georgia race

... gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal ... Georgia voters by telephone Monday through Wednesday . The poll was commissioned by the Times-Union and other members of the Georgia Newspaper Partnership. An ... (Source: Florida Times-Union 2010-09-18T09:29:32Z)

To download or not to download? That is the question

... starring John Cleese of Monty Python fame. He was fantastic. I can't watch Richard Burton in the role after seeing Cleese do it. The video service has a lot of the BBC productions, but what do the British know ... (Source: Daily Comet 2010-09-17T22:30:58Z)

Marlins report: Inside pitch

MARLINS 0: RHP Alex Sanabia returned from his five-game suspension and allowed two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. That should be enough for a win, but the Marlins stranded 11 runners and went 1-for-15 with ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-18T11:45:32Z)

Cubs shut out Marlins

... Ryan Dempster pitched seven crisp innings and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins 2-0 on Friday night. Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto each ... Soto chased Alex Sanabia (4-3) with his two-out RBI ... (Source: News-Sentinel 2010-09-18T15:13:07Z)

Cuba to free four more political prisoners

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is preparing to free four more political prisoners and send them to Spain, bringing to 36 the total released so far in a deal between the government and the Roman Catholic Church ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T18:20:26Z)

Cuba to release more dissidents

Havana - Cuba plans to release four ... The four prisoners are to travel to Spain, following 32 other dissidents released in recent weeks. After weeks of negotiations, the Roman Catholic Church and the Cuban ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-09-18T13:18:36Z)

Hilton to avoid felony in Las Vegas drug bust

LAS VEGAS — Paris Hilton has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from her ... Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Friday. A plea agreement obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-09-19T11:30:02Z)

Inspiration for Mrs Fawlty dies at 95

... immortalised in the classic British series by John Cleese after he stayed at their Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Devon in 1971, The Daily Express reports. Cleese stayed there while filming Monty Python's Flying ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-09-17T11:10:56Z)

Mason-Dixon poll shows Deal leading Barnes in a tight race

... gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal ... Georgia voters by telephone Monday through Wednesday. The poll was commissioned by the Times-Union and other members of the Georgia Newspaper Partnership. An InsiderAdvantage (Source: Florida Times-Union 2010-09-18T10:55:26Z)

Paris Hilton gets year probation in plea deal

... David Roger said. Roger said the celebrity socialite has agreed to plead guilty Monday in Las Vegas Justice Court to two misdemeanors stemming from the Aug. 27 arrest. Hilton, 29, was arrested inside the Wynn ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-09-19T05:53:36Z)

Canada's Ryan Dempster pitches 7 innings as Chicago Cubs beat Florida Marlins

... Marlins ... Alex Sanabia (4-3) with his two-out RBI double in the sixth. "I went into the lights and I lost it, then didn't pick it up again," Morrison said. "It put us in a hole." Sanabia (4-3) allowed four hits (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-09-18T11:45:32Z)

New Report Says Movie Tax Incentives Are Not A Good Deal

... new report says Michigan ... partisan Senate Fiscal Agency released a report Friday saying that about $37.5 million in credits during the 2008-09 fiscal year is resulting in nearly $98 million in private spending, (Source: WLNS 2010-09-17T21:48:01Z)

Apple license deal under fire

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. Royalties practice common The university chose ... (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-18T08:39:25Z)

UAL, Continental deal gets OK

... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Smisek ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

Barton: Is it Deal, or no Deal?

... to have a dad like Nathan Deal ... caused Georgia's Republican gubernatorial candidate to kiss about $2 million of his own money good-bye. That's heartbreaking, especially if you're not a rich guy like Roy Barnes, (Source: Savannah Morning News 2010-09-19T11:22:52Z)

UAL, Continental stockholders approve deal

... parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-17T23:21:04Z)

Dempster deals seven shutout innings

and Soto chased Alex Sanabia (4-3) with his two-out RBI double in the sixth. Sanabia (4-3) allowed four hits and walked three. Marlins All-Star SS Hanley Ramirez was held out because of a sore left elbow. (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-17T23:06:45Z)

CLEESE PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMAN WHO INSPIRED FAWLTY TOWERS

British funnyman JOHN CLEESE has paid tribute to the woman behind iconic character SYBIL ... England while shooting scenes with his Monty Python colleagues in 1970. (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-18T13:25:45Z)

Deal for hot new apple comes under fire

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. It has 45 growers in five states — Washington, (Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle 2010-09-18T11:16:54Z)

Report: Michigan film tax credits not a good deal for state

... nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency report released Friday says about $37.5 million in credits during the 2008-09 fiscal year reflected nearly $98 million in private spending. But nearly half of the spending left ... (Source: Crain's Detroit Business 2010-09-18T20:35:15Z)

Tylar Witt pleads guilty in plea deal

... Joanne Witt for being a witness to a crime. Witt had pleaded not guilty plea by reason of insanity earlier this summer. In the plea agreement announced by the El Dorado County ... Attorneys for teen Tylar Witt ... (Source: KXTV News10Net 2010-09-18T07:42:09Z)

Teen accused of killing mom to plead guilty

Joanne Witt, in her El Dorado Hills home last year. As part of a plea deal, El Dorado County prosecutors announced Friday that the teen will plead guilty to first degree murder with special circumstances of lying in ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-18T00:11:11Z)

Chicago Cubs (66-81) at Florida Marlins (73-73), 7:10 p.m.

... Marlins for the second game of a three-game weekend series at Sun Life Stadium. Chicago won Friday's opener and improved to 33-39 on the road in 2010 when Ryan Dempster ... Alfonso Soriano each drove in a run ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-09-18T14:58:48Z)

El Dorado Hills teen gets plea deal in mother's slaying

... detailed the forbidden relationship of two teens ... Joanne Witt's body was found in her home in the 200 block of Tattinger Court after she was reported missing by co-workers at the El Dorado County Department ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-18T06:59:12Z)

Cubs seek to improve road play versus Marlins

... Marlins for the second game of a three-game weekend series at Sun Life Stadium. Chicago won Friday's opener and improved to 33-39 on the road in 2010 when Ryan Dempster ... Alfonso Soriano each drove in a run ... (Source: WKYC 2010-09-18T15:13:07Z)

Paris Hilton makes plea deal, won't go to prison

... Paris Hilton has avoided jail time, thanks to a plea deal. The socialite will also avoid a felony conviction stemming from her drug-related arrest in Las Vegas on Aug. 28. Clark County District Attorney David ... (Source: Entertainment Weekly Online 2010-09-18T06:37:44Z)

Competitors have soured on apple orchard's sweet deal

The SweeTango, with its juicy crunch and intense ... It's marketed by a select group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal with the University of Minnesota. The university chose Minnesota's largest orchard, (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-18T04:36:02Z)

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