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Deals of the Hour / September 29, 2010, 3:43 am

Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe

Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday — Greek doctors and railway employees walked off the job, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even rammed a cement truck into the Irish parliament to protest the country's ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-29T09:45:07Z)

Indiana teen gets 30 years for stepfather's death

A 15-year-old Indiana boy who told a judge he "made a really bad choice" was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in his stepfather's shooting death. Kosciusko Circuit Judge Rex Reed agreed to a plea deal in which the teenager ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-27T21:21:50Z)

Southwest Airlines Takes Aim at Bigger Rivals With AirTran Deal

In a deal that turns up the heat on its bigger rivals, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV ) on Monday announced plans to buy discount carrier AirTran Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AAI ) for $1.4 billion. By nabbing AirTran, Southwest is making a move that supports ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-09-29T09:02:10Z)

Spain Strikes Over Austerity Measures

MADRID — Airlines canceled flights and picketers hurled eggs at buses and blocked trucks from delivering produce to wholesale markets as Spanish workers staged a general strike Wednesday to protest austerity measures imposed by a government struggling to ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-29T10:28:04Z)

Brigus Gold Corp. Announces C$50 Million "Bought Deal" Financing

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus Gold" or the "Company") (TSX: BRD - News )(NYSE Amex: BRD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of investment dealers, whereby the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-28T17:24:26Z)

Fall TV preview: Can ABC's 'No Ordinary Family' rise above a less-than-super start?

You may hear this new show's set-up – a family discover they have suddenly developed superpowers and struggle to remain ordinary while Dad dreams of becoming a crime fighter – and think, "I get it, sort of a real-life version of The Incredibles ." When ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-28T04:59:58Z)

Burke to lead NBC Universal after Comcast deal

Comcast Corp. and the General Electric Co. said Sunday that Stephen Burke will become NBC Universal Inc. 's CEO after the deal giving Comcast control of the New York-based company closes. Burke, who is Comcast's chief operating officer, will replace Jeff ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-09-27T13:00:46Z)

Polian: NFL's 18-game season is ``fait accompli''

Bill Polian says the 18-game NFL season is a done deal. During Monday night's weekly radio show, the Indianapolis Colts team president called it a "fait accompli" and said the debate is over. Polian is a member of the league's competition committee and has ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-28T00:27:57Z)

Colts president convinced NFL's 18-game season is done deal, calls it a "fait accompli"

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bill Polian says the 18-game NFL season is a done deal. During Monday night's weekly radio show, the Indianapolis Colts team president called it a "fait accompli" and said the debate is over. Polian is a member of the league's ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-28T00:35:07Z)

watch no ordinary family premiere episode tonight

You have seen it again in news reports.. often used it in video theaters' previews and also teasers.. Most certainly, it is actually happening tonight - You'll be able to at long last Watch No Ordinary Family season 1 episode 1 Pilot tonight with your ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-28T19:40:26Z)

Teen gets 30 years for stepfather's death

WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — A 15-year-old Indiana boy who told a judge he "made a really bad choice" was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in his stepfather's shooting death. Kosciusko Circuit Judge Rex Reed agreed to a plea deal ... (Source: La Porte Herald-Argus 2010-09-28T21:56:27Z)

SRK a symbol of religious unity: Vienna meet to debate

Vienna, Sep 28 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is seen as an icon of religious unity by many the world over and experts will deliberate upon the topic at a three-day conference from Thursday at Vienna University. Titled 'Shah Rukh Khan and Global ... (Source: MSN India 2010-09-28T08:13:15Z)

BHP bid for Potash Corp clears antitrust hurdle

By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - BHP Billiton has cleared the first regulatory hurdle in its bid for Canada's Potash Corp, but any potential deal still faces major regulatory obstacles, especially within Canada. BHP, the world's largest mining company ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T23:28:16Z)

NBC Universal Raises $5.1 Billion for Comcast Sale

(Updates with use of proceeds in first paragraph.) Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- NBC Universal Inc. sold $5.1 billion of debt to help pay for its majority purchase by Comcast Corp. in the third-biggest U.S. debt transaction this year, according to data compiled ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-27T21:50:28Z)

Nuclear-armed Pakistan takes over as chair of IAEA board

VIENNA: Pakistan, which refuses to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and was home to a notorious nuclear smuggling ring, was named head of the UN nuclear watchdog's governing board on Monday. At a special one-day meeting, the International Atomic ... (Source: Economic Times 2010-09-27T15:52:34Z)

Polian: NFL's 18-game season is "fait accompli"

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts president Bill Polian believes the debate over an 18-game NFL season is over, and an expanded schedule will soon become a reality. The competition committee member and former league executive twice said he expects the NFL to ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-09-29T08:26:22Z)

No Ordinary Family – Not The Incredibles So Much as The Fantastic Four!

In most of the promotional pieces for ABC's No Ordinary Family [Tuesdays, 8/7C], the series has been called a live-action The Incredibles, but it far more closely resembles the earliest issues of The Fantastic Four – before the group started wearing ... (Source: TV.com 2010-09-28T07:30:18Z)

'Dexter' Season 5 Episode 1 'My Bad'

"Dexter" Season 5 Episode 1 "My Bad" begins the very second that the last episode of Season 4 ended, with Dexter finding Rita, the one woman who had reached that shriveled core of humanity within him, bled out in the tub. One last gift from Trinity, aka ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-27T15:31:05Z)

Spain reaches deal with small opposition party that will help it pass 2011 budget

MADRID (AP) — Spain's government says it has struck a deal with a small opposition party that will help it pass the 2011 budget, which is key to its plan to bring borrowing under control. The ruling Socialist party leads a minority government that relies ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-09-23T08:40:39Z)

Spain reaches deal that will help it pass 2011 budget key to cutting deficit

MADRID (AP) — Spain's government has reached a deal with a small opposition party that will help it pass a 2011 budget that is key to getting the deficit down, reassuring markets worried over the country's finances and its survival in power. The ruling ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-23T09:02:07Z)

Timeline - Iberia/BA deal moves a step closer

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Iberia approved British Airways' funding plan for a multi-billion-pound pension deficit on Wednesday, removing the last major obstacle for the two airlines to merge before year-end. Following is a timeline of events leading to a ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-23T03:54:19Z)

Watch Dexter Season 5 Episode 1 'Online'

Great News! Dexter is back after long wait, The Season's premier episode of Dexter will be shown tonight on Showtime, and picks up right place where you can watch this full episode in good and high HD. "My Bad" the first title of the episode.. When Dexter ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-27T21:43:19Z)

NBC Universal to offer senior unsecured notes in private placement

NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric Co. said Monday that its NBC Universal Inc. subsidiary plans to sell senior unsecured notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. The notes are part of the $9.1 billion of financing NBC Universal is ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-28T01:53:51Z)

FAA: Planes by Canadian manufacturer had 3 other landing gear problems before NYC emergency

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Aircraft from a Canadian company that built the jetliner involved in an emergency landing in New York City last weekend have experienced at least three other landing gear problems in the past two years, Federal Aviation ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-28T22:17:55Z)

Ind. teen gets 30 years in stepfather's slaying

WARSAW, Ind. -- A 15-year-old boy told a judge he "made a really bad choice" in the shooting death of his stepfather at their northern Indiana home. A Kosciusko (Koss-ee-OSS'-koh) County judge on Monday accepted the teen's guilty plea on a charge of ... (Source: Star-Press 2010-09-28T12:59:34Z)

Iberia says it won't cancel BA merger over pensions deficit

MADRID (AFP) – A merger between Iberia and British Airways moved a step closer on Wednesday after the Spanish carrier said it had decided not to exercise its right to cancel the deal over BA's pensions deficit. BA's employees' pensions deficit of 3.7 ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-22T21:27:46Z)

Opposing view on airline mergers: A bad deal for fliers

Opinions expressed in USA TODAY's editorials are decided by its Editorial Board , a demographically and ideologically diverse group that is separate from USA TODAY's news staff. Most editorials are accompanied by an opposing view — a unique USA TODAY ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-29T09:59:26Z)

Watch Dexter Season 5 Episode 1 Video Online

Good news for all Dexter fans. The television series is back for its 5th season with a bang. Season 5 episode 1 of Dexter titled "My Bad" premiered last night. The 5th season starts from where the 4th left off. Rita is lying in a tub dead and her son ... (Source: Zimbio 2010-09-27T14:33:49Z)

Atom body should address China-Pakistan deal -- U.S.

VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official suggested on Wednesday the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) should address Chinese plans to build two new reactors in Pakistan, one of the few countries outside a global anti-nuclear weapons pact. The ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-09-22T10:57:50Z)

Too early to tell what Southwest-AirTran merger would mean for PHL

If Southwest Airlines Co. succeeds in closing its deal to buy AirTran Airways, the legendary discount fares and service Southwest is famous for could take hold in more Southeastern U.S. cities, and eventually could mean cheaper air tickets to Atlanta for ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-29T07:00:28Z)

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