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Deals of the Hour / September 5, 2010, 4:40 am

Devils tout 'good faith' in Ilya Kovalchuk deal

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils say they acted in good faith during their contract negotiations with Ilya Kovalchuk. The NHL signed off on Kovalchuk's latest contract with the Devils on Friday ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-09-05T08:47:41Z)

Michigan man finds alligator in cornfield

... Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski ... Adamski tells the Sturgis Journal he "backed away ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-09-03T13:43:32Z)

Gaza rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes

The cross-border violence was the first since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington Thursday to relaunch peace talks, and was a stark reminder of the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-04T21:27:38Z)

Duluth / Nurses set date for one-day strike

The union for nurses at a Duluth hospital has set Sept. 14 as the date for a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association gave the SMDC/Essentia health system its 10-day notice of the strike Friday ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-04T04:59:48Z)

Peace deal requires new approach: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Netanyahu, back from a Washington peace summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at which they agreed to try to reach a framework accord within a year, (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-05T10:35:03Z)

SEC, Nashville agree to multi-year deal to host hoops tournament

... relationship with the city of Nashville," said SEC commissioner Mike Slive. "Nashville provides SEC teams and fans a great postseason experience. This past year's tournament at Bridgestone Arena was one of the ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-09-03T20:53:02Z)

Harley-Davidson, union achieve a deal

... Bob Klein said. Mike Masik ... United Steelworkers International Union. The Wisconsin facilities have 1,340 active employees, Klein said. He left open the idea that there could still be job reductions. Shares of ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-05T01:45:20Z)

More SEC tournaments for Nashville

The SEC men's tournament already had been scheduled to be played at Bridgestone Arena in 2013, and now the event will be in Nashville in 2015, 2016 and 2019. Commissioner Mike Slive says they are excited about this ... (Source: GoVolsXtra 2010-09-04T16:34:09Z)

Harley, union reach deal

... also gives the company the flexibility it needs to remain competitive," company spokesman Bob Klein said. Mike Masik, who represents Harley ... chapter of the United Steelworkers International Union. (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-04T13:13:43Z)

Burr Oak man kills 34-inch gator while picking corn

Burr Oak -- A man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski ... Adamski tells the Sturgis Journal he ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-04T05:14:07Z)

St. Luke's nurses offered deal they like; SMDC might be next

... Minnesota Nurses Association, the union representing St ... the threat of a one-day nurses' strike looms over SMDC Health System, now called Essentia Health. But Steve Strand, union negotiator for SMDC's 958 ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-02T05:37:58Z)

Obama to meet NATO chief on Tuesday

... Barack Obama will meet NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and discuss various issues related to Afghanistan on ... 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, which will include a focus on NATO's development ... (Source: Indian Express 2010-09-04T07:08:39Z)

Harley reaches deal with unions for concessions

... also gives the company the flexibility it needs to remain competitive," company spokesman Bob Klein said. Mike Masik, who represents Harley ... chapter of the United Steelworkers International Union. (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-04T07:08:39Z)

SEC Tournament to return to Nashville

... entered into a multi-year agreement with the Nashville Sports Council to play its men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday. With today's ... (Source: University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site 2010-09-03T23:16:12Z)

Sports digest: NHL approves Ilya Kovalchuk's new deal with New Jersey Devils

The NHL has signed off on left wing Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-04T04:45:29Z)

At least one Palestinian killed in Israel's raid on Gaza tunnels

... the first direct peace talks in nearly two years between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are aiming, despite ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-05T08:04:44Z)

Michigan man comes across alligator in corn field

BURR OAK, Mich. — A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski ... tells the Sturgis Journal he ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-03T14:47:58Z)

Cowboys deal Crayton to Chargers

they apparently felt they couldn't justify keeping someone with his high salary ($2 million) in a ... work - and you make a decision based on that," Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said. "We really waited to ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-04T21:20:29Z)

Duluth nurses plan one-day strike for Sept. 14

DULUTH — The union for nurses at a Duluth hospital has set Sept. 14 as the date for a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association gave the SMDC/Essentia health system its 10-day notice of the strike Friday ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-09-04T05:28:26Z)

Apple is preparing a 99-cent TV show deal

Apple is in advanced talks with News Corp. to let iTunes users rent TV shows for 99 cents and is in discussions with CBS and Walt Disney Co. about similar deals, said three people familiar with the plan ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-08-25T05:25:59Z)

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen to meet with President Obama on Tuesday

... Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet with President Barack Obama next Tuesday to conduct consultations ... NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The NATO Summit will include a focus on the organization's development of ... (Source: New Kerala 2010-09-04T01:32:13Z)

Apple Pushes for 99-Cent TV Show Rentals: Reports

Apple is reportedly near deals with News Corp. and Walt Disney Co. to provide 48-hour rentals of TV shows -- priced at 99 cents -- through iTunes within one day of broadcast. Apple is hoping to secure the new ... (Source: Broadcasting Cable 2010-08-25T16:17:23Z)

It's cut day for the Cowboys

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Friday the team wouldn't discuss who was going to get cut ... but his salary, due $1.75 million, makes it difficult to keep a player who will see very limited snaps ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-04T19:04:29Z)

Cowboys send Crayton to SD, McQuistan to Miami

they apparently felt they couldn't justify keeping someone with his high salary ($2 million) in ... work — and you make a decision based on that," Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said. "We really waited to ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-04T22:10:35Z)

TV networks need to think hard about biting that Apple

Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and News Corp.'s Fox seem to be ready to take the plunge with Apple and cut a deal with the software giant to allow their shows to be rented for 99 cents an episode. That Disney would ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-25T21:10:52Z)

NATO chief hopes for Nov Afghanistan handover deal - TV

... Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Danish TV2 News. "And I hope that we at the NATO summit in November will be able to decide to begin ... President Barack Obama has said he intends to start pulling out U.S. (Source: Reuters India 2010-08-30T22:38:00Z)

Devils get Kovalchuk, NHL-union strike deal

NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract. A byproduct of the revised 15-year deal was that the Devils helped the NHL and its players union reach an ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-05T07:50:25Z)

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