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Deals of the Hour / October 14, 2010, 1:39 pm

Titans re-sign LB Jamie Winborn

The Titans have agreed to terms with linebacker Jamie Winborn, according to the player's agent. Winborn was released by the Titans over the weekend when the team took Gerald McRath off the reserve/suspended list. Agent Jason Fletcher of Blueprint Sport ... (Source: The Tennessean (blog) 2010-10-13T16:30:51Z)

Port Authority, 9/11 Responders Reach Settlement Deal

Thousands of ground zero workers suing New York City over their exposure to World Trade Center dust have entered a settlement agreement with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the site's owner, which will agree to pay $47.5 million in claims ... (Source: NBC New York 2010-10-12T23:55:51Z)

Winborn had offers, rejoins Titans

NASHVILLE - Tennessee welcomed back linebacker Jamie Winborn on Wednesday, four days after releasing him. Winborn's agent, Jason Fletcher of Blueprint Sports, said the ninth-year veteran from Vanderbilt was on the verge of accepting an offer from the ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-10-14T04:05:12Z)

Amid plea bargain talks, Khadr trial delayed

Omar Khadr's war crimes trial has been put off for another week, as reports surface that lawyers are seeking a plea bargain deal. The trial, which is being held in Guantanamo Bay, was set to resume Monday. Instead, proceedings will continue on Oct. 25 ... (Source: CTV 2010-10-14T20:04:25Z)

British judge's ruling overrides Dallas restraining order halting sale of Tom Hicks-owned Liverpool ...

LONDON – A British judge has granted an injunction against Liverpool owners that could clear the way for the club's sale to the parent company of the Boston Red Sox. High Court Judge Christopher Floyd issued an order Thursday against the legal action ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-14T17:05:27Z)

Canadian lawyer says deal in the works for youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay

TORONTO — The Canadian lawyer for the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay says his defense team is working on a deal to avert a trial. Lawyer Nathan Whitling said Thursday a potential deal is in the works for Omar Khadr but he wasn't providing details ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-14T17:48:24Z)

Top clubs extending invites to freed Chilean miners

MADRID (AP) - Invitations are flooding in for the freed Chilean miners to visit leading European and Latin American football clubs. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez invited the 33 to visit the Santiago Bernabeu stadium "to celebrate their lesson of ... (Source: Universal Sports 2010-10-14T20:04:25Z)

5 pct of GM stock set aside for employees in IPO

Five percent of General Motors' common shares are being set aside for employees and dealers to buy in the company's initial stock sale. GM disclosed the amount Thursday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. GM says it asked ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T17:55:34Z)

Apple to sell iPad at Verizon and AT&T stores

Apple said Thursday it plans to sell its iPad tablet device through retail stores owned by AT&T and Verizon. The popular touch-screen device will go on sale in 2,000 Verizon stores and 2,200 AT&T stores on Oct. 28. In a statement, Apple said AT&T will sell ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-14T15:53:52Z)

Liverpool sale saga lurches on after new twist

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool's bitter ownership wrangle rumbled into Thursday after George Gillett and Tom Hicks launched an 11th hour legal bid to stop the club being sold to Boston Red Sox owner John W Henry. Weeks of bitterness appeared to be drawing to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-14T10:53:13Z)

Chilean miners flooded with soccer invites

MADRID -- The freed Chilean miners are being flooded with invitations to visit leading European and Latin American soccer teams. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez invited the 33 miners to visit Santiago Bernabeu stadium, while Manchester United is ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-14T19:28:37Z)

Palestinian Authority counters Israeli offer on settlements

JERUSALEM - Responding to an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to extend a freeze on building in West Bank settlements if Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish state , a top Palestinian official said Wednesday that such recognition ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-14T08:01:26Z)

New offer, no agreement over Israel settlements

The Palestinians swiftly rejected an offer Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to renew a freeze on West Bank settlement construction in exchange for recognizing Israel as a Jewish nation-state. "If the Palestinian leadership will say ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T18:27:45Z)

Pentagon develops policy to deal with court ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the Department of Defense is working on how to deal with a court ruling that tosses out the ban on gays serving openly. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that guidance for service branches will be ... (Source: KTVL 2010-10-14T19:21:28Z)

First of 33 trapped Chilean miners is rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The first trapped miner emerged from a capsule just after 11 p.m. ET Tuesday from a gold and copper mine that he and 33 miners have been trapped in for more than two months - the longest anyone has survived underground. Florencio ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-13T11:08:44Z)

Pentagon working on guidance for gays in military

The White House says the Department of Defense is working on guidance for the entire military on how to deal with a court ruling that tosses out the ban on gays serving openly. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that guidance will be coming ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T18:38:31Z)

Soccer invitations start pouring in for rescued Chile miners

MADRID (AP) — The freed Chilean miners are being flooded with invitations to visit leading European and Latin American soccer teams. "Right now, the first thing to do is to allow a prudent amount of time to go by so that they can recuperate from what ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-14T20:11:34Z)

Apple To Sell IPad Through AT&T And Verizon Stores

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. said Thursday morning it plans to sell its iPad tablet device through retail stores owned by AT&T and Verizon. The popular touch-screen device will go on sale in the stores on Oct. 28. In a statement, Apple said AT&T will sell ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-10-14T15:25:14Z)

Chile's textbook mine rescue brings global respect

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Chile's 33 rescued miners posed with the president and were poked by doctors on Thursday, itching to reunite with families and sleep in their own beds for the first time since a cave-in nearly killed them on Aug. 5. Relatives ... (Source: WRAL 2010-10-14T20:11:34Z)

London court rules against American owners in fight over sale of Liverpool

LONDON - A British judge has granted an injunction against Liverpool owners that could clear the way for the club's sale to the parent company of the Boston Red Sox. High Court Judge Christopher Floyd issued an order Thursday against the legal action taken ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T16:36:49Z)

Israel makes settlement offer; Palestinians say no

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered on Monday to renew a partial settlement construction freeze in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Palestinian officials swiftly rejected the proposal -- Israel's latest ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-11T16:47:32Z)

Lawyers working on deal for youngest at Guantanamo

The Canadian lawyer for the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that his defense team is working on a deal to avert a trial. Lawyer Nathan Whitling said a potential deal is in the works for Omar Khadr but he didn't provide details. The ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T18:52:50Z)

In Chile, all 33 miners rescued

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the Earth on Wednesday night -- a joyous ending to a 69-day ordeal that riveted the world. No one has ever ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-14T19:07:09Z)

Apple's iPad to go on sale at 4,200 Verizon and AT&T stores

Both Verizon Wireless and its mobile über-rival AT&T announced Thursday that the companies' chains of thousands of U.S. retail stores would be carrying Apple's iPad starting on Oct. 28, in time for the holiday buying season. The simultaneous announcements ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-14T16:36:49Z)

Winborn back with Titans four days after release

NASHVILLE — The Titans welcomed back linebacker Jamie Winborn on Wednesday, four days after releasing him. Winborn's agent, Jason Fletcher of Blueprint Sports, said the ninth-year veteran from Vanderbilt was on the verge of accepting an offer from the ... (Source: Daily News Journal 2010-10-14T08:01:26Z)

White House says Pentagon working on guidance for gays in military after court order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the Department of Defense is working on guidance for the entire military on how to deal with a court ruling that tosses out the ban on gays serving openly. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-10-14T19:35:47Z)

Possible deal to settle Sept. 11 responders suits

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The government authority that owned the World Trade Center has tentatively agreed to pay $47.5 million to settle lawsuits by more than 9,000 people exposed to toxic dust during the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Port Authority of ... (Source: MSN Canada News 2010-10-14T19:42:56Z)

5% of GM stock set aside for employees in IPO

The initial sale of GM's stock is expected to take place in November. A date and price at which shares will be sold have not been set officially. GM Chairman Ed Whitacre thinks GM's stock will be priced at between $20 and $25 a share. Employees and dealers ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-10-14T16:36:49Z)

Agency in deal to settle suits by 9/11 responders

The government authority that owned the World Trade Center has tentatively agreed to pay $47.5 million to settle lawsuits by more than 9,000 people exposed to toxic dust during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The Port Authority of New York and New ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T19:07:09Z)

GM setting aside 5 percent of stock for employees, dealers in IPO

Detroit — Five percent of General Motors' common shares are being set aside for employees and dealers to buy in the company's initial stock sale. GM disclosed the amount today in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. GM says it asked ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-14T16:51:08Z)

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