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Deals of the Hour / October 14, 2010, 8:40 pm

Dallas judge to hear arguments Friday in Tom Hicks' bid to halt Liverpool soccer team sale

A Dallas judge was expected to decide early today whether to lift his restraining order halting the sale of Liverpool Football Club to the owner of the Boston Red Sox. "I want this issue to be resolved for the parties," said state District Judge Jim Jordan ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-15T03:06:45Z)

Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in south Lebanon town

BINT JBEIL, Lebanon Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in the south Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on Thursday, close to the border with Israel, a state he has said should be wiped from the map. Thousands of people gathered in a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-14T14:49:27Z)

South Dakota tribal chairman pleads not guilty

PIERRE — The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has pleaded not guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges. Sixty-one-year-old Duane Big Eagle Sr. earlier was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of conspiracy to commit bribery ... (Source: Aberdeen News 2010-10-14T12:26:17Z)

CVS fined for problem in sales of meth ingredient

For more than a year, CVS Pharmacy Inc. was more than a neighborhood drug store in Southern California and at least four other states. Federal authorities say it was the place of choice for would-be criminals known as "smurfers" to buy a key ingredient ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-15T00:00:38Z)

Last of trapped Chilean miners is freed

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their countrymen erupted in cheers and the world watched ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T21:16:00Z)

No. 25 West Virginia beats South Florida 20-6

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes and No. 25 West Virginia held South Florida to a season-low for yards in a 20-6 victory over the Bulls on Thursday night. The Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) made the most out of their limited ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-15T02:45:17Z)

SD Tribal Chairman Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty

PIERRE, SD - The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has pleaded not guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges. Sixty-one-year-old Duane Big Eagle Sr. earlier was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of conspiracy to commit ... (Source: KELOLAND TV 2010-10-14T12:26:17Z)

French Students and Labor Unions Protest Planned Retirement Reform

Protests in France continued for a third day Thursday, while French students strengthened their presence by blockading high schools and universities throughout Paris and surrounding cities. The protesters and strikers argue that that government's proposed ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-15T01:40:51Z)

Robert Redford Receives France's Legion of Honour Medal

US actor/director/environmentalist Robert Redford has a good reason to be in Paris. He has just been presented with the Legion of Honour medal - effectively making him a Knight of France's Legion of Honour. Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-14T21:44:38Z)

Ahmadinejad in south Lebanon on Israel's border

B INT JBEIL, Lebanon — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is speaking at a rally in a southern Lebanese village along the border with his archenemy Israel . The U.S. and Israel have called his trip intentionally provocative. Ahmadinejad arrived ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-14T16:01:02Z)

Ole Miss Mascot Winner is Rebel Black Bear - Will it be Successful?

Ole Miss finally has a new mascot. It only took seven years to replace "Colonel Reb." What amazing new mascot has replaced the southern colonel? Rebel Black Bear won with 62 percent of the vote. The Ole Miss athletic programs are going to stay the ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-15T02:16:39Z)

Chile rescued miners long to reunite with families

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 were ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-15T00:14:57Z)

Texas Hold `Em: In London and Dallas, Liverpool sale to Red Sox winds through courts

LONDON - The bitter fight over control of the Liverpool soccer team was dragged through dueling court hearings Thursday on opposite sides of the Atlantic, with a British judge ruling to let the sale proceed to the owners of the Boston Red Sox. But that ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T23:17:41Z)

5 percent of GM's common stock set aside for employees, retirees and dealers to buy in IPO

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. wants to set aside five percent of the company's common shares for its employees, car dealers and retirees to buy in an initial public stock sale expected next month. The IPO will allow GM's shareholders, including the U ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-14T22:34:44Z)

Liverpool Fight Continues

The bitter fight for control of the Liverpool team was dragged through dueling court hearings on opposite sides of the Atlantic, with a British judge ruling to let the sale proceed to the owners of the Boston Red Sox and a state judge in Dallas scheduling ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-15T01:33:42Z)

'Rebel Black Bear' is new Ole Miss mascot

It has been more than a decade since the University of Mississippi began stripping away its images of the Old South. Confederate battle flags — the "Stars and Bars" — were first to go. Next was mascot "Colonel Reb," the goateed Southern planter who ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-15T01:33:42Z)

Geno Smith throws 2 TD passes, No. 25 West Virginia beats South Florida 20-6

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes and No. 25 West Virginia held South Florida to a season-low for yards in a 20-6 victory over the Bulls on Thursday night. The Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) made the most out of their limited ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-15T03:06:45Z)

S. Korea Kicks Off Naval Drills With U.S., Japan

SEOUL, South Korea | South Korea kicked off naval drills Thursday with the U.S., Australia and Japan aimed at intercepting illicit weapon shipments in a U.S.-led program targeting nations such as North Korea and likely to draw its anger. The one-day ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-10-14T03:58:03Z)

Next for Chile: Miners' recovery, cause of mine collapse

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Chileans reveled Thursday in the stunning glory and jubilation of a record-setting mine rescue. As the celebration fades, however, several key questions await resolution. Officials at the copper and gold mine whose collapse trapped ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-10-14T11:43:20Z)

SKorea wraps up naval maneuvers with US, Japan

South Korea wrapped up naval drills Thursday with the U.S., Australia and Japan aimed at intercepting illicit weapon shipments in a U.S.-led program targeting nations such as North Korea, which is likely to react angrily. The one-day maneuvers are South ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-14T10:10:16Z)

GM, bankers set aside 5 pct of common stock to be sold in IPO for employees, retirees, dealers

DETROIT - General Motors Co. and its Wall Street bankers are setting aside 5 percent of the shares to be sold in next month's initial sale of stock for GM's employees, car dealers and retirees. That detail was included in a regulatory filing on Thursday ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-14T22:34:44Z)

CVS to pay $75M fine for failing to limit sales of meth ingredient

LOS ANGELES — CVS Pharmacy has agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of a key ingredient in the making of methamphetamine in at least five states that also led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking, authorities ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-15T00:22:07Z)

French Protests Move Focus From Transport to Oil

PARIS — Strikes against pension changes in France continued Thursday, with the focus shifting from transport — where services were improving — to oil supply, as most of the country's refineries remained blocked by striking workers. The French oil ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-15T02:30:58Z)

South Dakota's Crow Creek Sioux chairman faces federal bribery charges

MITCHELL, S.D. - The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe will appear in U.S. District Court in Pierre, S.D., today on a federal bribery charge. By: Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. , Worthington Daily Globe MITCHELL, S.D. - The chairman of the Crow Creek ... (Source: Worthington Daily Globe 2010-10-13T18:39:42Z)

'Black Bear' voted new mascot for Ole Miss

Living in the South and being a very loyal fan of Alabama and the SEC as a whole, I have come to know and befriend many Ole Miss fans. I have to say, I really feel sorry for the Ole Miss faithful on the decision that has been made. Of the 3 choices (Black ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-15T03:13:55Z)

No. 25 West Virginia 20, South Florida 6

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes and No. 25 West Virginia held South Florida to a season-low for yards in a 20-6 victory over the Bulls on Thursday night. The Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) made the most out of their limited ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-15T02:52:26Z)

Experts meet ahead of naval drills in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea launched its participation Wednesday in a U.S.-led coalition to intercept ships suspected of spreading weapons of mass destruction, risking the anger of rival North Korea, one of the countries targeted by the program ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-10-13T11:51:41Z)

GM stock set aside for workers, car dealers in IPO

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. and its Wall Street bankers are setting aside 5 percent of the shares to be sold in next month's initial sale of stock for GM's employees, car dealers and retirees. That detail was included in a regulatory filing on Thursday ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-14T22:56:13Z)

Feds fine CVS $75M for sales of meth ingredient

C VS Pharmacy has agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of a key ingredient in the making of methamphetamine in at least five states that also led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-15T01:40:51Z)

Iranian Leader Expected in South Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran met with Lebanese leaders here on Thursday, the second day of his state visit, and was expected to head to Hezbollah -dominated parts in the south, near the border with Israel. Supporters of ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-14T13:52:11Z)

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