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Deals of the Hour / October 16, 2010, 10:40 am

Lawyers discuss Khadr plea to avert Guantánamo 'child-soldier' trial

A military judge Thursday postponed the Guantánamo war crimes trial of Omar Khadr, the Canadian captured in Afghanistan at age 15, buying time for his lawyers to negotiate a plea deal and avert the so-called "child-soldier'' terror trial. Toronto-born ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-15T20:46:11Z)

Kurds: Deal closer on settling Iraq's political limbo

BAGHDAD - Iraqi political leaders took a step closer Friday to unsnarling the nation's seven-month political gridlock, according to a Kurdish negotiator who cited a tentative deal that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power. The possible ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-09T07:02:56Z)

Exeter Resource Corporation Announces CAD$50 Million Bought Deal Financing

VANCOUVER, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Exeter Resource Corporation (AMEX:XRA, TSX:XRC, Frankfurt:EXB or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with an underwriter (the "Underwriter"), pursuant to which the ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-04T11:48:02Z)

Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus-Chavez

MINSK Oct 16 (Reuters) - Venezuela signed a deal on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million tonnes of oil in 2011-2013, President Hugo Chavez said. "You are allowing us to create new routes to sell our oil," Chavez told his ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Attention AOL, Private Equity We Know The Exact Price You Need To Offer For Yahoo

Private equity firms Silver Lake and Blackstone keep calling AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and asking him if he'd like to merge with Yahoo and take the whole thing private. It's all very pie-in-the-sky at the moment; Yahoo hasn't even been included in the talks ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-14T18:45:40Z)

Accellent Announces Proposed Private Offering of $315 Million Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2017

Accellent Inc. ("Accellent" or the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accellent Holdings Corp., announced today that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $315 million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-14T16:01:02Z)

Gubernatorial candidates offer range of crimefighting strategies

The four candidates for governor offered different crime reduction strategies during a polite debate that focused on the issues facing young voters. Independent candidate Timothy P. Cahill proposed putting more police on the streets and expanding after ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-15T18:44:29Z)

National Park Service decision deals another blow to St. Croix River bridge supporters

A proposed bridge over the St. Croix River south of Stillwater can't be built because it would hurt the scenic and recreational values of the river, the National Park Service announced Friday. That means the $668 million project won't move forward unless ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-10-16T03:34:12Z)

Bay State governor hopefuls debate anti-crime agenda

BOSTON (AP) - The four candidates for Massachusetts governor are proposing different strategies to help stem gun violence and street crime. Republican Charles Baker said at a debate Friday the state should sign on to a federal program that would target ... (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2010-10-16T03:12:43Z)

Mississippi News at 2 P.M. Cdt,

Good afternoon, Mississippi editors. The news editor is Brian Schwaner (1-504-523-3931). The AP photographer is Rogelio Solis. If you have contributions for or questions about the Mississippi report, call 1-800-222-0046 or 1-601-948-5897. To report ... (Source: WNCT 2010-10-15T19:56:04Z)

AOL looking into deal for Yahoo, report says

AOL executives are in discussions with several private equity firms over the possibility of trying to buy rival Internet portal Yahoo Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The talks are preliminary and so far have not involved anyone from Yahoo ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-14T00:01:49Z)

Analysis: Yahoo buyout can't solve its midlife crisis

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc ( YHOO.O ) won't solve its midlife crisis with a fancy new deal. Some private equity firms have explored a Yahoo buyout, combining the company with AOL Inc ( AOL.N ) or with News Corp ( NWSA.O ) assets. This ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T14:05:19Z)

Fox, Cablevision back at table as blackout looms

News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said today they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New York and ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-16T17:10:14Z)

'It felt pretty good to stump them'

I n the final minutes of yesterday's gubernatorial debate, I flummoxed the four candidates. I warned them, "You won't have notes on this," and then I asked: "If you could be any living politician other than yourself, who would you choose and why ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-16T04:31:28Z)

Venezuela to supply 30 mln tonnes of oil to Belarus over next three years

MINSK. Oct 16 (Interfax) - Venezuela has agreed to supply Belarus 30 million tonnes of oil from 2011-2013 following talks between Presidents Hugo Chavez and Alexander Lukashenko. A contract between Belarusian Oil Company and Petroleos de Venezuela was ... (Source: Interfax Information Agency 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

National news digest

Starting next year, dozens of states will begin knitting together databases to watch prescription drug abuse, from powerful painkillers to diet pills. With federal money and prodding, states are being asked to sign onto an agreement allowing police ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-16T05:00:06Z)

Chavez promises long-term oil supplies to Belarus

MOSCOW, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan oil will be supplied to Belarus on a long-term basis, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko Saturday in Minsk, according to information reaching here. "Venezuela has the ... (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Fox, Cablevision trying to settle dispute in time for games

NEW YORK -- News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-16T17:24:33Z)

Murder trial ends in hung jury; man avoids retrial with plea deal

Under the terms of the plea deal, Ronald Edward Kramer, 28, will serve 10 years in prison. Kramer was charged with murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the March 14, 2008, death of Olivia Rescigno. She was found dead in her crib in her ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-10-15T04:04:01Z)

Fox pulls channels off Cablevision, threatening baseball playoffs for NY, Philly viewers

News Corp.'s Fox pulled its channels off Cablevision early Saturday after the companies' programming deal expired and negotiations for a new one stalled, threatening broadcasts of baseball playoffs for some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in New York and ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-16T16:05:49Z)

Seven Years of War and Still No Power to the Iraqi People

In the searing heat of the Iraqi summer, the difficulty of life with virtually no electricity is hard to comprehend. But overlay it with the physical and spiritual challenges of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and the big cities become time bombs ... (Source: Common Dreams 2010-10-16T16:34:27Z)

Lawyers negotiating Khadr plea deal to avert Guantánamo 'child-soldier' trial

A military judge Thursday postponed by one week the resumption of the war crimes trial of Omar Khadr amid reports that lawyers were negotiating a plea deal to avert the Guantánamo captive's so-called ``child-soldier'' terror trial. The Toronto-born Khadr ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-14T22:06:06Z)

New Santa Maria del Mar will offer "beacon of hope"

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi is celebrating the start of construction on the Santa Maria del Mar senior citizen project. Bishop Roger Morin said the finished apartment buildings will stand as a "beacon of hope" for the elderly who ... (Source: WLOX 2010-10-15T16:35:38Z)

Gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers kill 3 guards

BAGHDAD – Iraqi political leaders took a step closer Friday to unsnarling the nation's seven-month political gridlock, according to a key Kurdish negotiator who cited a tentative deal that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power. The possible ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-09T08:43:09Z)

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces $225 Million Senior Notes Offering by Subsidiaries of ...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that subsidiaries of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. ("Sabra") plan to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $225 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2018 (the "Notes") in a ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-15T13:00:53Z)

Man pleads guilty to child abuse in baby's death

LIVE OAK, Fla. - A north Florida man pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse in the death of a little girl after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his murder trial. As part of a plea deal to avoid a retrial, 28-year-old Ronald Edward Kramer pleaded ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-10-16T00:42:24Z)

$23.4M Santa Maria del Mar rebuilds on Biloxi Back Bay

BILOXI — Golden shovels dug into the dirt Friday near where the $23.35 million Santa Maria del Mar senior housing complex will be built north of Back Bay. "Today we bring closure to the years of waiting," Bishop Roger P. Morin of the Diocese of ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-10-16T04:02:50Z)

NPS puts brakes on Stillwater bridge project, again

It's deja vu all over again for Stillwater bridge backers. The long-awaited word from the National Park Service regarding the agency's opinion on the environmental impact of the bridge on the federally-designated Wild and Scenic Riverway has come, and ... (Source: Woodbury Bulletin 2010-10-16T12:45:23Z)

Florida man pleads guilty to child abuse in baby's death

8:39 P.M. — LIVE OAK — A north Florida man pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse in the death of a little girl after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his murder trial. As part of a plea deal to avoid a retrial, 28-year-old Ronald Edward Kramer ... (Source: News-Press 2010-10-16T01:25:21Z)

St. Croix bridge is dealt a big blow

The future of a proposed four-lane interstate bridge over the St. Croix River was in serious trouble Friday after the National Park Service, charged with enforcing federal laws on the river, turned thumbs down on the $700 million project. The decision -- a ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-16T04:02:50Z)

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