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Deals of the Hour / October 17, 2010, 1:41 am

Rescuers fear worst for 11 trapped Chinese miners

Frantically working rescuers feared the 11 Chinese miners trapped by a deadly gas blast may have suffocated or been buried by coal dust, as loved ones kept a vigil Sunday and the death toll rose to 26 with five more bodies recovered. The Chinese mine drama ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-17T08:12:11Z)

Fifa to Examine Bribe Story

FIFA said it would examine evidence from a British newspaper alleging that two FIFA executive committee members offered to sell their votes in World Cup bidding. The Sunday Times of London filmed Amos Adamu of Nigeria and Reynald Temarii, a Tahitian who is ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-17T07:43:33Z)

NHL: Thornton gets a longer deal from Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks signed captain Joe Thornton to a $21 million, three-year contract extension Saturday, locking up another key player before he could leave for free agency. "Joe stepped up and made a tremendous commitment to this franchise ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-17T06:53:27Z)

UPDATE 1-Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus-Chavez

MINSK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million tonnes of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-16T18:21:49Z)

Keurig, Green Mountain, Boston Market to partner

Boston Market Corp. will start selling Keurig single-cup coffee at its restaurants this month and have it in 400 stores by early next year, in a deal announced Friday with Keurig Inc. and its owners, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. Terms of the deal ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-15T21:29:08Z)

Number is in: No COLA for SS next year

WASHINGTON - Another year without an increase in Social Security retirement and disability benefits is creating a political backlash that has President Barack Obama and Democrats pushing to give a $250 bonus to each of the program's 58 million recipients ... (Source: Observer-Reporter 2010-10-17T07:57:52Z)

Venezuela inks oil deal with Belarus

MINSK (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed on Saturday to supply the former Soviet republic of Belarus with 30 million metric tones of oil over three years from 2011 in a deal worth as much as $19.4 billion. Belarus has slashed imports of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-16T18:28:59Z)

FIFA looks into claims 2 FIFA executives offered to sell World Cup votes

The Associated Press LONDON - FIFA says it will examine evidence from a British newspaper that alleges that two FIFA executive committee members offered to sell their votes in World Cup bidding. The Sunday Times claims that Amos Adamu of Nigeria and ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-10-17T06:53:27Z)

Fox, Cablevision Suspend Negotiations

Cablevision and Fox parent News Corp. left the negotiating table without a deal Saturday, giving 3 million customers in the New York metropolitan area little hope of watching the first game of baseball's National League Championship Series from their couch ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-17T06:46:17Z)

Downside: With no pay hike for seniors, Dems weigh bonus.

WASHINGTON - Another year without an increase in Social Security retirement and disability benefits is creating a political backlash that has President Obama and other Democrats pushing to give a $250 bonus to each of the program's 58.7 million recipients ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-17T07:14:55Z)

Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee and Boston Market Announce Move to Bring Gourmet, Single ...

READING, Mass.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Keurig, Incorporated, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) and the fast casual chain Boston Market today announced the new distribution of Keurig's gourmet single-cup coffee brewing systems in more than ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-10-15T05:01:17Z)

HSBC walks away from Nedbank deal

HSBC has left Old Mutual stunned by pulling the plug on its interest in the Anglo-South African group's stake in Nedbank without warning at the end of two months of due diligence into the South African lender. The UK bank, one of the world's largest ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-10-15T18:58:48Z)

Sale of Liverpool soccer team another loss for Tom Hicks

Tom Hicks lost his soccer team Friday after pulling his own legal punches, allowing the Liverpool Football Club's board to sell the storied franchise out from under him. It's the latest humiliation in sports ownership for Hicks, who appears to be on his ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-16T04:52:56Z)

Old Mutual Says HSBC Terminates Offer Talks For Nedbank - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual plc (OML.L: News ) announced that it has been informed that HSBC Holdings plc (HBC: News ,HSBA.L: News ) will not proceed with a partial offer for Nedbank following the expiry of the agreed exclusivity ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-15T09:18:59Z)

Boston Market is First Fast Casual Chain to Offer Keurig Brewing System

READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keurig, Incorporated, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR - News ) and the fast casual chain Boston Market today announced the new distribution of Keurig's gourmet single-cup coffee brewing systems in more ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-15T19:34:36Z)

HSBC's talks for $8 billion Nedbank deal fall through

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - HSBC ( HSBA.L ) has ended talks to buy an $8 billion majority stake in South Africa's Nedbank ( NEDJ.J ), leaving it without a clear Africa strategy and handing an opportunity to rival Standard Chartered. HSBC ( 0005.HK ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T13:22:22Z)

Capitals recall Fahey from Hershey; defenseman could make NHL debut against Predators

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Brian Fahey from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. The team announced the move Saturday. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Des Plaines , Ill., could make his NHL debut Saturday night in ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-10-16T18:21:49Z)

World Cup votes are 'on sale'

Two officials assigned to help choose the host country for the 2018 World Cup offered to sell their votes, a British newspaper reported yesterday. The Sunday Times of London wrote that it sent reporters posing as workers from an American company to meet ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-17T05:41:52Z)

Analysis: Beebe slows, but doesn't halt cars story

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Clamping down on the number of take-home vehicles owned by the state, Gov. Mike Beebe tried to halt the narrative Repbulican are using in their attempt to unseat a popular Democratic governor in a year that otherwise seems to favor ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-10-07T23:54:37Z)

No COLA creates backlash

WASHINGTON — Another year without an increase in Social Security retirement and disability benefits is creating a political backlash that has President Barack Obama and Democrats pushing to give a $250 bonus to each of the program's 58 million recipients ... (Source: Opelousas Daily World 2010-10-17T07:50:43Z)

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 India 2010-10-16T17:17:24Z)

Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens MLB broadcasts

The blackout affects Fox 5 and My9 in New York and Fox29 in Philadelphia. Subscribers also lose access to cable channels Fox Business Network , NatGeo Wild and Fox Deportes. The channels went dark when the programming deal expired just after midnight ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-10-17T03:11:32Z)

Pens spoil Charlotte's AHL opener

More than 12,000 people bought tickets to Charlotte's first AHL game Friday night at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Dustin Jeffrey and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins sent them home unhappy. Jeffrey scored twice as the Penguins beat the Charlotte Checkers ... (Source: Standard Speaker 2010-10-16T18:43:18Z)

Fox, Cablevision Trying To Resolve Impasse

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 York and ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-16T23:43:57Z)

With sale final, Henry gets down to business in Liverpool

LONDON — Liverpool FC players met their new owners yesterday as attention turned from the long and bitter boardroom fight to the fortunes of the relegation-threatened team. Red Sox owner John Henry, whose New England Sports Ventures bought Liverpool ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-17T06:10:30Z)

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jim Keet says state cars part of larger waste in Ark. gov't

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jim Keet says the number of cars in Arkansas' vehicle fleet is a symptom of waste in the state's government. Keet said Tuesday an executive order issued by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe specifying ... (Source: WREG 2010-10-05T19:46:27Z)

Liverpool confirms sale of soccer team to Red Sox owner

LONDON - Liverpool confirmed on Friday that the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures (NESV) after Tom Hicks and George Gillett lost their legal battle to stop the takeover. Hicks and Gillett, though, have threatened to sue the club for one ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-16T22:03:44Z)

Keet takes Beebe to task on AR car issue

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jim Keet says the number of cars in Arkansas' vehicle fleet is a symptom of waste in the state's government. Keet said Tuesday an executive order issued by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe specifying who ... (Source: KSLA 2010-10-05T21:40:59Z)

China mine blast rescuers try to reach 11 trapped

Dozens of anxious relatives and friends of 11 miners trapped underground by an explosion in central China gathered outside the site Sunday while rescuers said they were fighting tons of coal dust to try to reach the workers. The number of miners confirmed ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-17T03:11:32Z)

China mine blast rescuers try to reach 11 trapped as family members look on

YUZHOU, China — Dozens of anxious relatives and friends of 11 miners trapped underground by an explosion in central China gathered outside the site Sunday while rescuers said they were fighting tons of coal dust to try to reach the workers. The number of ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-10-17T06:46:17Z)

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