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Deals of the Hour / October 22, 2010, 7:40 pm

Finance Ministers, Bank Governors Meet to Avert Currency War

Oct 21, 2010 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 largest economies are gathering in South Korea as concerns grow about the possibility of a currency war. Starting Friday, the economic ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-10-21T21:07:42Z)

Controvery erupts over law firm Indiana hires to sue IBM

Indiana's human services agency has a $5.25 million contract with a private law firm, including the brother of a key aide to Gov. Mitch Daniels, to represent the state in its fight over a canceled IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM ) welfare outsourcing deal. Barnes ... (Source: Local Tech Wire 2010-10-21T16:21:22Z)

WikiLeaks plans 'major' announcement within hours as Pentagon braces for massive Iraq war leak

LONDON (AP) — The WikiLeaks website is poised to release what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports that could amount to a classified history of the war in Iraq . U.S ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-10-22T23:29:40Z)

Guerrero's 3 RBIs, Cruz's 2-run homer puts Texas up 5-1 after 6 innings in Game 6 of ALCS

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero put the Texas Rangers nine outs from their first trip to the World Series . Guerrero drove in a run in the first inning with a groundout, then drilled a two-run double in the fifth, helping the Rangers take a 5-1 ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-23T02:28:38Z)

The War Logs: Newly Disclosed Iraq War Reports

The At War blog is following reaction to the release of classified American field reports from the Iraq War, which contain information about many episodes never made public in such detail . The New York Times had access to the documents and published a ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-23T00:05:28Z)

Saskatchewan Officially Opposes BHP Bid

Saskatchewan, the province where Potash Corp. is based, on Thursday officially opposed the $39 billion takeover offer by the mining giant BHP Billiton , saying it "does not provide a "net benefit" to the people of Saskatchewan and Canada." Brad ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-22T08:27:44Z)

G20 finance chiefs face tough task on currencies at South Korean meeting

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Global finance mandarins get another chance this week to defuse international currency tensions as a festering dispute over exchange rates overshadows debate about reforming the world economy. Finance ministers and central ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-23T01:24:12Z)

On the Move: Anne Murphy

New post: Vice president of government relations by Community Health Network. Previous title: Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration. Experience: She previously was deputy secretary and chief of staff at FSSA.Prior to that, she was vice ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-10-22T07:30:28Z)

Edward Norton morphs again for role in Michigan-shot 'Stone'

Edward Norton is a shape-shifter. Anyone who's followed his career — from "Fight Club" adrenaline junkie to reformed skinhead in "American History X" to two-faced murder suspect in "Primal Fear" to tortured green monster in "The Incredible Hulk ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T21:29:10Z)

G-20 Deal To Curb China Is Weakened

GYEONGJU, South Korea—Finance ministers of the world's leading industrial powers were close to an agreement to address trade imbalances that have roiled the global economy and currency markets, but the plan fell short of U.S. demands for tougher measures ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-23T02:21:28Z)

Juan Williams Offends NPR

Let me suggest a broadcast journalism rule of thumb: if you start a statement with the words "I'm not a bigot, but …" just stop talking. Trust me — it's not going to end well. And for Juan Williams and NPR, things have not ended well at all ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-23T02:14:19Z)

Details Begin Surfacing From Massive New Wikileaks' Release of Document From Iraq War

The WikiLeaks website has released about 400,000 secret Iraq War documents to selected media organizations and is preparing to unveil the massive trove of classified information at a news conference Saturday, in what the Pentagon warns could endanger Iraqi ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-22T22:18:05Z)

Currencies center stage as G20 gets under way

The U.S. pressed emerging nations to set targets to reduce their vast trade surpluses with the West, a plan that could see their currencies rise, as a global finance summit fumbled for ways to reduce tensions that threaten to escalate into a trade war. U.S ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-23T01:17:03Z)

WikiLeaks plans 'major' documents announcement as Pentagon braces for massive Iraq war leak

LONDON - The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In a message posted to ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-22T10:22:16Z)

Saskatchewan rejects BHP's Potash bid

The province of Saskatchewan won't support BHP Billiton's hostile takeover bid of fertilizer giant Potash Corp., Premier Brad Wall said Thursday, putting the ball squarely in the Harper government's court. The Anglo-Australian miner's $39-billion offer for ... (Source: Daily Herald Tribune 2010-10-22T18:43:20Z)

Indiana agency paying law firm $5.25 million to sue IBM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's human services agency has a $5.25 million contract with a private law firm, including the brother of a key aide to Gov. Mitch Daniels, to represent the state in its fight over a canceled IBM Corp. welfare outsourcing deal ... (Source: Chesterton Tribune 2010-10-21T14:33:59Z)

Wikileaks release reports detailing abuse, civilian deaths, Iranian aid

New war logs have been released by the Web site Wikileaks, which claim 15,000 Iraqi deaths not previously reported. Nearly 400,000 classified documents detail prisoner abuse, civilian deaths and Iran aid to Iraqi militias. Al Jazeera has released this ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-22T21:35:08Z)

China lashes out at Japan over reported insult

A senior Chinese official lashed out at Japan's foreign minister for a reported insult Thursday, saying a planned meeting between leaders of the two countries intended to smooth over recent tensions was uncertain. China broke off ministerial-level contacts ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-21T12:39:27Z)

Secret Iraq war files offer grim new details

A massive cache of secret U.S. field reports from the Iraq war provides grim new details about the toll of that conflict, indicating that more than 100,000 Iraqis were killed during a six-year stretch and that American forces often failed to intervene as ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-23T02:14:19Z)

'Stone': De Niro, Norton at their finest

In Stone , an ambiguous film boasting a quartet of mesmerizing performances, Robert De Niro and Edward Norton are inscrutable antagonists in what appears to be a high-stakes game of liars' poker. Norton is Stone, convicted arsonist, who hopes to win parole ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-22T15:58:42Z)

Why a Major Muslim Group Calls NPR Firing of Juan Williams (& His Hiring By Fox) a Mistake

Ever since I was a young reporter in Toledo, Ohio, where I covered a diverse and vibrant Muslim community—one of the largest and most established in the US—I have gone out of my way to try and challenge the constant stereotyping of Muslims in American ... (Source: Nation 2010-10-23T02:21:28Z)

Iran seized US hikers in Iraq, classified report asserts

Iran has accused three U.S. hikers of illegally crossing into Iranian territory in July 2009 and is still holding two of them in prison. But a classified U.S. military report made public by WikiLeaks asserts that they were on the Iraqi side of the border ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-22T22:46:43Z)

Movie Review: Personal demons, angels at war in 'Stone'

There is such a thing as overplaying a good hand, and that's what director John Curran comes close to doing in "Stone." In the first scene, especially, and to an extent throughout, he nearly suffocates the life out of this picture, giving it a heavy ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-22T07:08:59Z)

China's moves spook rare earth consumers

BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea moved on Friday to reduce their dependence on China's rare earth metals amid fears export reductions by Beijing could be the trigger for a broader trade conflict as nations joust over currencies. Reports this week ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-10-22T22:03:46Z)

Cruz Control? Rangers Open Up 5-1 Lead On Fifth-Inning Homer

Arlington, TX, United States (AHN) - Nelson Cruz belted a two-run homer and Vlad Guerrero added an RBI double, helping the Texas Rangers forge a 5-1 sixth inning lead over the New York Yankees in game six of the ALCS Friday. Colby Lewis has done his part ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-23T02:14:19Z)

WikiLeaks show U.S. failed to probe Iraqi abuse cases - reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States knew but failed to investigate cases of prisoner abuse by Iraqi police and soldiers, according to reports on Friday about a release of some 400,000 secret U.S. files by the WikiLeaks website. Amnesty International ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-23T00:19:47Z)

Fired NPR Reporter Juan Williams Gets Contract with Fox News for Anti-Muslim Remarks

Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri writes a blog commentary about the firing of NPR commentator Juan Williams and his remarks about Muslims. Williams told Williams is not the first media pundit to engage in Islamophobia. Others before him have made ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-22T16:27:20Z)

Canada's Saskatchewan Said to Reject BHP Infrastructure Offer

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saskatchewan rejected an offer of C$370 million ($360 million) of infrastructure investment from BHP Billiton Ltd., which is trying to win support for its $40 billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., according to an e-mail ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T11:50:32Z)

ALCS Game 6 Preview: Yankees at Rangers

A quick preview of Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers . The Yankees bats finally woke up in their 7-2 Game 5 win, with six of their nine hits going for extra bases, to stave off elimination ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-22T15:58:42Z)

U.S. Iraq war: WikiLeaks releases documents on war in Iraq

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military documents about the Iraq war were made public Friday by the WikiLeaks website in one of the largest leaks of classified material in American history. The most explosive documents are reports suggesting that U.S ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-23T01:31:22Z)

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