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Deals of the Hour / October 22, 2010, 8:39 am

Zenyatta gallops in rain at Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Zenyatta galloped 11/4 miles under steady rain at Hollywood Park as the undefeated mare tunes up for next month's Breeders' Cup. She completed the workout Wednesday on the synthetic Cushion Track under exercise rider Steve Willard ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-20T19:07:11Z)

Magnet lends theatrical life to 'Death'

Magnet Releasing makes it a hat trick this week, scoring U.S. rights to Christopher Smith's "Black Death," the third film to seal a distribution deal with Magnet this week. Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne star in the medieval period piece, centering on a ... (Source: Variety 2010-10-21T11:06:24Z)

Magnet Picks Up Distro Rights to 'Vanishing on 7th Street' and 'Black Death'

We've now got a very good idea what to expect out of Magnet 's Six-Shooter Film Series come early 2011. (Assuming the company repeats the pattern established over the past two years.) Earlier this week the company, which is the genre arm of Magnolia ... (Source: Slashfilm.com 2010-10-21T00:29:19Z)

GM Estate Wins Conditional Approval for Liquidation

(Adds judge in second paragraph, his statement in third.) Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp.'s unwanted businesses in bankruptcy won conditional court approval for the largest manufacturing reorganization in history, as a judge said the rights ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-21T16:28:31Z)

Guinea poll "difficult" to hold Oct 24 -commission

CONAKRY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Guinea's election commission chief said on Thursday it would be hard to stage a presidential run-off on Sunday as planned, citing a "deplorable" lack of preparation that would lead to a disputed outcome. The comments were the ... (Source: Reliefweb.int 2010-10-21T22:47:55Z)

Magnet signs distro deal for 'Black Death'

Magnet Releasing makes it a hat-trick this week, scoring U.S. rights to Christopher Smith's "Black Death," the third film to seal a distribution deal with Magnet this week. Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne star in the medieval period piece, centering on a ... (Source: Variety 2010-10-21T10:44:55Z)

UTSA Signs Deal With City To Play In Alamodome

SAN ANTONIO -- The University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunner football team officially have a home. Watch David Sears' Report The San Antonio City Council has approved a contract that will allow the Roadrunners to play in the Alamodome for at least the ... (Source: KSAT 12 2010-10-21T23:30:52Z)

Analysts: Black Voters Could Be Key To O'Malley Win

WBALTV.com A new poll shows Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich is closing the gap between himself and Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley in the race for Maryland's top job. According to Gonzales Research Marketing, O'Malley currently has a five-point advantage ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-20T17:48:27Z)

Horse Racing Capsules: N.Y. Gov Paterson announces N.Y.C. OTB deal

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson is announcing a deal to keep the long troubled New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. in business to collect nearly $1 billion a year in bets while employing hundreds of workers. Paterson says the public benefit ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-10-21T10:59:14Z)

Philadelphia-area man arrested, allegedly took 3-year-old son in bike trailer to drug deals

NORRISTOWN, PA. — Police say a suburban Philadelphia man is facing child endangerment charges for riding his bike to drug deals with his toddler in a tow-trailer. Police arrested 24-year-old Chheng Ploysy, of Lansdale, on Tuesday after they say he ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-10-22T14:32:48Z)

Rivals offer stark contrast for North Dakota PSC

Republican Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer and Democratic rival Brad Crabtree agree on one thing: Their ideas on regulating utilities, one of the most important tasks of the North Dakota PSC, couldn't be more starkly opposite. Crabtree favors ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-20T18:52:52Z)

GE buys HudsonAlpha associate Clarient

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- General Electric says its healthcare unit will buy diagnostics company Clarient in a deal to speed its expansion into cancer diagnostic and therapy selection tools. The company says the deal values Clarient at $580 million net of cash and ... (Source: Everything Alabama Blog 2010-10-22T13:49:51Z)

Guinea rival candidates ponder power-sharing deal

(10-12) 10:16 PDT CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- Guinea's rival presidential candidates are considering a power-sharing deal following the upcoming runoff vote in a move designed to ease tensions ahead of what is expected to be a divisive contest. Government ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-12T17:29:18Z)

DA: Pa. man biked tot in trailer to drug deals

Police say a suburban Philadelphia man is facing child endangerment charges for riding his bike to drug deals with his toddler in a tow-trailer. Police arrested 24-year-old Chheng Ploysy, of Lansdale, on Tuesday after they say he brought his 3-year-old son ... (Source: Salon 2010-10-22T14:04:10Z)

GM Wins Conditional Approval of Liquidation Outline

(Updates with lawsuit claims ruling in first paragraph.) Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp.'s unwanted businesses in bankruptcy won conditional court approval for the largest manufacturing reorganization in history as a judge turned down ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-21T21:22:01Z)

City Council approves dome pact with UTSA football team

San Antonio City Council approved a contract with the University of Texas at San Antonio on Thursday that gives the Athletics Department use of the Alamodome for all Roadrunner home games through the 2015 college football season. Under the terms of the ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-22T14:25:39Z)

Els' three birdies worth $600K

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Ernie Els ran off three straight birdies on the back nine Wednesday and turned a 3-shot deficit into a 1-shot victory over David Toms in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Els, who was filling in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson ... (Source: Modesto Bee 2010-10-21T06:55:51Z)

Steffanie Boeckel and Kristi Klein, Hazen, N.D., letter -- Deal breaker: Crabtree's support of cap and trade

Somehow, Crabtree is being portrayed as a coalition builder in the North Dakota media, but this image seems to contradict his undying allegiance to cap and trade. HAZEN, N.D. — Without a doubt, the lignite industry is important to our part of the state ... (Source: Grand Forks Herald 2010-10-13T23:54:40Z)

Clinton Rallies For O'Malley In Baltimore

WBALTV.com Former President Bill Clinton urged voters Thursday during a rally in Baltimore to support Gov. Martin O'Malley 's re-election bid. O'Malley is currently in a tightening race with former Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich . "Why in the world would ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-22T02:15:30Z)

Council, UTSA ink dome deal

The City Council on Thursday approved a contract with the University of Texas at San Antonio to make the Alamodome the Roadrunner football team's home field for at least five seasons. The five-year contract allows for two one-year extensions, though both ... (Source: MySanAntonio 2010-10-22T02:29:49Z)

Iran signs 11 energy deals with Venezuela

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Eleven memorandums of understanding in the energy sector were signed with the Venezuelan government, Tehran announced Thursday. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in the Iranian capital early this week to meet with his ... (Source: United Press International 2010-10-21T12:10:49Z)

U.S., old GM reach deal on $773M cleanup plan

— The estate of bankrupt General Motors Corp. has reached a deal with the U.S. government, 14 states and a tribal government clearing the way to clean 89 former auto sites. After months of talks, the deal clears the way for old GM — now known as Motors ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-20T18:31:24Z)

Candidates for Maryland Governor Spar in Heated 2nd Debate

In a debate markedly more hostile than Monday's, the two men vying to become Maryland's next governor on Thursday traded punches on issues as far-ranging as the state pension system, Baltimore schools, gay marriage and immigration. Democratic Gov. Martin O ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-14T23:24:51Z)

Iran, Venezuela leaders seek a 'new world order'

The leaders of Iran and Venezuela hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship on Wednesday, saying they are united in efforts to establish a "new world order" that will eliminate Western dominance over global affairs. Iranian President ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-10-21T07:31:39Z)

GE to buy diagnostics company Clarient

General Electric Co. said Friday its healthcare unit will buy diagnostics company Clarient Inc. in a deal aimed at speeding its expansion into cancer diagnostic and therapy selection tools. GE Healthcare officials say the deal will help them build a $1 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-22T14:32:48Z)

Top officials prepare to meet as Guinea run-off vote faces delay

Nairobi/Conakry - The head of Guinea's election commission is to meet Friday with the two presidential candidates before deciding whether a run-off vote set for Sunday will go ahead. The run-off was originally scheduled for mid-September following a first ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-22T11:12:22Z)

Montco D.A.: Lansdale man brought son along to drug deal

Montgomery County authorities have arrested a man with an allegedly twisted idea of "Take Your Child to Work Day." Chheng Ploysy, 24, of Lansdale, allegedly sold drugs to undercover officers at least three times during the past three months - once while ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-22T15:01:26Z)

Analysis: Venezuela's Chavez baits foes with nuclear deal

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's plans for a Russian-built nuclear power plant are unsettling his foes, but look more like geopolitical grandstanding than anything concrete at this stage. On an international tour encompassing several of the world's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-19T16:16:35Z)

Forum editorial: Re-elect Cramer to the ND PSC

Kevin Cramer's tenure at the North Dakota Public Service Commission has been an education for the commissioner. Kevin Cramer's tenure at the North Dakota Public Service Commission has been an education for the commissioner. He's learned well. He's ... (Source: INFORUM 2010-10-20T06:35:34Z)

GE healthcare unit buying molecular diagnostics company Clarient

General Electric says its healthcare unit will buy diagnostics company Clarient in a deal to speed its expansion into cancer diagnostic and therapy selection tools. GE says the deal values Clarient at $580 million net of cash and investments. GE Healthcare ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-22T13:06:54Z)

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