Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 23, 2010, 2:40 am

UPDATE 2-Emerging economies gain clout as IMF doubles quotas

Under the deal, more than 6 percent of voting power at the Fund will shift to dynamic developing countries such as China, which will become the third-biggest member of the 187-strong Washington-based lender, IMF officials said. Europe will give up two of ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

Joe Girardi's faith in numbers, as opposed to making obvious choice, leads to ALCS bullpen blunders

But thanks to last year's championship he'll probably get a three-year deal. Hey, it's not like Girardi deserves to lose his job here. He's a solid manager who has proven he can take a team, ultra-talented as it may be, to the top. But he appeared awfully ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

Files: Iraqi deaths higher than U.S. count

The accounts of civilian deaths among nearly 400,000 purported Iraq war logs released Friday by the WikiLeaks website include deaths unknown or unreported before now — as many as 15,000 by the count of one independent research group. The field reports ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-23T09:38:08Z)

Orioles report: Inside pitch

Nobody was in a mood to predict that six months ago. The Orioles flirted with the worst record in franchise history before finishing the season with a successful two-month run that blurred the memory of a 2-16 start and sent the team into the offseason on ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-23T09:30:58Z)

WikiLeaks releases 400,000 documents, detailing Iraq War, including number of civilian deaths

invasion and occupation of Iraq - and more than half of them were civilians. That - and reports that much of the killing was done by other Iraqis - was among the most jarring disclosures Friday in a massive dump of 400,000 secret Army field reports by the ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-10-23T09:16:39Z)

Fabulous Qualifying at Fabulous, Festive Korean Grand Prix

huge change in the final seconds as Sebastian Vettel took the pole position on his final lap, Mark Webber moved into second on his final lap seconds later and Fernando Alonso dropped from virtual pole to third place. As Alonso was the first to place his ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

UN office attacked in Afghanistan

Iraq, southern Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. He is the author, with Greg Marinovich, of "The Bang-Bang Club," a chronicle of a group of four photographers covering the violence in South Africa in the 1990s. The other two were Kevin Carter and ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

The drip is back: Brenske Plumbing neon sign going up

grain elevator lit thanks to donations and profits from years of Bean Bunny fundraisers through the sale of stuffed rabbits. The former Twilight sign that advertised the drive-in movie theater at State and Weineke today hangs on the exterior of The ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-10-23T09:30:58Z)

TEXT - U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner G20 press remarks

These changes improve the ability of the IMF to help its members deal with future crises. They change the governance structure to give emerging economies a greater voice in the institution and more seats on the Board. (Source: Reuters 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

Rays report: Notes, quotes

who was on a one-year deal. Bench coach Dave Martinez has been mentioned in connection with several managerial openings and reportedly was going to get an interview in Toronto. --SS Jason Bartlett acknowledged the obvious when he talked about the Rays ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-23T09:23:49Z)

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