Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / October 23, 2010, 7:39 am

Mika Miyazato, Jee Young Lee lead in Malaysia

Hee-Won Han was third at 67, and Alena Sharp, Maria Hjorth and Shi Hyun Ahn matched Wie at 68. Jiyai Shin, Suzann Pettersen, Candie Kung, Song-Hee Kim, Amanda Blumenherst and Meena Lee shot 69s. Top-ranked Ai Miyazato struggled to a 76. Kelly Tan, (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-23T14:24:27Z)

Michigan Attorney General's Office yet to approve Detroit Medical Center sale

based Vanguard and the DMC aimed to close the deal by Oct. 31. A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokeswoman says it hasn't received an application from Vanguard for a new Medicare provider number. That allows for hospital reimbursement of ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-10-23T14:38:46Z)

Iraq war files document more deaths than US 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: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-23T14:31:37Z)

German govt asks EU to propose Galileo cost cuts

tried jointly with partners to buy three German factories from EADS unit Airbus before talks collapsed due to difficulties financing the deal. EADS Astrium and OHB will continue to compete for orders for remaining satellites in the program. (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-23T14:31:37Z)

Wayne Rooney to stay at Manchester United until 2015

I'm signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management, coaching staff, board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history, which is the reason I joined the club in the first place," Rooney said in ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-23T14:31:37Z)

WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Death Count, Torture

The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks today released a trove of classified reports that it said documented at least 109,000 deaths in the Iraq war, more than the United States previously has acknowledged, as well as what it described as cases of torture ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-23T14:31:37Z)

Korean GP Race Day Preview: Red Bull Favourites?

will not be willing to give up on his crown yet. So, we're in for a cracker on Race Day, with all the pressure lying on the two Red Bulls. The new, and hotly debated track will be under a lot of scrutiny, what with Bridgestone predicting high tyre ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-10-23T14:24:27Z)

Calif. Coroner IDs Body Left in Car for Months

We would obviously be looking at what laws deal with the transportation of bodies. Ultimately, this is still an undetermined death," Beckman said. "There's still a vast amount of investigation necessary." The woman whose car she died in last saw her in ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-23T14:31:37Z)

Obama trumpets Wall St. overhaul in weekly address

This was a bill designed to rein in the secret deals and reckless gambling that nearly brought down the financial system," Obama said. "And reform included the strongest consumer protections in history — to put an end to a lot of the hidden fees, (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-23T14:24:27Z)

DMC purchase still awaits OK

and at least one analyst believes the deal could be delayed without the setup for Medicare reimbursements in place. Vanguard and the DMC had hoped to close on the acquisition by Oct. 31, a deadline the two set, but which they could agree to extend. (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-23T14:38:46Z)

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