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Deals of the Hour / October 25, 2010, 9:39 am

Japan, India sign pact to boost trade, investment as Singh pushes for nuclear energy deal

TOKYO - The leaders of India and Japan signed a sweeping agreement Monday to boost trade and investment while the visiting Indian prime minister pushed for a nuclear energy deal — a touchy issue for Tokyo because of India's past atomic test blasts. The ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-25T11:15:58Z)

Victoria Justice Cuddles Up With Build-A-Bear

Teen singer/actress Victoria Justice is quickly adding to her resume after signing a deal to launch a line of kids apparel and stuffed animal merchandise. The 17-year-old " Zoey 101 " star will design a bear-sized T-shirt with the Build-A-Bear Workshop ... (Source: Starpulse.com 2010-10-24T20:56:59Z)

Poll finds one-third may still switch candidates

WASHINGTON (AP) — One in three people has yet to lock onto a choice in the Nov. 2nd congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll. Yet in this year of the fed-up voter, even these folks offer little hope to Democrats. Despite record ... (Source: KGET TV 17 2010-10-25T13:03:21Z)

GE healthcare unit buying molecular diagnostics company Clarient, expands in disease diagnosis

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: WHO-TV 2010-10-22T14:32:48Z)

Nathan Deal, GOP candidates drop by Cedartown Waffle House

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal chatted and shook hands with Cedartown Waffle House customers Monday morning as part of a statewide bus tour. Deal was joined by several other state Republican candidates as the campaign swung through ... (Source: Cedartown Standard 2010-10-25T14:36:24Z)

AP-GfK Poll: One-third may still switch candidates

One in three people has yet to lock onto a choice in the Nov. 2 congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll. Yet in this year of the fed-up voter, even these folks offer little hope to Democrats. Despite record political spending and ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T15:33:40Z)

Republican leader tries to entice voters by offering plum committee seats to GOP candidates

ATLANTA (AP) — Deep in rural Georgia , the Republican who may become the next speaker of the U.S. House is playing let's-make-a-deal with voters. Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) promised this week that if southwest Georgia residents unseat ... (Source: KSPR.com 2010-10-22T07:16:09Z)

JUSTICE CUDDLES UP WITH BUILD-A-BEAR

Teen singer/actress VICTORIA JUSTICE is quickly adding to her resume after signing a deal to launch a line of kids apparel and stuffed animal merchandise. The 17-year-old Zoey 101 star will design a bear-sized T-shirt with the Build-A-Bear Workshop, which ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-24T13:18:51Z)

President determined to punish crimes in DR.Congo

MONTREUX, Switzerland — Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila warned Sunday he was determined to ensure that crimes, especially those committed in the east of the country, would not go unpunished. "The Congolese government is determined to ... (Source: Reliefweb.int 2010-10-25T04:06:28Z)

Ex-Tiger John Farrell set to manage Blue Jays

Toronto — The Toronto Blue Jays appear set to hire a manager, with Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell expected to get the job. Farrell has never managed in the majors and would succeed Cito Gaston, who retired after the season. The team has ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

Farrell done deal as club's 15th skipper;Sox pitching coach lauded as 'great baseball man'

John Farrell is now the 15th manager in Toronto Blue Jays history. All that is left is the official unveiling, and that will come Monday when the Jays hold a press conference to introduce the Monmouth Beach, N.J., native to the local baseball market ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-10-25T13:03:21Z)

Q+A: Why the jitters about China's rare earths exports?

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's dominance of rare earths used in high-tech products has aroused growing international attention after reports that the government has been choking off shipments, possibly out of political pique. Here is an explanation of the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T13:03:21Z)

Japan, India to sign trade, investment deal

The leaders of India and Japan were set to sign a sweeping agreement Monday on boosting trade while the visiting Indian prime minister pushed for a nuclear energy deal — a touchy issue for Tokyo because of India's past atomic test blasts. With its ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T12:49:02Z)

U.S. weighs $2 billion to aid Pakistan army

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday laid out a five-year, $2 billion military-aid package for Pakistan as it pressed the Islamabad government to intensify its fight against extremists there and in neighboring Afghanistan. Secretary of State ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-23T07:00:39Z)

Canadian pleads guilty to war crimes at Guantánamo court

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Toronto-born Omar Khadr, Guantánamo's youngest and last Western detainee, pleaded guilty Monday to committing war crimes in 2002 Afghanistan under a plea deal meant to send him home to his native Canada next year. His ... (Source: Miami Herald 2010-10-25T14:22:05Z)

Canadian Omar Khadr, held at Guantanamo Bay, pleads guilty to murder to avoid war crimes trial

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE , Cuba . - A Canadian accused of killing an American soldier as a teenage al-Qaida militant pleaded guilty Monday as part of a deal that avoids a war crimes trial for someone labeled a "child soldier" by his defenders. Omar Khadr ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-10-25T16:02:18Z)

UPDATE 1-Congo has Tenke deal with Freeport - mines official

KINSHASA Oct 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a wide-ranging agreement with Freeport McMoRan ( FCX.N ) over its Tenke Fungurume mine that will see the state mining company increase its stake in the copper and cobalt project, a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-21T19:56:07Z)

U.S. ups Pakistan military aid

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Friday laid out a five-year, $2 billion military aid package for Pakistan as it pressed the Islamabad government to intensify its fight against extremists there and in neighboring Afghanistan. Secretary of State ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-10-23T07:00:39Z)

Canadian pleads guilty in Guantanamo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty on Monday to all five terrorism charges against him in the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of a deal that could send him home to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

Pakistan to U.S.: We have own agenda

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's foreign minister said yesterday that his country will deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its own timeline despite increasing U.S. pressure to move swiftly to help turn around the war in Afghanistan. Foreign ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-25T06:58:16Z)

Pakistan unmoved by US pressure

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's foreign minister said yesterday that his country will deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its timetable despite increasing US pressure to move swiftly to help turn the war in Afghanistan around. Foreign ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-25T06:36:48Z)

U.S. plans $2 billion military aid deal for Pakistan

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday laid out a five-year, $2 billion military aid package for Pakistan as it pressed the Islamabad government to intensify its fight against extremists there and in neighboring Afghanistan. Secretary of State ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-10-23T10:56:52Z)

Congo has Tenke deal with Freeport - mines official

KINSHASA Oct 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a wide-ranging agreement with Freeport McMoRan ( FCX.N ) over its Tenke Fungurume Mining project that will see the state mining company increase its stake in the copper and cobalt project ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-21T18:58:51Z)

Poll: One-third of voters still may switch candidates

WASHINGTON (AP) — One in three people has yet to lock onto a choice in the Nov. 2 congressional elections, according to an Associated Press-GfK Poll. Yet in this year of the fed-up voter, even these folks offer little hope to Democrats. Despite record ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-10-25T16:02:18Z)

Boehner offers plum committees to GOP challengers

Deep in rural Georgia, the Republican who may become the next speaker of the U.S. House is playing let's-make-a-deal with voters. Minority Leader John Boehner promised this week that if southwest Georgia residents unseat Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop, he ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-22T14:39:58Z)

Red Sox coach near deal to manage Jays

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Blue Jays appear to be on the verge of hiring Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell as their new manager. Though Farrell told the Boston Globe on Saturday that "nothing is official," multiple reports had Toronto offering him the job ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-24T03:17:33Z)

GE Healthcare to Buy Cancer Diagnostics Company Clarient

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co.'s health-care unit agreed to buy Clarient Inc., in a deal that values the company at about $580 million, to speed up its expansion into cancer diagnostics tools as incidence of the disease increases. A tender ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-22T12:45:26Z)

Build-A-Bear to roll out Victoria Justice products

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. said Friday it struck a deal with Victoria Justice to roll out the teen actress and singer's namesake branded fashions and accessories for the retailer's make-your-own stuffed animals. The collection kicks off with a bear-sized T ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-22T11:26:41Z)

Pakistan resists U.S. push to expand fight

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday that his country will deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its own timeline despite increasing U.S. pressure to move swiftly to help turn around the war in Afghanistan ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-25T07:26:54Z)

Safeguard Scientifics to net $145M from Clarient sale

Safeguard Scientifics Inc. expects to receive net proceeds of about $145 million from the $587 million sale of is partner company Clarient Inc. , a cancer diagnostics services company, to GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Co. (NYSE ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-22T18:29:02Z)

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