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Deals of the Hour / October 27, 2010, 12:41 am

O-I plans to monitor Venezuela takeover

Owens-Illinois Inc. said Tuesday it is monitoring the status of its two bottle manufacturing plants in Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez announced plans for a state takeover of the facilities. A spokesman for the Perrysburg-based glassmaker said normal ... (Source: Toledo Blade 2010-10-27T05:30:00Z)

Mets' G.M. Search Could End This Week

Major League Baseball prohibits teams from making major announcements during the World Series, but Friday is a scheduled day off between Games 2 and 3 and the league would probably allow the Mets to introduce the new G.M. then. Byrnes, the former ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-26T16:01:07Z)

Portland 106, Phoenix 92: Late rally lifts Blazers to win in season opener

The Trail Blazers new marketing campaign, piggy-backing off the old "Rise With Us" slogan, is preaching Now. The Blazers promise to play together ... Now. They promise to win ... Now. The time, they say, is Now. Well, apparently they didn't get the message ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-10-27T06:05:48Z)

Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station

Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement Friday calling for Russia to build a nuclear power station in the South American nation. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez formally signed the deal here ... (Source: CNN 2010-10-15T21:14:49Z)

MSU coach mum on Chris L. Rucker's possible return to team

East Lansing -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio would not answer any questions concerning suspended cornerback Chris L. Rucker at his weekly news conference Tuesday. "I'll just not answer your question," Dantonio said when asked if Rucker could play ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-26T22:13:21Z)

Pre-Paid Legal Services gets buyout offer of $60 a share from mystery suitor

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. announced Monday that it is evaluating an offer from a "well-known private equity firm" to acquire all of the company's common stock for $60 per share in cash. Shares of Pre-Paid soared 11.8 percent, rising $6.60 to close at $ ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-10-26T17:05:32Z)

Constellation, EDF reach deal on nuclear ventures

Constellation Energy Group and its French nuclear partner, EDF Group, reached an agreement late Tuesday to give EDF full ownership of the proposed third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs, reviving hopes for the project's future. Under the agreement, EDF ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-10-27T03:49:47Z)

Australian lawmakers attack Singapore ASX takeover

CANBERRA, Australia -- Key lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe Hockey raised ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-26T09:27:25Z)

Indonesia rushes to aid tsunami, volcano victims

Indonesian authorities scrambled to deal with two deadly events Tuesday after a tsunami and volcanic eruptions struck in separate regions of the vast archipelago. Rescue workers and fishermen searched for survivors in waters west of Sumatra Island after a ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-27T06:48:45Z)

Baseball: Mark McGwire agrees to stay as St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach

Mark McGwire is coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team said Monday that McGwire has agreed to a one-year deal after making his debut as the Cardinals hitting coach last season. Terms were not disclosed. Before the start of spring training ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-10-26T02:32:14Z)

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 ex-child soldier pleads guilty at Guantanamo

US NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AFP) – Canadian former child soldier Omar Khadr, arrested by US forces in Afghanistan at age 15, pleaded guilty to war crimes in a deal that will see him avoid a life sentence and possibly be returned to Canada. In ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-26T02:03:36Z)

Dawn of the 'Walking Dead'

Vampires have had their day in the, er, spotlight on the small screen. Now it's zombies' turn to invade television — at least that's what AMC and a Kentucky comic book writer are banking on. "The Walking Dead" debuts at 10 p.m. Sunday — Halloween ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-10-27T07:10:13Z)

Baseball: Mark McGwire to stay on as Cardinals' hitting coach

Mark McGwire is coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team said Monday that McGwire has agreed to a one-year deal after making his debut as the Cardinals hitting coach last season. Terms were not disclosed. Before the start of spring training ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-26T02:46:33Z)

Venezuela signs deal to buy nuclear plants from Russia

MOSCOW — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reached a deal with Russia on Friday to build the South American country's first nuclear plant, as questions arose why a nation rich in oil and gas would feel the need to venture into nuclear energy. The two ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-10-15T14:12:28Z)

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)

Singapore Exchange CEO Bocker Faces Revolt Over Australia Deal

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Magnus Bocker, who stitched together eight European stock exchanges and sold them in a bidding war, is running into a wall with shareholders and politicians over his plan to acquire Australia's main bourse. Singapore Exchange Ltd ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-27T00:15:02Z)

Australian political parties undermine Singapore exchange's $8.3 billion takeover bid for ASX

sns-ap-as-australia-singapore-stock-exchanges CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Key lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-26T03:15:11Z)

179 dead as tsunami, volcano hit Indonesia

JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesian authorities appealed for aid after a tsunami smashed into an island chain and a volcano erupted less than 24 hours later, leaving scores dead and thousands homeless. Entire villages were washed away and houses flattened when ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-27T07:10:13Z)

College Football Notebook

It was hardly a typical Monday in Tuscaloosa this week. No practice. No meetings. No news conference. For the first time in eight weeks, the schedule called for a quiet day at the Alabama football complex as the bye week arrived after the Crimson Tide beat ... (Source: Decatur Daily 2010-10-26T05:09:43Z)

Nicolas Batum sparks Portland past Phoenix, 106-92

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nicolas Batum scored 19 points, making three three-point baskets down the stretch, and had 11 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-92 season-opening victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Brandon Roy scored 24 ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-27T05:58:38Z)

Pre-Paid Legal weighs $592 mln buyout offer from PE

The proposal from a "well known" private equity firm values the company at $60 per share, a premium of 7 percent over the stock's Friday close of $56.14. Deals from private equity firms have risen sharply in recent months, with funds under pressure to ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-10-25T14:57:53Z)

EDF, Constellation announce deal on US reactor

Electricite de France SA and Constellation Energy Group Inc. have agreed to restructure a joint venture to allow the French state-controlled utility to move forward with plans for a third nuclear reactor in Maryland. Under the deal announced late Tuesday ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-27T06:20:07Z)

comiXology, Image Comics and Robert Kirkman Team Up to Debut "The Walking Dead" Series app

To commemorate the highly anticipated AMC series premiere of The Walking Dead this Halloween, comiXology has created a dedicated digital comic app of the award-winning series for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in collaboration with Image Comics and the ... (Source: Comic Book Resources 2010-10-25T19:44:12Z)

Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai Quake Leaves 23 Dead

(Updates with tsunami in second paragraph.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude-7.5 earthquake that caused a small tsunami in Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai region off western Sumatra yesterday left at least 23 people dead and 167 others missing, the ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-26T10:17:31Z)

Monday's Sports Wire: Iverson nears deal with new team

ANKARA, Turkey — A top official of Turkish basketball team Besiktas says Allen Iverson is keen to play for the Istanbul squad. Besiktas executive board member Seref Yalcin told the Anatolia news agency Monday that he will travel to the United States to ... (Source: Recordpub 2010-10-26T20:54:36Z)

NBA: Portland 106, Phoenix 92

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Brandon Roy scored 24 points and Nicolas Batum added 19 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past Phoenix 106-92 in Tuesday's season opener. The Blazers dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring the Suns 31-11, to put the game ... (Source: United Press International 2010-10-27T05:01:22Z)

Pre-Paid Legal considering buyout offer

ADA — News of a nearly $600 million offer to buy out Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. provided a big lift to the company's stock on Monday. Pre-Paid disclosed the $60 per share offer from a "well-known private equity firm" early Monday, and the company's ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-10-26T18:09:58Z)

ComiXology debuts The Walking Dead digital comics app

With the days ticking down to the Oct. 31 premiere of AMC's adaptation of The Walking Dead , comiXology has unveiled a dedicated digital comic app of the horror title for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The Image Comics series, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie ... (Source: Comic Book Resources 2010-10-25T16:02:18Z)

Constellation clinches deal with EDF, exits nuclear venture

Constellation Energy settled its dispute with French utility giant Electricite de France on Tuesday, selling its half of a joint venture to develop new nuclear power plants and dropping its threat to exercise an option to force EDF to buy a dozen aging ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-27T05:30:00Z)

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