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Deals of the Hour / October 30, 2010, 1:40 pm

Tea party fights political spending rules

With the help of a law center attacking campaign-finance regulations nationwide, a Billings-based tea party group is suing the state to invalidate Montana laws that regulate spending and reporting by political committees. Montana Shrugged, the tea party ... (Source: Independent Record 2010-10-30T05:47:55Z)

Court: NW Ala health group records are public

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that the public has a right to see the records of a health care authority in its sale of assets of 2 hospitals in northwest Alabama. The nearly unanimous ruling Friday went in favor of the ... (Source: WAFF 2010-10-29T16:40:30Z)

CB Richard Ellis buys Dulles properties

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust bought four office buildings and 22 acres of undeveloped land in Dulles from AOL Inc. The CB Richard Ellis subsidiary, which is expected to close on the deal by mid-November, will pay $144.5 million. "A part of AOL's ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-29T15:00:17Z)

Ireland Drives New Bargain on Anglo Irish Debt

Anglo Irish , the nationalized Irish lender that blazed a trail in bad real estate loans during the country's banking boom and crash, made an offer on Thursday to its junior debt holders to exchange about 1.6 billion euros in dated bonds in the bank for ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-22T11:26:41Z)

World's costliest car goes on sale in India

The world's most expensive and fastest production car has gone on sale in India, with luxury manufacturer Bugatti making its debut in the land of rickshaws. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, which has a top speed of 407 kilometres (250 miles) an hour ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-10-29T16:33:21Z)

Dow has its best October in 4 yrs.

NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday to close out the best October for the Dow Jones industrial average in four years. Trading activity was relatively light, with the Dow keeping to a tight range of just 50 points, amid uncertainty over next week's ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-30T06:59:30Z)

AOL Sells Buildings, Land To CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust For $144.5 Million In Cash

AOL , our new owner, this morning announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of four office buildings it says it no longer utilizes, in addition to two undeveloped parcels of land on the East side of its Dulles campus. The buyer is CB ... (Source: TechCrunch 2010-10-30T07:49:37Z)

SU ice hockey looks for complete 60 minutes in weekend contest against No. 10 Ohio State

Paul Flanagan has been harping on one thing to his team as it prepares for a road test against No. 10 Ohio State this weekend. The SU ice hockey head coach wants to see the Orange compete consistently for an entire game. Flanagan felt his team didn't ... (Source: Daily Orange 2010-10-28T23:36:52Z)

Fare sale alert: Southwest, American and Continental offering cheap flights

HOUSTON – Three major airlines are having fare sales right now, but you'll need to book quickly. Southwest, American and Continental are all offering discounted fares for certain travel dates. On Southwest, one-way tickets are $30, $60, $90, or $120 ... (Source: KHOU 2010-10-28T21:20:52Z)

Southwest Airlines launches $30 fare sale

Southwest Airlines , the largest carrier at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, on Tuesday unveiled a fare sale that includes one-way tickets as cheap as $30. The carrier said that customers can purchase one-way tickets for $30, $60, $90, or $120 to ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-10-26T22:41:59Z)

AOL To Sell Pacific Corporate Park to CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust

$144.5 Million Transaction Includes 700,000 Square Feet of Office Space Plus 22 Acres of Undeveloped Land Near Dulles Airport New York, NY, – AOL Inc. ( NYSE:AOL ) today announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of four office ... (Source: WebWire 2010-10-30T15:20:35Z)

Ohio State Deals SU 5-1 Loss

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Syracuse University women's ice hockey came up short in non-conference action, 5-1, at Ohio State on Friday, Oct. 29. The Buckeyes held a 34-22 advantage in shots and converted on 2-of-4 power-plays. The Buckeyes responded just ... (Source: SUAthletics.com 2010-10-29T23:35:41Z)

Knightley, Mendes movie 'Last Night' opening Rome fest deals with temptation and infidelity

ROME (AP) — The marital drama "Last Night" deals with questions of temptation, betrayal and defining infidelity, and its stars Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes said Thursday there are no easy answers. The movie is about a married couple — young ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-10-28T16:34:32Z)

Alabama Supreme Court rules northwest Alabama health group records are public

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled today that the public has a right to see the records of a health care authority in its sale of assets of two hospitals in northwest Alabama. The nearly unanimous ruling went in favor of the TimesDaily ... (Source: Everything Alabama Blog 2010-10-29T18:42:12Z)

AIG's Divestitures Pass $50 Billion With AIA Initial Share Offering: Table

American International Group Inc. has disclosed agreements to divest assets for more than $50 billion since the U.S. government rescued the insurer in 2008. The $20.5 billion public offering of AIA Group Ltd. , the largest in Hong Kong's history, is the ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-29T16:40:30Z)

Supreme Court rules Coffee Health Group records are public

FLORENCE -- The Alabama Supreme Court ruled today that the public has a right to see the records of a health care authority in its sale of assets of two hospitals in northwest Alabama. The nearly unanimous ruling went in favor of the TimesDaily, which had ... (Source: Times Daily 2010-10-30T04:22:01Z)

Billings tea party group sues Montana over campaign finance rules

HELENA - With the help of a law center attacking campaign finance regulations nationwide, a Billings-based tea party group is suing the state to invalidate Montana laws that regulate spending and reporting by political committees. Montana Shrugged, the tea ... (Source: Missoulian 2010-10-30T04:00:33Z)

Last Night' opens Rome film fest

ROME — The marital drama "Last Night" deals with questions of temptation, betrayal and defining infidelity, and its stars Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes said Thursday there are no easy answers. The movie is about a married couple — young, beautiful ... (Source: WRAL 2010-10-28T16:41:42Z)

Bugatti's Satya Bagla (L) and Guy Caquelin (R) pose with a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport ...

In this handout photograph released by Bugatti in India, Satya Bagla (L), Managing Director of Exclusive Motors and Bugatti Sales Market Manager Guy Caquelin (R) pose with a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport supercar at a showroom in New Delhi. The world's ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-10-29T17:23:27Z)

Stocks edge up to close strong October; Dow up 3% for the month

MANAGING YOUR MONEY: Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter. Every Friday, you'll get a week's worth of USA TODAY's personal finance news and columns. READERS' CHOICE: See the 50 stocks that appear most in USATODAY.com reader portfolios. YOUR PORTFOLIO ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-30T06:16:33Z)

Ireland: Criminal probe into Anglo Irish Bank `biggest and most complex' in nation's history

DUBLIN — Ireland's justice minister says a two-year investigation into hidden loans and losses at Anglo Irish Bank represents the "biggest and most complex" criminal probe in Ireland's history. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern says police and corporate ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-29T16:11:52Z)

Anglo bank probe 'most complex' in Irish history

A two-year investigation into hidden loans and losses at Anglo Irish Bank represents the "biggest and most complex" criminal probe in Ireland's history, the justice minister said Friday as he faced questioning over the failure to charge anyone so far ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-29T16:47:40Z)

MetLife announces sale of Japan Joint Venture stake to MS&AD

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife announced today that MetLife Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ("MLWH"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., has entered into an agreement to sell its interest in its Japanese joint venture, Mitsui Sumitomo ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-29T07:07:51Z)

Knightley, Mendes movie 'Last Night' opens Rome fest but protest steals the show

ROME (AP) -- The marital drama "Last Night," which deals with questions of temptation, betrayal and defining infidelity, opened the Rome Film Festival on Thursday but a red-carpet protest by hundreds of Italian movie-industry workers stole the show ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-10-28T22:18:08Z)

World's Costliest Car Goes on Sale in India for $3.6M

(AFP) - The world's most expensive and fastest production car went on sale in India, with luxury manufacturer Bugatti making its debut in the land of rickshaws, AFP reported Friday. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, which has a top speed of 250mph ... (Source: My Fox Boston 2010-10-29T12:44:17Z)

MetLife selling stake in Japan venture for $275M

MetLife Inc. said Friday it has reached a deal to sell its stake in a Japanese joint venture for $275 million. The New York-based life insurer will sell its portion of Mitsui Sumitomo MetLife Insurance Co. to its Japanese partner in the venture, MS&AD ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-29T12:51:27Z)

Tony's Top 10: Predicting a few perfect seasons about to end

OK. Here we go. We are headed to the final Saturday in October with seven undefeated teams. By the close of business Saturday night, I think we will only have four. Which undefeated teams are going to lose on the eve of Halloween, you ask? Well, dear ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-29T21:19:41Z)

Southwest starts non-peak travel sale

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday launched a fare sale for travel between peak holiday travel periods. One-way tickets are $30, $60, $90, or $120 depending on the length of travel. The sale is for travel between Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 or ... (Source: Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2010-10-29T12:01:20Z)

UPDATE: US Treasury Plans Sale Of Added 1.5 Billion Citigroup Shares

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Treasury plans to sell another 1.5 billion shares of its Citigroup Inc. ( C ) common stock, a move that would cut the government's holdings of the bank's shares to a quarter of what it was during the height of the ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-10-19T14:00:34Z)

Yellowstone Club sale back to bankruptcy court

BILLINGS (AP) — A federal judge has sent a legal challenge to last year's $115 million sale of the Yellowstone Club back to a bankruptcy judge for reconsideration. U.S. District Judge Samuel Haddon remanded the case on Friday to Bankruptcy Judge Ralph ... (Source: Independent Record 2010-10-30T06:16:33Z)

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