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Deals of the Hour / November 12, 2010, 3:40 am

California Gov Calls Special Budget Session

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday announced a special session of the Legislature to address a $6 billion deficit that emerged just weeks after he signed the state budget. The announcement comes a day after the nonpartisan ... (Source: FOX News 2010-11-12T05:32:30Z)

Cowboys report: Strategy and personnel

The Cowboys placed safety/kickoff returner Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (ankle) and defensive end Marcus Spears (calf) on injured reserve Wednesday. Owusu-Ansah, injured in the Jacksonville game, saw action as the club's kickoff return man in the first seven games ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-12T03:16:30Z)

Cowboys DE Spears lost for season with calf injury

IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have placed defensive end Marcus Spears on injured reserve, ending his season. Spears injured his calf Sunday in the third quarter against Green Bay. The sixth-year veteran out of LSU had 24 tackles this season ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-10T19:03:45Z)

Update on Offer for All of the Shares of Mass Financial Corp.

NEW YORK , Nov. 4, 2010 -- Terra Nova Royalty Corporation (NYSE: TTT) ("Terra Nova") is pleased to provide the following update respecting its offer to acquire all of the shares of Mass Financial Corp. ("Mass") (Vienna Stock Exchange symbol: MASS) (Pink ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-04T23:50:03Z)

SemGroup shares rise in first day of NYSE trading

SemGroup Corp.'s new era on the New York Stock Exchange started out on a positive note Thursday. Tulsa-based SemGroup's stock, appearing as SEMG on the ticker, rose 44 cents to close at $24.44 in its first official session as an indexed public company ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-12T10:11:40Z)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calls special budget session

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has some unfinished business to attend to before leaving office. The Republican governor announced on Thursday that he is calling a  special session in an effort to pass a new state budget. Mr. Schwarzenegger said ... (Source: The State Column 2010-11-12T10:47:28Z)

Daily Beast merging with Newsweek

The Daily Beast says it has reached a deal to join with Newsweek. In a posting on its website Thursday , The Daily Beast's editor-in-chief Tina Brown says the two outlets will partner to create The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. Brown says she will be ... (Source: New York Post 2010-11-12T08:17:08Z)

Deal possible in slaying of 3-year-old Riley Fox, attorney says

The man charged with the brutal 2004 rape and murder of 3-year-old Riley Fox is in negotiations with prosecutors about a deal that could have him pleading guilty Wednesday, his attorney said. Convicted sex offender Scott Eby was arrested in May after DNA ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-10T02:28:45Z)

SemGroup Corp. to begin trading on NYSE on Thursday

Class A shares of SemGroup Corp. common stock will begin trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, the Tulsa midstream oil, gas and asphalt company announced Tuesday. The NYSE approval is one more milestone for SemGroup, which emerged from Chapter ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-11-10T23:42:56Z)

Mortgage rates fall to fresh lows

NEW YORK — The mortgage rate bar is even lower, but few homebuyers are making the jump. Rates on fixed mortgages again fell to their lowest levels in decades this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday, after the Federal Reserve unveiled a massive bond-buying ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-11-12T06:29:46Z)

Hands off our potash! Canada opposition building

TORONTO - Saskatchewan's premier says another Canadian province supports his call for the federal government to reject a foreign takeover of Potash Corp. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said Friday that Manitoba has joined Alberta and Quebec in opposing ... (Source: CNBC 2010-10-29T19:03:40Z)

Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to 2004 murder of 3-year-old suburban Chicago girl

JOLIET, Ill. - A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2004 sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old suburban Chicago girl whose father was wrongly accused in the crime. With the parents of Riley Fox sitting just a few feet away, Scott ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-11T00:04:24Z)

Iraq Inches Toward New Government

The Iraqi parliament is meeting today to endorse a deal on the formation of a new government, ending an eight-month political stalemate. Nouri al-Maliki will return as prime minister, and Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani will remain as president. A senior ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T09:57:21Z)

Foreign investment in Canada: Whoa

OTTAWA - When BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, announced a $40 billion hostile takeover offer for PotashCorp in August, few expected the business-friendly government of Canada's Stephen Harper to get in the way. Being the world's largest ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-08T23:38:09Z)

Thursday special for NFL

ATLANTA - AFC vs. NFC. First place vs. first place. Talented offense vs. bruising defense. Perhaps, even, a preview of what we'll see in February's Super Bowl. At the midway point of the NFL season, it's become clear the Atlanta Falcons and the Baltimore ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-11-12T06:01:08Z)

Iraq parliament elects Talabani president

BAGHDAD - Iraqi lawmakers have elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president despite a dramatic walkout by a Sunni-backed bloc. Talabani was immediately sworn in. Talabani's election was part of a deal hammered out by Iraqi lawmakers to end an eight ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-12T09:00:05Z)

Moss says he hopes he fits into Titans' offense (AP)

AP - Randy Moss says he s sorry things didn t work out with in Minnesota and that he isn t upset with the Vikings or coach Brad Childress for waiving him. The well-traveled receiver insists he isn t in town — his third NFL city this season — to start ... (Source: Buzz Log (blog) 2010-11-11T17:36:40Z)

Stable home prices, low mortgage rates could gas economy

Mortgage rates are hitting another record low just as home prices are firming in more parts of the country, two trends that could help boost the economy. Potential recovery fuel: •Rates on 30-year fixed loans averaged 4.17%, down from 4.24% a week ago ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-12T02:19:14Z)

Supporters preparing for release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - Supporters of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gathered at the headquarters of her political party to prepare for her expected release from years of detention on Saturday. Jailed or under house arrest for more than 15 of the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-12T05:53:59Z)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks set for release

Yangon - Myanmar's junta appeared set to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house detention over the weekend after staging an election a week ago, sources said Friday. Expectations had been high that Suu Kyi, 65, would be released Friday, a ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-12T10:25:59Z)

House sales: Half full, half empty, small glass

NEW YORK - Home prices edged up in just half of U.S. cities in the third quarter as the weak economy dulled buyer interest, a trade group said yesterday. The National Association of Realtors said that the median sales price for previously occupied homes ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-12T08:02:49Z)

Aung San Suu Kyi loses court battle

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi suffered her latest courtroom loss Thursday but close aides remained optimistic that she will soon be granted freedom from house arrest in the military-ruled country. The 65-year-old Nobel Peace ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-12T06:08:18Z)

Newsweek, Daily Beast Agree Merger

Website Daily Beast and magazine Newsweek have agreed a deal to combine, Daily Beast co-founder and editor Tina Brown said, just weeks after abandoning merger talks. The agreement will combine the two groups in a 50-50 joint venture called the Newsweek ... (Source: CNBC 2010-11-12T11:16:06Z)

Obama lauds inclusive Iraq govt amid frictions

President Barack Obama praised Iraqi moves to form an "inclusive" government on Friday, but a two-day-old power-sharing deal was already looking fragile after Sunni lawmakers walked out of parliament, clouding the possibilities for working with Shiite ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-12T09:57:21Z)

Interim coach Jason Garrett kicks off 1st day running practices, meetings; puts 2 on IR

IRVING, Texas - Jason Garrett stood with his arms crossed watching the special teamers work on punting, then he wandered over to defensive players walking onto the field and greeted them with fist bumps and handshakes. Offense, defense and special teams ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-11T06:59:35Z)

NFL Notebook: Titans offer Moss a fresh, new start

Randy Moss says he's sorry things didn't work out in Minnesota and that he isn't upset with the Vikings or coach Brad Childress for waiving him. The well-traveled receiver insists he isn't in town -- his third NFL city this season -- to start trouble. Moss ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-11-12T05:18:11Z)

'Daily Beast,' 'Newsweek' to join, with Tina Brown at helm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Daily Beast says it has reached a deal to join with Newsweek . In a posting on its website Thursday, The Daily Beast 's editor-in-chief Tina Brown says the two outlets will partner to create The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. (Source: USA Today 2010-11-12T08:45:46Z)

It's Not Just In Hockey! Canada Ranked No. 1 Country Brand In The World

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In just four short years, Canada has jumped to the most respected country brand in the world, bumping the US from the top spot as it leveraged the Winter Olympic Games to extend the global reach of ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-05T13:47:34Z)

With Plea Deal, Sex Offender Admits to Killing Riley Fox

A convicted sex offender arrested in May after DNA evidence linked him to the death of a little girl was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday after negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors. Scott Eby's plea deal, accepted by Will County Judge Richard ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-10T22:45:40Z)

Calif. governor calls special legislative session to deal with $6B budget gap in current year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday announced a special session of the Legislature to address a $6 billion deficit that emerged just weeks after he signed the state budget. The announcement comes a day after the nonpartisan ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-12T01:50:36Z)

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