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Deals of the Hour / November 13, 2010, 11:39 am

Newsweek, Daily Beast Set Merger

Newsweek magazine and news website The Daily Beast have agreed to a deal that will make Daily Beast co-founder Tina Brown the editor-in-chief of the combined operation three weeks after they abandoned talks of a merger over a disagreement about control ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-12T02:12:04Z)

Sunni-backed bloc attends Iraqi parliament session

A spokesman says a Sunni-backed political bloc will join efforts to produce a national unity government as the Iraqi parliament reconvenes. The statement raises hopes a deal aimed at breaking an eight-month political impasse can be revived. The Iraqiya ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-13T13:16:36Z)

1976 Apple I Computer for Sale for $160,000 - Straight From Steve Jobs Parents' Garage!

Oh to be the owner of an Apple I computer from 1976! The computer is for sale later this month at Christie's, and they expect the dinosaur to fetch at least $160,000, and that is on the low side. It may sell for as much as $240,000. This computer is old ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-13T04:41:12Z)

Icahn may bid on Dynegy if Blackstone deal fails

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he may bid for Dynegy Inc (DYN.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) if shareholders vote down the struggling power company's deal to be bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX.N ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-13T00:23:31Z)

UPDATE 7-Icahn may bid on Dynegy if Blackstone deal fails

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he may bid for Dynegy Inc (DYN.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) if shareholders vote down the struggling power company's deal to be bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-13T00:23:31Z)

For $160,000 the first Apple computer ever built can be yours

If your a gadget geek and happen to have a cool 160K laying around, than your in luck my friend. Today the first Apple computer ever built will be auctioned off by christie's auction in London. Founder Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak released the first ... (Source: Examiner 2010-11-12T21:17:24Z)

Amazon Pulls 'Pedophile Guide' Amid Outrage

An e-book for sale on Amazon.com entitled "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure," was apparently pulled by the online retailer late Wednesday after shocked consumers across the nation called for a boycott. The title, authored by Phillips Greaves, was ... (Source: FOX News 2010-11-11T09:08:26Z)

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 2010-11-12T12:20:31Z)

John Walsh investigates Cambodia sex trafficking

NEW YORK — John Walsh has been hunting America's Most Wanted fugitives since 1988. On Saturday he goes undercover in Southeast Asia to investigate the sex trafficking of Cambodian children. Accompanied by British police officer Jim Gamble, Walsh says he ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-13T14:21:02Z)

NBA finally approves record sale of Golden State Warriors to group headed by Joseph Lacob ...

CHICAGO -- The Chris Cohan era of the Golden State Warriors is officially over. Friday, the NBA and the Warriors announced the league's board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the franchise for a record $450 million. Joseph Lacob, a Menlo Park ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-13T03:36:47Z)

Toyota's chief touts friendship with Tesla

TOKYO - The usually grim-faced Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. president, was all smiles Friday as he trumpeted a newfound friendship with U.S. luxury electric carmaker Tesla Motors. Mr. Toyoda received as a gift from Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk a red ... (Source: Toledo Blade 2010-11-13T06:35:44Z)

John Walsh exposes children for sale in Cambodia

NEW YORK — John Walsh has been hunting "America's Most Wanted" fugitives since 1988. On Saturday he goes undercover in Southeast Asia to investigate the sex trafficking of Cambodian children. Accompanied by British police officer Jim Gamble, Walsh ... (Source: Daily Freeman 2010-11-13T08:01:38Z)

Retailers start holiday shopping wars

From free shipping from Wal-Mart to Sears stores open Thanksgiving Day to Meijer Inc. posting ads two weeks early, the battle for holiday shoppers' dollars has begun in earnest. The early competition to break through shoppers' caution about spending ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-11-13T08:51:45Z)

Toyota and Tesla celebrate their deal

TOKYO - The usually grim-faced Toyota President Akio Toyoda was all smiles Friday, trumpeting a newfound friendship with U.S. luxury electric carmaker Tesla. Toyoda received as a gift from Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk a red roadster, that would ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-11-13T06:07:06Z)

NBA approves sale of Golden State Warriors to Lacob group

OAKLAND (AP) — The NBA's board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the Golden State Warriors on Friday to a group led by Joe Lacob and movie producer Peter Guber . The long-expected announcement allows the Warriors' new owners to assume formal ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-13T05:09:50Z)

Wade Phillips Gets the Boot and Other NFL Week 9 Observations

Watching the Sunday night debacle where the Green Bay Packers demolished a Dallas Cowboy's team that had been thumping their chests about a Super Bowl run at the start of the season was just too much fun to watch. For all those lifelong Cowboy's haters ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-11-13T19:21:41Z)

iPad's Distant Ancestor — 1976 Apple One — For Sale

Christie's Auction House is planning to sell an Apple One computer, an ancestor of all those Macintosh computers around today. Many years ago, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the computer in Jobs' family garage. It sold in 1976 for $666.66. Now this ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T19:30:01Z)

Colts' Brackett fined $10,000 for hit on Eagles' Vick

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for the hit he put on quarterback Michael Vick last Sunday in Philadelphia. Brackett was penalized in the first quarter for roughing the passer when he hit Vick after a pass ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-11-13T08:23:07Z)

Toyota chief touts Tesla friendship

TOKYO - The usually grim-faced Toyota President Akio Toyoda, who's had to deal with massive recalls in the past year, was all smiles Friday, trumpeting a newfound friendship with U.S. luxury electric carmaker Tesla. Toyoda received as a gift from Tesla ... (Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram 2010-11-13T08:30:16Z)

Triad Woman Seeks Amazon Boycott Over Book

WXII12.com A Triad woman is calling for more consumers to boycott a company that sold a book about pedophilia. Sheila Bradley-Smith took to the Internet on Thursday and urged people to boycott Amazon.com for selling an e-book titled, 'The Pedophile's Guide ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-13T18:45:53Z)

Vick might give Eagles free agent discount

Two years ago, Michael Vick was a pariah in the NFL. Understandably, no one wanted the PR nightmare that came along with signing an ex-con who'd served time for ostensibly torturing dogs. The Eagles took that chance and now that Vick is an MVP-candidate ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-11T21:40:03Z)

Retailers push Thanksgiving sales, online deals

NEW YORK — From free shipping from Walmart to Sears stores open on Thanksgiving for the first time, the battle for holiday shoppers' dollars has begun in earnest. The early competition to break through shoppers' caution about spending promises ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-11-12T00:31:51Z)

UPDATE 2-Icahn to vote 'no' on Dynegy deal, offers loan

NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he would vote against Blackstone Group's ( BX.N ) proposal to buy Dynegy Inc ( DYN.N ) and would offer a $2 billion line of credit to the struggling power company. "The Icahn ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-12T14:07:54Z)

Obama turns to Russian diplomacy as Asia trip ends

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- President Barack Obama, capping a far-flung trip of mixed results, said Saturday the United States is "here to stay" as a force in Asia and pivoted to Russian diplomacy as a nuclear treaty hung in the balance. In his final hours in Japan ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-11-13T16:51:21Z)

'Newsweek,' Daily Beast Join With Tina Brown At Helm

The Daily Beast online news site says it has reached a deal to merge with Newsweek magazine. 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 Co. Brown ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-12T18:04:07Z)

NBA approves sale of Warriors to Lacob, Guber

(11-13) 04:00 PST Chicago - -- It took longer for 29 NBA owners to vote "yes" in an e-mail than it took for Joe Lacob and Peter Guber to flesh out the details of a $450 million deal to buy the Golden State Warriors from Chris Cohan, but Friday's end result ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-13T08:01:38Z)

'Pedophile's Guide' gone from Amazon

Following mounting public protests, a self-published book advocating adult-child sex is no longer available for sale on Amazon. The book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct " by Philip R. Greaves II, includes ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-11T19:31:12Z)

No movement in Iraq after walkout

BAGHDAD — President Obama praised Iraqi moves to form an "inclusive'' government yesterday, but the two-day-old deal was already looking fragile after Sunni lawmakers walked out of Parliament, clouding the possibilities for working with Shi'ite ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-13T08:44:35Z)

Child protection chief probes Cambodia child sex trade

The outgoing chief of Britain's child protection agency and the host of US TV show 'America's Most Wanted' posed as paedophiles to investigate the sex trafficking of Cambodian youngsters. Jim Gamble, ex-chief executive of the Child Exploitation and ... (Source: Ireland On-Line 2010-11-13T09:06:04Z)

Iraqi lawmakers approve deal to form new government amid questions of Sunni role in it

BAGHDAD - Iraqi lawmakers have approved an agreement that brings all of Iraq's feuding political blocs into a new government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The vote Saturday was intended as a show of unity after the country's main Sunni-backed bloc ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-13T18:53:03Z)

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