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Deals of the Hour / November 13, 2010, 4:40 pm

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)

Government sells spoils of Madoff's lavish life

Anyone who literally wants to walk in Bernard Madoff's shoes is in luck. Thousands of belongings from the fallen financier's New York City penthouse are on the auction block Saturday, including hundreds of pairs of shoes. Also up for grabs is a diamond ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-13T14:42:30Z)

Government Auctions Off Spoils of Madoff's Lavish Life

ASSOCIATED PRESS - NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone wanting to walk in the shoes of fallen financier Bernard Madoff is in luck: Thousands of belongings from his New York City penthouse, including his used shoes, went on the auction block Saturday. A 1917 Steinway ... (Source: myfoxny.com 2010-11-13T20:18:56Z)

Baffinland Mails Circular To Securityholders On ArcelorMittal's Take-Over Offer

(RTTNews) - Saturday, Canada-based Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. (BIM.TO: News ) and Luxembourg-based steel producer ArcelorMittal (MT: News ) informed Baffinland securityholders of ArcelorMittal's offer and take-over bid circular and Baffinland's directors ... (Source: RTT News 2010-11-13T21:23:22Z)

ArcelorMittal and Baffinland Announce Mailing of ArcelorMittal Offer and Take-Over Bid Circular ...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal and Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation ("Baffinland") today announced the mailing to Baffinland securityholders of ArcelorMittal's offer and take-over bid circular and Baffinland's ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-13T22:34:57Z)

John Walsh Exposes Children For Sale In Cambodia

Columbus — 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 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-13T18:10:06Z)

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 6-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 2010-11-12T23:26:15Z)

NBA approves Warriors sale

OAKLAND, Calif. (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 ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-11-13T01:42:15Z)

Retailers competing hard for dollars this holiday season

With shoppers expected to stick to their frugal ways this holiday season, retailers are going all out to lure customers with everything from Thanksgiving Day openings to cookie giveaways. "They know their shoppers are still on a very tight budget, and many ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-11-14T00:08:00Z)

'Better than Black Friday' deals offered

Get your wallet out -- more Black Friday deals are being offered early. Kmart announced the " Better than Black Friday " sales deals. The three-day event offers discounts on several products like TVs, laptops, phones, GPS units and Blu-rays. The sale is ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-05T12:14:30Z)

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)

Government Sells Spoils From Madoff's Lavish Life

The 10.5-carat diamond engagement ring that Bernard Madoff gave to his future wife has garnered the highest price at an auction of thousands of belongings from the fallen financier's New York City penthouse. Ruth Madoff's ring sold for $550,000 on Saturday ... (Source: NBC4 Columbus 2010-11-13T22:49:16Z)

Mike Ilitch: 'We're getting close' to completing purchase of Pistons

Last month, NBA Commissioner David Stern said he expected to hear some definitive news on the sale of the Detroit Pistons sometime in November. November is here. And it sounds as if the completion of the sale is right around the corner. Mike Ilitch was in ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-11-09T01:47:00Z)

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)

Karen Davidson has reopened Pistons sale

With none of the participants commenting, sports industry insiders continued to mull the status of the sale of the Pistons on Friday, with some concluding it's likely Ilitch Holdings Inc. lowered its bid in recent days. Mike and Marian Ilitch received an ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-13T23:39:22Z)

John Walsh investigates child sex trafficking 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 says he ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-14T00:08:00Z)

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)

Wal-Mart Black Friday Online Sales to Feature Free Shipping

With Black Friday two weeks away Wal-Mart is looking to beat rival Amazo.com to the punch with free shipping on all their online orders. There is no word yet whether Amazon will counter with their own free shipping. Black Friday starts the day after ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-13T19:21:41Z)

Myanmar Frees Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's military government freed its archrival, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on Saturday after her latest term of detention expired. Several thousand jubilant supporters streamed to her residence. Suu Kyi appeared at the gate to her home, smiling ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-13T17:55:47Z)

ArcelorMittal makes offer for Baffinland Iron ore mine

ArcelorMittal SA announced that it has entered into a support agreement with Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation pursuant to which ArcelorMittal has agreed to make an offer to acquire all of Baffinland's issued and outstanding common shares and all ... (Source: SteelGuru 2010-11-09T04:31:38Z)

'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 2010-11-11T20:28:28Z)

Mike Ilitch: Pistons sale is 'getting close'

The sale of the Detroit Pistons to Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch is progressing, Ilitch told the Detroit Free Press on Monday . "We're getting close," Ilitch said in Toronto, where he was attending the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Red ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-11-09T08:20:42Z)

After Seven Years, Aung San Suu Kyi Is Free

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released Saturday after more than seven years of house arrest by Myanmar's military rulers. Host Scott Simon talks to Myanmar expert David Steinberg of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2010 ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-13T23:46:32Z)

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)

Aung San Suu Kyi

The jubilant crowd roared, and chants of "Long Live Suu Kyi" filled the air Saturday night as her supporters greeted the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy activist who had defied Myanmar's military leaders and paid a monumental price that robbed her ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-14T00:29:29Z)

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)

Golden State Warriors sale to Lacob, Guber is finally approved by NBA

CHICAGO -- The NBA announced Friday morning that the sale of the Golden State Warriors franchise has been completed following unanimous approval by the NBA Board of Governors. Joseph Lacob, a Menlo Park venture capitalist, and Peter Guber, CEO of Mandalay ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-13T12:12:11Z)

Early Walmart Black Friday Online Sale offers new Deals Today

The Black Friday 2010 Deals are here. The first Black Friday sales are underway with deals on TVs, Laptops, Phones, GPS, Blu-ray players and other gadgets. For the hottest Black Friday deals and complete coverage of the biggest sales event of the year ... (Source: I4U 2010-11-13T13:59:33Z)

Best Buy Ad: Black Friday 2010 GPS Deals

You will gather by now that the Best Buy Black Friday 2010 ad has appeared online, and we have already had a look over a few items, such as the Nook Color and a Samsung TV with $1000 off the normal selling price. We now thought we would have a look at the ... (Source: Product Reviews 2010-11-13T01:42:15Z)

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