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Deals of the Hour / November 7, 2010, 7:39 am

Att.com/fighting4you Over Television Programming for AT&T U-verse Customers

Att.com/fighting4you is the website for AT&T U-verse television customers to speak out about the current deal involving HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and GAC programming by Scripps networks. As of 1 a.m. E.D.T. AT&T no longer had the ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-06T18:11:14Z)

Flyers fans take pieces of Spectrum

PHILADELPHIA — The line began forming late Friday night on the east side of the Spectrum, and by 9 a.m. Saturday, more than 1,000 fans awaited their turn to grab a piece of history. As "America's Showplace" gets closer to its demolition date, the "If You ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-11-07T08:01:36Z)

One last chance for Spectrum memorabilia

It was the hallowed home of the Sixers and the Flyers. It was a shrine for the shrieking fans of the Grateful Dead, not to mention nearly every other top musical act of the last 40 years. And soon it will be gone. The Spectrum, South Philadelphia's storied ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-07T12:26:27Z)

Swiss, German finance ministers to sign tax deal

Switzerland and Germany are poised to sign a deal that will make it easier for Berlin to obtain information on suspected tax cheats hiding assets in secret Swiss bank accounts, officials said Wednesday. The agreement - whose broader purpuse is to prevent ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-27T14:19:43Z)

Amazon Is About To Buy Diapers.com For $540 Million

The diapers price war is officially over. Amazon has agreed to a $540 million acquisition of Quidsi, the parent of Diapers.com and Soap.com, according to Fortune . The deal, which Amazon will announce on Monday, will bring on Quidsi's co-founders in a ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-06T22:36:06Z)

Latest cable uproar: AT&T vs. Scripps

The latest dispute over cable carrier fees has cost country music fans and do-it-yourselfers who subscribe to AT&T Inc.'s U-verse some of their favorite programming. AT&T has been unable to reach a deal with Scripps Networks, and on Friday morning HGTV ... (Source: MySanAntonio 2010-11-06T01:00:27Z)

Amazon Shopping for Diapers and Soap?

According to several online reports, Amazon is on the verge of acquiring Quidsi, the New Jersey-based ecommerce company behind Diapers.com, Soap.com, and, its newest site, Beautybar.com. The $540 million all-cash deal is expected to be announced Monday ... (Source: Happi 2010-11-07T13:30:53Z)

World Series: Rangers chief executive calls Yankees fans 'an embarrassment'

Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee said New York Yankees fans had spit on families of the Texas players during the American League championship series. Lee said he would not indict an entire Yankees fan base based on the actions of what he said were "just two or ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-01T21:30:26Z)

Rangers have the money and desire to sign Cliff Lee

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Within the first hour after a daylong courtroom drama in August, and a week before taking over the ownership reins, CEO/managing partner in-waiting Chuck Greenberg declared that the Texas Rangers will work hard to re-sign Cliff Lee ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-11-07T02:10:50Z)

Allen Iverson pushes back his move to Turkey

ISTANBUL -- The Turkish basketball club Besiktas says former NBA star Allen Iverson's arrival in Istanbul has been delayed by two days. He was scheduled to arrive Saturday and be presented to fans before a game at Besiktas's Cola Turka Arena. Besiktas said ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-11-07T08:44:33Z)

Allen Iverson's arrival delayed

ISTANBUL -- Former NBA star Allen Iverson 's arrival in Istanbul has been delayed by two days, the Turkish basketball club Besiktas said Saturday. Iverson was scheduled to arrive Saturday and be presented to fans before a game at Besiktas' Cola Turka Arena ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-06T11:30:22Z)

Exama leads Grambling to 35-0 homecoming win

GRAMBLING — Saturday was homecoming for Grambling, but one of the happiest fans at Eddie Robinson Stadium might have been a visitor attending her first game of the season. The Concordia Hornets showed early they should not be taken as lightly as the 82-7 ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-11-07T07:47:17Z)

German Finance Minister Attacks Fed Move Again : Report

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble renewed his criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve's move to buy $600 billion worth of government bonds, saying it undermined U.S. credibility and created uncertainty, according to a German ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-06T12:41:57Z)

McLaren: F1 driver Jenson Button escapes attack from armed men in Brazil

SAO PAULO - Armed men attempted to attack the car carrying defending Formula One champion Jenson Button as he left the track after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, his team said. McLaren said Button was driven away from danger and ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-07T03:58:13Z)

Jenson Button escapes armed men

SAO PAULO -- Armed men attempted to attack the car carrying defending Formula One champion Jenson Button as he left the track after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, his team said. McLaren said Button was driven away from danger and ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-07T01:20:44Z)

Extremist allowed to keep UK passport

LONDON — A radical Muslim preacher wanted for trial in the United States can hold on to his British passport, a court ruled yesterday, dealing a blow to the seven-year effort to strip one of the country's most notorious Islamists of his citizenship ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-06T05:32:27Z)

Doonesbury look-back is a must-have

Forty years after the ever-helmeted football hero B.D. first met his dorky Walden College roommate Mike Doonesbury, the creator of those and dozens of other memorable Doonesbury denizens is taking a look back at the award-winning, and often controversial ... (Source: Akron Beacon Journal 2010-11-07T06:57:10Z)

Book Review | 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective

Forty years after football hero B.D. first met his dorky Walden College roommate, Mike Doonesbury, the creator of those and dozens of other memorable Doonesbury denizens is taking a look back at the award-winning, and often-controversial, comic strip that ... (Source: Columbus Dispatch 2010-11-03T11:12:27Z)

UK, France ditch rivalry, sign defense deal

What would Napoleon or Lord Nelson make of this? Britain and France struck a historic defense deal Tuesday aimed at preserving military muscle in an age of austerity, pledging to deploy troops under a single command, share aircraft carriers and collaborate ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-02T18:37:27Z)

'Doonesbury Retrospective' will draw fans

Forty years after the ever-helmeted football hero B.D. first met his dorky Walden College roommate Mike Doonesbury, the creator of those and dozens of other memorable "Doonesbury" denizens is taking a look back at the award-winning and often ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-10-31T23:54:47Z)

Jenson Button: Armed attack was scary

SAO PAULO -- Formula one champion Jenson Button says an attempted attack by armed men on his car as he left the Brazilian Grand Prix was a "pretty scary situation," and that he only escaped thanks to the undercover police officer who was driving his ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-07T13:30:53Z)

Besiktas, Iverson to discuss possible deal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top official of Turkish basketball team Besiktas says he will travel to the United States to discuss terms of a possible deal with NBA scoring champion Allen Iverson. Besiktas executive board member Seref Yalcin told the Anatolia ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-25T13:03:21Z)

German Econ Min adds voice to attack on Fed move

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Sunday he was worried about the U.S. Federal Reserve's move to buy $600 billion worth of government bonds, saying it would lead to a devaluation of the dollar. Adding to recent criticism ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-07T11:43:30Z)

SWAC: Walker, Warren pace Grambling

GRAMBLING — Cornelius Walker and Frank Warren combined for 189 yards rushing and each scored a touchdown Saturday as Grambling State shut out Concordia College 35-0. Warren ran for 92 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown, and Walker had 97 yards with a 4 ... (Source: Baton Rouge Advocate 2010-11-07T08:58:52Z)

Amazon Buys A Lot of Diapers.com For $540 Million

First shoes, now diapers. Amazon is reportedly about to announce on Monday the acquisition of Quidsi, the New Jersey-based ecommerce company behind Diapers.com , Soap.com , and, most recently, BeautyBar.com . Fortune's Dan Primack, who broke the story ... (Source: TechCrunch 2010-11-07T03:22:25Z)

Grambling shuts down Concordia for homecoming victory

Saturday was homecoming for Grambling, but one of the happiest fans at Eddie Robinson Stadium might have been a visitor attending her first game of the season. The Concordia Hornets showed early they should not be taken as lightly as the 82-7 rout in the ... (Source: News-Star 2010-11-06T23:33:21Z)

Fans can carry away pieces of the Spectrum — for $25

The first step toward the construction of PhillyLive! is finally closing in. On Monday, Comcast-Spectacor and Cordish Co. of Baltimore will begin fencing in the Spectrum as they begin the demolition process. Bit-by-bit the structure will come down. Those ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-11-03T18:00:29Z)

World Series loss shouldn't ruin special season

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The loss is still fresh in everyone's minds. I know that. And because of that, there's plenty of disappointment. The players felt that right after Game 5 in the clubhouse. But consider what this team did this season. They hadn't won the ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-02T11:27:57Z)

AT&T U-verse TV Customers Denied Fair Deal By Scripps Networks

DALLAS , Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T U-verse® TV customers have been denied a fair deal for HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and GAC programming by Scripps Networks, leaving AT&T without the rights to deliver these channels as of 1 ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-11-05T11:53:02Z)

UK lawmaker hit list removed from Islamist site

London, England (CNN) -- A hit list of British lawmakers who voted for the Iraq war with instructions for meeting them in person was taken down from a website Friday after the British Home Office expressed concern, the office said. The list, posted ... (Source: CNN 2010-11-05T18:48:13Z)

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