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Deals of the Hour / May 30, 2011, 8:42 am

Jim Tressel Resigns As Ohio State Coach

There were also questions about his players and their friends and family members receiving special deals on used cars from two Columbus dealers. But at one time his image was that of an honest, religious man who never said or did anything without thinking ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-05-30T15:12:32Z)

Jim Tressel resigns as Ohio State's football coach

There were also questions about his players and their friends and family members receiving special deals on used cars from two Columbus dealers. But at one time his image was that of an honest, religious man who never said or did anything without thinking ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-05-30T15:12:32Z)

Frank Buckles 110 years old - Centarian Doughboy - John Boehner rebuked

A true red, white and blue United States citizen who served his country and humanity with the best that he could offer. We will continue, in your honor, to help make a WWI Memorial happen. Please contribute to the World War I Memorial Fund ( here (Source: DAILY KOS 2011-05-30T14:58:13Z)

China National Gold Seeks Africa Investment, President Says

Gold jumped to a record $1,577.57 an ounce this month, helping make this year among the busiest for gold deals since 2006. Citic Group, China's biggest state-owned investment company, and partners agreed this month to buy Gold One International Ltd. (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-05-30T05:39:53Z)

Under pressure, Syria offers nuclear cooperation

They stressed that Syria's offer, in a letter to IAEA chief Yukiya Amano, failed to specify whether it would now grant access to Dair Alzour and linked locations after repeatedly refusing such requests for nearly three years. The United States has ... (Source: Reuters 2011-05-30T15:34:01Z)

Elizabeth Warren and The Leopard

Once Warren's bureau starts delivering for the public later this year, and helping consumers understand their own financial lives, it will offer another way for the president to show in 2012 that he's fighting for the hard-hit middle class, including ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2011-05-30T13:53:48Z)

Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

Aides and advisers to Palin were not releasing a schedule for the trip and refused to offer guidance. Instead, they pointed to the website of Palin's political action committee, which is prominently collecting donations ahead of the end-of-June fundraising quarter. (Source: Rapid City Journal 2011-05-30T14:22:26Z)

British Columbia Discovery Fund proposes New Class of Redeemable Shares

The Fund intends to amend and restate its continuous offering prospectus dated April 8, 2011 to provide for the offer of up to $8 million of Class B Shares, as well as for the continued offering of the common shares the Fund has offered since inception (to ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2011-05-30T14:08:07Z)

MSD paid fired official $140,000; Deal kept him quiet on waste allegations

and questioned the financing of certain MSD land deals. It also accused Bud Schardein, MSD's executive director, of favoring his friends in the agency; asserted that MSD wasted its money by hiring a former state senator as a team-building consultant at $ ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2011-05-30T14:00:57Z)

UPDATE 1-Air Canada unions says pensions are a priority

The plans have become unpopular with employers, who have run into trouble trying to fund them and increasingly shifted to defined contribution plans that offer no payout guarantees. The unions said Air Canada wants to cut pension benefits for existing ... (Source: Reuters 2011-05-30T15:19:42Z)

Ohio State football coach Tressel resigns

Tressel had learned that Pryor and wide receiver DeVier Posey were involved in the memorabilia deals when he received an email from lawyer Christopher Cicero, a former Ohio State walk-on and letterman in the 1980s, back in April 2010. It was not until Ohio ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-05-30T15:26:51Z)

Telkom South Africa Aims to Offer More Severance Packages, Solidarity Says

Telkom South Africa Ltd., Africa's largest fixed-line operator, plans to offer more voluntary severance packages after losing more than 1,650 employees in a previous round, Solidarity said. In the first round of wage talks held last week, Telkom sought ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-05-30T14:00:57Z)

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