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Deals of the Hour / June 10, 2011, 4:44 am

Apple Gives Publishers a Sales Break

The rules also barred companies from offering a better deal to customers if they paid for a subscription ... In the most recent quarter, Apple said the sale of apps, music and content combined brought in just $1.6 billion of the company's $24.6 billion ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-10T02:35:02Z)

Mavericks overcome James' triple-double, lead 3-2

Almost everyone wore royal blue giveaway T-shirts, although franchise founder Donald Carter wore his own creation — a blue button-down with an original team logo pulled from an old T-shirt glued to the back. "This night is your chance to show your ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2011-06-10T03:46:37Z)

U.S. Pick for Fund's No. 2 Takes Hard Line on Reform

Mr. Holbrooke wrote in his account of the deal that Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian president who had once been a banker, took a liking to Mr. Lipton. Mr. Holbrooke wrote: "Slapping me on the back, he said, 'I like this guy. You diplomats talk bullshit ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2011-06-10T03:10:49Z)

Turkey: Eyes on a higher prize

Yet a high level of consensus and statecraft will be needed to deal with the demand by Kurds for cultural and educational rights and a degree of self-rule that many Turks see as the slippery slope to separatism. The AKP was the first Turkish party to raise ... (Source: Financial Times 2011-06-10T11:24:45Z)

Apple's cloud music could finally make piracy pay

The service acknowledges a well-known fact -- that most music on iPods, iPhones and iPads was ripped or swapped. Apple reached a deal that gives recording companies more than 70 percent of the new fees, addressing a dark secret that has crippled the music ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-10T01:01:59Z)

25,000 Palin emails set for release

Though some of the e-mails could prove embarrassing for Palin, her fights with the McCain campaign have been extensively reported and much of their content will likely deal with old or ultra-local Alaska news. The next batch of e-mails spanning from the ... (Source: Politico.com 2011-06-10T11:03:16Z)

Are we in another "new" war in Yemen?

CNN follows up with its analysis of the "covert war" and American "unilateral action": As Peter Bergen says, this is hardly a surprise, or even a big deal. We have conducted air strikes on AQAP targets in Yemen in the past, and protecting AQAP isn ... (Source: Hotair.com 2011-06-10T11:17:35Z)

A new, improved Mitt

She's one of his best campaign assets, often at his side as she was at his official announcement last week in New Hampshire, telling voters he'd been a tower of strength in helping her deal with multiple sclerosis. Romney may well raise the health care ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-10T11:03:16Z)

French court postpones decision on Lagarde probe

Questions have been raised about Lagarde's role in getting arbitration in 2008 for French businessman Bernard Tapie, who won €285 million ($449 million) as compensation for the mishandling of the sale of sportswear maker Adidas. Lagarde is on a world ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-10T11:17:35Z)

NBA Finals: Mavericks Beat Heat 112-103 In Game 5

Trying to stay loose through the bruise, and adrenaline might be the only good medicine now. Sort of the same deal so far as Game 4. Dallas is balanced, a lot of guys involved. Wade and Chris Bosh have 24 for Miami. LeBron update: Still at six points. (Source: NPR News 2011-06-10T03:46:37Z)

Sullivan: Yankees seeing puzzle slowly falling apart

It's going to take care of itself and I know that. Obviously it's not life threatening. There's a lot of people that deal with worse injuries than this. I know I can fix this." Later, when the crowd of reporters had scattered, Chamberlain nodded ... (Source: NorthJersey.com 2011-06-10T11:10:26Z)

Turkey mulls buffer zone if big Syrian influx: report

We still have relatives there," Erdogan said. SECOND CAMP OPENED The Red Crescent has opened a second camp to deal with the influx and a total 2,792 people are lodging at the two camps, said UNHCR spokesman Metin Corabatir. He said the Red Crescent was ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-10T11:31:54Z)

Palin emails to be released in free archive at msnbc.com

As of Friday, msnbc.com's request for public records was pending for 997 days. At $725.97 for the latest set of documents, that price is a bargain, only 3 cents a page for the photocopying, compared with the state's first cost estimate of $15 million for ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-10T11:10:26Z)

Turkey ruling party eyes victory in Sunday vote

She said "a great deal of progress" has been made in terms of democratic change, but that imperfections remain and there are questions about whether the government has "the depth and breadth of vision" to look beyond its political self-interest. (Source: Atlantic City Press 2011-06-10T10:56:07Z)

Woman with fat wallet sparks uproar in Calif. store

A woman with a foul mouth, fat wallet and dislike for men bought $7,200 worth of clothing for more than 50 women at a Southern California discount store. Claudia Smith, 66, showed up at the Everything a Deal store ... money from the sale of her late ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-10T11:24:45Z)

NBA Finals 2011: Did LeBron James Redeem Himself with Triple-Double in Game 5?

We witnessed. However, it was only one game. LeBron James has had to deal with critics his entire life; he is certainly accustomed to the villain role by now. The media pounced and LeBron remained quiet, for the most part. His disappearing act, especially ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-10T11:10:26Z)

China May trade gap smaller than expected

He said his domestic business was doing OK but export orders had fallen by more than a third this year. "We have to deal with power cuts, rising wages, and also a labor shortage that has also been a national problem," he said in an interview with Reuters Insider. (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-10T11:17:35Z)

Warplanes strike Islamic militants in Yemen

They were also carrying out identity checks on travelers on roads leading to neighboring provinces. "They have a great deal of influence and they use modern vehicles for transport as well as satellite telephones," said Abdullah al-Amari, an Abyan-based rights activist. (Source: Seattle Times 2011-06-10T10:56:07Z)

Not All Chinese Stocks Are Frauds - Expect Surviving Companies to Trade Up

It trades with an 8% discount. Not only does it still trade at a discount, but a similarly priced deal in the US would likely trade at a premium with the expectations of a raised offer or a competitive bid. As a few of these deals close and time passes on ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2011-06-10T10:41:48Z)

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