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Deals of the Hour / June 13, 2011, 8:43 pm

Spielberg Honored as Game-Changer by Directors Guild

He said he felt conflicted when he showed the film to his own children, years later. But he more regretted re-cutting the ending -- part of deal to add new scenes after the film's release -- to show what's inside the ship. Cameron blamed Spielberg for the ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-06-14T02:37:27Z)

Plaxico Burress-Coughlin reunion unlikely

and so he felt the best way to deal with that was to skip meetings. Yeah, that sounds really good. I can see a bunch of coaches wanting to sign up for this. Burress wouldn't be the first player to have had an issue with Coughlin, who's known as a tough ... (Source: ESPN.com 2011-06-14T02:37:27Z)

GOP candidates go after Obama, not each other

The Republicans repeatedly hammered Obama for a soaring national debt, saying that big-government policies and refusal to deal with entitlement reforms were hamstringing future generations and stifling job growth. The unemployment rate now stands at 9.1 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2011-06-14T02:37:27Z)

Google "Offer Ads" — Not Google Offers — In The Wild

If you save the offer, you're whisked away to the "My Offers" dashboard, which is a repository for several deal types that Google appears to ... chain" will lead all the way to the point of sale. (Source: Searchengineland.com 2011-06-13T21:43:57Z)

GOP presidential candidates spar on economy in N.H. debate

Santorum says we've got to be nimble with our military bases. He puts the blame on the "failure of leadership" in the Obama administration to put together a strategy to deal with our foreign enemies. 9:48 p.m. ET "We need to think fundamentally about ... (Source: USA Today 2011-06-14T03:27:33Z)

Supreme Court upholds conflict-of-interest laws

Still pending before the high court is a major free-speech dispute over video games and whether California can limit the sale of violent video games to minors. Arguments in that case were heard Nov. 2, and a decision is overdue. The court said it would ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-14T03:13:14Z)

Hold those drugs, doctor

But many doctors are quick to prescribe, partly because they have limited time to deal with individual patients or because they and their patients have been bombarded with ads from the pharmaceutical industry. "Often what is really bothering them is not ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-14T03:27:33Z)

Google strikes deal to add Admeld to arsenal

SAN FRANCISCO | Google Inc. has struck a deal to buy Admeld, a service that helps websites make more money from online advertising. The agreement announced Monday positions Google to add another potentially valuable weapon to its advertising arsenal. (Source: Kansas City Star 2011-06-14T03:13:14Z)

Button took F1 fans on wet and wild ride

What's the big deal if the safety-car driver is claiming mileage? Big whoop if the purists are aghast today. The 42nd Canadian Grand Prix was all about entertainment, "an action movie" as so perfectly summarized by Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug. (Source: The Vancouver Sun 2011-06-14T02:58:55Z)

India Nifty Stock-Index Futures Decline on Concern Inflation Accelerating

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) , India's largest company by market value, may be active after dropping by the most in almost four weeks yesterday on a deal to buy Bharti Enterprises Ltd.'s stake in insurance ventures with Axa SA in the country. (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-14T02:44:36Z)

Steven Spielberg's Big Summer

We're about to see the first big crop of films from the studio since it restructured in 2008 with financing from India's Reliance Entertainment and a new distribution deal with Disney Spielberg really is everywhere this summer - he's the executive producer ... (Source: CNBC 2011-06-13T21:36:48Z)

VF Smarter Than Buffett as Shares Surge on Timberland: Real M&A

While the valuation for the $1.97 billion offer is 18 percent higher than the median U.S. footwear deal, VF's jump yesterday was the biggest by any U.S. acquirer following an all- cash takeover for a publicly traded target in 2011, according to data ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-14T02:23:08Z)

VF buying Timberland, Wendy's selling Arby's

The deal doesn't directly affect VF's Lee jeans brand ... Wendy's/Arby's will change its name after the sale is completed. (Source: Kansas City Star 2011-06-14T03:13:14Z)

Google confirms acquisition of Admeld

There are no specific plans to integrate Admeld's services into Google at this point, but assuming the sale passes regulatory reviews that should change relatively soon thereafter. "What's driving this relationship is a shared belief that managing ... (Source: Venturebeat.com 2011-06-13T20:32:22Z)

NBA Rumors: Where Will the Top Free Agents and Trade Chips Land Next Season?

MUST READ: 2011 NBA Mock Draft: Playing GM For All 30 Picks in the First Round The team may have been looking to move its star for some time, but it doesn't mean it should do a deal for the sake of doing one. Unless some team blows Philadelphia away with ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-14T03:27:33Z)

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