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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2011, 10:46 pm

Divorce settlement heightens prospect of a McCourt-Selig showdown over Dodgers

Gordon's order is not binding upon Selig, according to Lynn Soodik, a Santa Monica, Calif., family law attorney who has followed the McCourt case closely. If Selig rejects the deal, she said, the judge's order could help McCourt should he file suit ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-18T05:17:21Z)

So much for Frank McCourt's promise to MLB that all up front TV money would go to team

It was then in a rather curious move that McCourt first publicly pledged that all the money he would receive up front from the Fox television deal would go directly to the team and not to settle his divorce or be used for personal matters. This was ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-18T05:03:02Z)

Source: New NFL labor deal not imminent

NEW YORK - Reaching a labor deal soon is hardly a done deal in the NFL. Team owners will be updated on recent negotiations with the players when they meet in Chicago on Tuesday. They've been told to prepare to stay an extra day because of the complexity of ... (Source: Pasadena Star-News 2011-06-18T05:24:30Z)

Greek PM dumps finance chief to try to survive

Greek bank stocks surged after the cabinet deal, which is likely to restore political stability for the time being and ensure a successful confidence vote. Venizelos is close to a party group unhappy with austerity plans, as is new Deputy Finance Minister ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-17T19:37:31Z)

Kids' lemonade stand near tourney entrance gets reprieve U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK

Since fining kids over a lemonade stand can be a public relations nightmare, a deal was worked out. On Friday, the stand was moved down the street and the citation was rescinded. The county also waived the need for a permit, which would have cost about $38. (Source: Times-Leader 2011-06-18T04:55:52Z)

Tablets make digital textbooks cool on campus

Focus on higher education Privately-held Inkling secured funding and licensing deals with the world's two biggest educational publishers this spring, McGraw Hill and Pearson. The move will allow the firm to produce more than a hundred new titles of ... (Source: USA Today 2011-06-18T05:17:21Z)

Friendly Obama-Boehner golf game has high stakes

Saturday's round of golf between President Barack Obama and Republican leader John Boehner has unusually high stakes for a friendly game, since any positive sentiment it yields may help lead to a debt deal. Obama and Boehner, speaker of the House of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-18T05:17:21Z)

Radiation spike halts Fukushima clean-up

Another cause could be pipes surrounding it. A resumption, the official said, was critical to deal with the highly radioactive water is stored there. "Unless we can resume the operation within a week, we will have problems in disposing of the contaminated ... (Source: Al Jazeera 2011-06-18T04:48:43Z)

California employers drop 29,200 jobs in May

The San Francisco area added a net 2,600 jobs in May, while the San Jose-Santa Clara statistical area added 2,100. Employment in the information sector has grown 7.1% in just a year. "It is shocking to me — reading the paper, watching the news ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-18T04:34:24Z)

France, Germany reach deal on second bailout for Greece

After days of skyrocketing alarm among investors, the leaders of Europe's two heavyweights, France and Germany, reached agreement Friday on a key element of a second rescue package to help debt-ridden Greece avert a potentially catastrophic default ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-18T04:48:43Z)

Cleanup of radioactive water halted at Japan nuke plant

Another cause could be pipes surrounding it. But a resumption, he said, was critical to deal with the highly radioactive water — officials say 110,000 metric tones, the equivalent of 40 Olympic swimming pools — is stored there. "Unless we can resume ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-18T04:55:52Z)

Carlos Santana's homer helps Indians beat Pirates 5-1

C LEVELAND — Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Indians opened a six-game interleague homestand with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Josh Tomlin (8-4) earned the win, bouncing back from three consecutive rocky starts. He gave ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-18T04:41:33Z)

EXCLUSIVE - Carlyle to pick JPM, Citi, CS for IPO - sources

Private equity firms are major clients for Wall Street banks, paying them millions of dollars in fees for underwriting IPOs of their portfolio companies and in securing financing for leveraged buyout deals. Getting underwriting business to take buyout ... (Source: Reuters India 2011-06-18T04:41:33Z)

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