Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 18, 2011, 4:45 am

Environmental groups concerned about Forest Lawn's plan to clear trees

The proposal, however, has ruffled the feathers of groups including the Friends of Griffith Park, the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council, the Sierra Club, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the California Department of Fish and Game. (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-18T03:29:58Z)

Wilkins: Modric good for Chelsea

"If an offer comes which is good for Tottenham and for me also, then a transfer is possible," said Modric, who attempted to quash rumours linking him with Manchester United by signing a new deal last year. His consistently high-level performances for Spurs ... (Source: espnstar.com 2011-06-18T11:00:56Z)

Karzai: Afghanistan, US in peace negotiations with Taliban

Karzai was speaking the day after the U.N. Security Council split the U.N. sanctions list for Taliban and al-Qaida figures into two, which envoys said could help induce the Taliban into talks on a peace deal in Afghanistan. But despite hopes that talks ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-18T11:08:06Z)

Justice Department to Review Google's Admeld Deal

The deal to acquire Admeld, announced Monday , was expected to attract regulatory scrutiny because of its size, and because antitrust officials have been keeping close track of everything Google does. The question was whether the Justice Department or the ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2011-06-18T10:39:28Z)

Google AdMeld Deal Draws DoJ Scrutiny

Pretty standard really. Bloomberg is reporting that the $400 million deal will be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice, citing two people familiar with the matter. Since all transactions over $63 million have to be reported for review by authorities ... (Source: WebProNews 2011-06-18T00:38:10Z)

Europe Shifts Path for Greek Rescue

"Whether it's voluntary or not isn't the primary determinant," said David Riley, managing director of the sovereign group at Fitch Ratings, adding that the key issue will be whether bond holders suffer some sort of economic loss in a deal. "It's hard to ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2011-06-17T23:55:13Z)

FTC Approves Microsoft-Skype Deal

The agency filed a notice of early termination approving the deal, without comment. Microsoft purchased the company from investor group Silver Lake, which—along with Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz Ventures, and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP ... (Source: PC Magazine 2011-06-18T01:28:17Z)

Sore Jed Lowrie back on DL

That's what sucks for everybody, whenever they know that they want to go out there, they don't want to miss any starts, they don't want to be on the DL and have to deal with something nagging like this. "As long as I can go out there every five ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-18T11:15:15Z)

Market Mover

So in the words of political theorist. Dr. Howie Mandel, "Deal or no deal?" With the help of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, launch a five year plan to compensate farmers, learn about new crops, and wean your so-called nation from the ... (Source: American Reporter 2011-06-18T03:37:08Z)

France and Germany voice support for Greek reform and austerity program

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has struggled to reach a consensus within his Parliament on a new bailout deal. Opposition parties have strongly rejected the Premier's efforts and instead demanded a renegotiation of the bailout terms. Meanwhile ... (Source: Thaindian.com 2011-06-18T11:00:56Z)

President Obama and Speaker John Boehner to tee off together

The two men are likely headed for many long negotiations as the White House and Congress try to seek a deal to reduce federal spending and also raise the U.S. debt ceiling by an Aug. 2 deadline. The White House says Obama isn't expecting to reach an ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-18T11:00:56Z)

Karzai: US, Taliban in Talks

Karzai was speaking the day after the UN Security Council split the UN sanctions list for Taliban and al-Qaeda figures into two, which envoys said could help induce the Taliban into talks on a peace deal in Afghanistan. Click for more on the split. (Source: Newser 2011-06-18T10:39:28Z)

Obama and Osama: Violent opponents

In addition, Obama, a social worker from Chicago, lacks experience in foreign affairs and is victim of dark forces. The reaction of Osama's admirers is predictable. "Al-Qaeda members promise a series of further attacks which 'will even make the hair ... (Source: Deccan Herald 2011-06-18T11:29:34Z)

Karzai says US in talks with Taliban

Karzai's disclosure came a day after the UN Security Council split the UN sanctions list for Taliban and al-Qaeda figures into two, which envoys said could help induce the Taliban into talks on a peace deal in Afghanistan. Hillary Clinton, the US secretary ... (Source: Al Jazeera 2011-06-18T10:32:18Z)

Obama, Boehner look to bond on golf course

While both sides say they're optimistic about the progress being made in the deficit talks, Boehner has suggested he and the president may need to get more closely involved in order to reach a deal. But the White House has tamped down any expectations ... (Source: Opelika Auburn News 2011-06-18T11:15:15Z)

RPT-Friendly Obama-Boehner golf game has high stakes

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - 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 ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-18T10:53:47Z)

Google Chromebook: Great, as Long as You're Online

So true. The first Chromebook models, from Acer and Samsung, went on sale Wednesday at Amazon.com and BestBuy.com. Acer's Chromia-branded Chromebook models include a Wi-Fi-only version for $379.99 and a Wi-Fi-plus-3G version for $449.99. Samsung's versions ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-18T10:46:37Z)

Greek Protesters Are Better Economists Than The European Authorities

This is going to happen even under the European authorities, but first they are putting the country through years of unnecessary suffering, and taking advantage of the situation to privatize public assets at fire sale prices and restructure the Greek state ... (Source: The Business Insider 2011-06-18T11:00:56Z)

Red Sox won't rush Buchholz back to the mound

"It's just something that I might have to deal with for a little bit, until the All-Star break. I think that will help a lot." "It feels better. The more intensive stretching that we were trying to do after the game last night wasn't really feeling too ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-18T11:08:06Z)

Report: Sen. Saland in mix on gay marriage

"We're realistic to know the forces pushing this are very strong; they're well-oiled, they're well-financed ... (but) it's not a done deal." Two conservative ministers, the Rev. Norman Macklin of the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention of New York and the ... (Source: Daily Freeman 2011-06-18T10:39:28Z)

NY marriage bill hits snags on religion questions

"We're realistic to know the forces pushing this are very strong; they're well-oiled, they're well-financed ... (but) it's not a done deal." Two conservative ministers, the Rev. Norman Macklin of the Empire Baptist Missionary Convention of New York and the ... (Source: Miami Herald 2011-06-17T23:55:13Z)

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