Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 2, 2011, 12:41 am

Commissioner's office aims for June 22 to finish inquiry into Dodgers' finances

Fox does not plan to move forward with the television contract unless the company can be assured Jamie McCourt will not contest the deal in court. Selig has said he would not consider approving the contract until the investigation is completed. Frank ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-02T06:55:04Z)

Japan PM survives with offer to quit once crisis overcome

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote by offering to resign once he has overcome the worst of the country's nuclear crisis, a last-minute deal with ruling party rebels who had threatened to turf him from office. (Source: WNEP-TV 16 2011-06-02T07:16:32Z)

HIGHLIGHTS-BOJ's Nakamura warns on policy paralysis

[ID:nL3E7H2010] Below are key quotes from Nakamura's news conference after his meeting with business leaders in Nara, western Japan: "Japan cannot allow, and does not have room, for an interruption of policy or paralysis when it needs to deal with the ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-02T06:47:54Z)

Iran Needs to See 'End of Tunnel' for Nuclear Deal, Russia Says

June 2 (Bloomberg) -- World powers need to offer to ease sanctions against Iran to get the country to cooperate in resolving the dispute over its nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Talks between Iran and the five permanent United ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-02T07:09:23Z)

Russia warns U.S., NATO not to aid Syrian protesters after Libya

At the Group of Eight summit last week in Deauville, France, U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to help negotiate a deal acceptable ... in negotiating "any deals of immunity or ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2011-06-02T06:47:54Z)

Hillsboro dismisses Katrina Carter as girls basketball coach

Katrina Carter, who won a Class AAA girls basketball title in her first season at Hillsboro, was dismissed Wednesday by Principal Terry Shrader. "I'd say it was a comprehensive decision in the best interest of the program," Shrader said of the ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2011-06-02T07:16:32Z)

Queen decorates Nepali for Afghanistan heroics

Britain's Major General Nicholas Carter, who was commander of allied forces in southern Afghanistan during Pun's deployment, praised his efforts. "The CGC does not get handed out lightly. It was a most remarkable achievement," he said. (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-02T07:16:32Z)

Japan PM survives no-confidence vote

Even if he stays in office a few more months, Kan will struggle to forge deals with a feisty opposition in a divided parliament, as the government tries to thrash out policies to rein in Japan's bulging public debt. The vote had been expected to be very close. (Source: Al Jazeera 2011-06-02T06:47:54Z)

Jason Donald definitely knows he was out

It's like I'm watching some other guy run down the line. "I knew it was a big deal when it happened. But now, I guess it's just another part of my career, another chapter in my life. It's not the only thing I've ever done or will ever do in baseball." (Source: FOXSports.com 2011-06-02T06:26:26Z)

Garridos to be sentenced; will Jaycee Lee Dugard appear?

Then there is the matter of Dugard's book deal. "Ms. Dugard's book, 'A Stolen Life,' will be launched in bookstores throughout the country on July 12, 2011," Olson wrote. "The media reviews, both in the press and on national television, have called it a ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2011-06-02T06:40:45Z)

Magic Valley nonprofit looking at Gooding office

If a deal is reached on a new Gooding office, the organization would look at having one person work there to coordinate services. A second person would work there during the winter to handle heat bill assistance requests. Office hours there would be ... (Source: Twin Falls Times-News 2011-06-02T07:09:23Z)

America Service Group deal should close Friday

America Service Group Inc. said its shareholders approved the prison health-care services company's merger deal that is expected to close Friday with Valitas Health Services Inc., a St. Louis-based rival. Under the deal approved by a required majority of ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2011-06-02T07:16:32Z)

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