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Deals of the Hour / June 22, 2011, 6:46 am

'True Blood': Alan Ball Negotiating for Season 5

With the supernatural thing you can always go places storywise that you couldn't go on another show." Ball, who signed on to direct a dark comedy pitch he developed with Elan Mastai that landed at Paramount, said that Season 4 has been "really tough ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-22T12:57:53Z)

New cigarette health labels: 'Gross' or effective?

4 cigarette company Commonwealth Brands Inc., told the FDA. The companies also are part of a federal lawsuit that in part deals with the legality of the new labels. Cigarette labels with more graphic images could also concern some retailers; customers who ... (Source: Seattle Times 2011-06-22T12:57:53Z)

Greek Default Could Spur Europe-Wide Contagion

"But everyone is going to recognize it as a fire sale, so the question is how much money they could raise." For now, however, the EU has little choice but to keep propping up Greece, Kirkegaard said. Kirkegaard sees a lack of political will in Greece to ... (Source: NPR News 2011-06-22T01:37:51Z)

Healthy foods vending machine operator expands

"People are tired of junk food, and we offer an alternative - we are like a mini-Whole Foods on wheels." Prior to founding Fresh Healthy, Backer spent about 30 years as a manager in a related side of the business, working for pinball machine operators Sega ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2011-06-22T12:57:53Z)

Final Cut X Pro: Apple uses carrot and stick to drive Mac OS X upgrades

Perhaps, but something else may be more important to Apple: Moving any laggards to Snow Leopard or Lion, which goes on sale through the Mac App Store next month . Since Mac App Store is an add-on to Snow Leopard and is built-in to Lion, people wanting the ... (Source: Beta News 2011-06-22T03:03:45Z)

Greece Needs to Pay Off Debts While It Still Has a Chance

Of the 75,000 government-owned properties, the government is preparing to lease or sell a mere 20 to 30 properties , the first to be put up for sale in a few months. Most of 75,000 properties are undeveloped or sites that are no longer being used ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-22T13:05:03Z)

Report: Apple Demands 10 Percent Price Cuts from iPad Parts Suppliers

Apple reportedly is making the demand because it expects second-quarter its tablet shipments to grow 70 percent quarter-over-quarter in its current fiscal period, and the iPad-maker wants a discount on the higher-volume orders it expects to make. (Source: PC Magazine 2011-06-21T23:29:00Z)

Cigarettes will carry grisly new warning labels

It's unclear why it hasn't budged, but some experts have cited tobacco company discount coupons on cigarettes and lack of funding for programs to discourage smoking or to help smokers quit. In recent years, more than 40 countries or jurisdictions have ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-22T01:45:01Z)

Prosecutors Raise Possibility Casey Anthony Stole Accidental Drowning Defense From Jailmate

In Whalen's case, her son Isaiah was found Christmas Day 2007 by his grandfather at the bottom of a dirty pool that was dark green with large amounts of tree debris floating in it, according to the incident report. Attempts by the grandfather to perform ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-22T01:59:20Z)

Relatives say they saw Young grieve

Defense attorneys called his stepfather, his younger sister, his brother-in-law and several friends to offer a different portrait of Young from the one provided by prosecutors. His family described him as grief-stricken in the minutes, hours, days and ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2011-06-22T13:26:31Z)

China: Libyan rebels increasingly represent public

After fighting began, China was forced to evacuate 35,000 of its citizens working in Libya, while China-backed deals such as a half-finished public housing project being built by state-owned contractor China State Construction Engineering Corp., were ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-22T12:57:53Z)

Special Report: Europe's other crisis

She said refugees fleeing trouble at home are bewildered by police suspicion and the reluctance of European nations to offer them safe harbor ... put out to sea from the beach in Zarzis in the dark. There was no sign of police or coast guards. (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-22T13:05:03Z)

U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Declines as Barclays, RBS Retreat; Man Group Gains

Glencore International Plc fell 0.9 percent to 490.5 pence after the largest listed commodity trader failed to sell $1 billion of shares in the so-called over-allotment option for its recent initial public offer. Morgan Stanley made available an additional ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-22T13:19:22Z)

Sources reveal details of proposed NFL CBA

Current TV deals make 2014 the target year for an extended Thursday package, not 2012, according to a source. Goodell said no discussions were held Tuesday on a potential full-season Thursday night TV package. With record ratings last season, the NFL's ... (Source: KABC 2011-06-22T12:57:53Z)

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