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Deals of the Hour / June 30, 2011, 12:52 am

Destroying Chicago and Our Brain Cells: Transformers is Back

The plot? Come on, are you really going to do this to me? I didn't even bother to see Transformers: The Second One , although it is possible I watched a great deal of it, without sound, on the airplane screen of a passenger sitting a row ahead of me that ... (Source: Village Voice 2011-06-28T20:57:32Z)

With Minn. government shutdown just hours away, no budget accord between governor, lawmakers

Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed to strike a budget deal Wednesday, which the governor had called pivotal to preventing major disruptions to state services. Such a shutdown would serve as a potent symbol of gridlock between a ... (Source: Republic 2011-06-30T07:11:58Z)

Obama, Congress work against, and with, the clock

Obama on Wednesday beseeched and badgered lawmakers to complete a deal to cut long-term deficits and raise the nation's debt limit before Aug. 2, which is when the administration says it would have to stop paying some bills. Obama has faced such countdowns before. (Source: Reading Eagle 2011-06-30T07:19:07Z)

Justin Timberlake becomes part owner of MySpace

The deal is for $35 million, mostly in Specific Media stock, according to a person familiar with the matter. That's a small fraction of the $580 million that News Corp. paid for the site six years ago. The sale resulted in the layoff of about half of the ... (Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal 2011-06-30T07:11:58Z)

Quick Takes: 'Transformers' takes a hit

South Carolina governor is writing a book South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has a book deal. Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Group (USA), announced Wednesday that Haley's "Can't Is Not an Option" will come out in January. Haley, a Republican and ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-30T06:57:39Z)

Nasty or Nice? Which Obama Will Show Up at Press Conference?

House Republicans say they will split the welfare program out of the free-trade deals and deal with (and almost certainly defeat) it separately. And Senate Republicans may also move to block the South Korean trade deal if it, as expected, contains the welfare spending. (Source: FOX News 2011-06-29T14:36:58Z)

Christine Lagarde new IMF chief

She will have to immediately deal with an IMF-European Union effort to keep debt-stricken Greece afloat and focus on potentially thorny IMF "spillover reports" that analyze the economic and policy actions of the world's major economies. "Minister Lagarde's ... (Source: Bangladesh News 24 hours 2011-06-30T07:33:26Z)

Bus driver admits molesting girl, 8

Deputy District Attorney Kristine Reed said Richard Evans made a plea deal to a 25-year, four-month sentence in state prison. He will register as a convicted sex offender and will be on parole for 20 years following his release, which could come as soon as ... (Source: Record 2011-06-30T07:11:58Z)

California tells online retailers to start collecting sales taxes from customers

"We have to consider it," said Loren Bendele, chief executive of Savings.com, a West Los Angeles website that links viewers to hundreds of money-saving deals. "It does not look ... t give one segment of retail a 10% discount every day. (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-30T07:04:48Z)

Corporate Jet Tax Gets Six Obama Mentions, Barely Nicks Deficit

"It would be hard for the Republicans to stand there and say that the tax break for corporate jets is sufficiently important that we're not willing to come to the table and get a deal done," Obama said during the White House news conference. It would ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-30T07:26:17Z)

Asheville High makes history by choosing woman to coach boys hoops team

"It's truly not a big deal to me," Warren-Dixon said. "(The historical significance) is actually one of the biggest drawbacks and something I didn't want to deal with. Basketball is basketball, whether it's guys or girls. I've dedicated my life to ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2011-06-30T07:11:58Z)

New winners galore, it's like the pre-Tiger days on PGA Tour

Woods, by the way, is here. He's just not playing. But the tourney, which he once hosted before his personal life got in the way of his sponsorship deal with AT&T, continues to benefit his Tiger Woods Foundation. It also honors the military, something ... (Source: Tri-City Herald 2011-06-30T07:11:58Z)

MySpace Bought for $35 Million, Justin Timberlake Participating

MySpace had a very lucrative ad deal with Google which practically guaranteed that News Corp. would be making money with the site. However, as Facebook started to surge and people to leave MySpace so did the ad money. Revenue has been paltry for the past ... (Source: Softpedia 2011-06-30T07:33:26Z)

Amber Rose Denies Sending Nude Photos to Nicki Minaj's Boyfriend

The Young Money MC also credited the Philadelphia native for introducing her to Kanye West, which resulted in Minaj being featured on his 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' album, in which she rhymed on 'Monster.' (Source: Pop Eater 2011-06-30T07:33:26Z)

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