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Deals of the Hour / September 18, 2010, 8:40 pm

United, Continental airline deal approved

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: KABC 2010-09-19T02:11:41Z)

Paris Hilton to avoid jail in Las Vegas arrest

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The district attorney in Las Vegas says Paris Hilton ... arrested inside the Wynn resort, after police say a small plastic bag containing 0.8 grams of cocaine fell out of her Chanel purse as she ... (Source: Jackson Sun 2010-09-18T20:56:43Z)

Tylar Witt pleads guilty in plea deal

... Joanne Witt for being a witness to a crime. Witt had pleaded not guilty plea by reason of insanity earlier this summer. In the plea agreement announced by the El Dorado County ... Attorneys for teen Tylar Witt ... (Source: KXTV News10Net 2010-09-18T07:42:09Z)

Ghana : GNPC Mafia Exposed In Abortive Kosmos-Exxon Mobil Deal

... threatening action against Exxon Mobil ... s Statoil ASA, BP (which had proposed an attractive joint development and training programme to Ghana, despite its crisis in the Gulf of Mexico) and Royal Dutch Shell. (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-09-03T23:59:09Z)

State updates financial filings for 95th District candidates; Dietrich faces penalty

Democrat Greg Dietrich faces a fine up to $1,000 for not filing his post-primary financial records by a Sept. 2 deadline, state election officials say. The Buena Vista Township trustee ... The Republican winner of ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-09-18T22:36:56Z)

Congressional candidates Fred Upton and Don Cooney offer their views during ...

KALAMAZOO — Democrat ... incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton squared off on Saturday to deliberate a range of issues. During a 90-minute debate at Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Texas Township campus, (Source: MLive.com 2010-09-19T00:31:28Z)

Plea deal reached in SE Idaho teen marriage case

POCATELLO, Idaho — A plea agreement was reached with a 28-year-old woman charged with engaging ... Lindstrom told Bannock County investigators she met the boy online two years ago, and she and her two children ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-09-17T18:27:35Z)

GNPC Mafia Exposed In Abortive Kosmos-Exxon Mobil Deal

... threatening action against Exxon Mobil ... s Statoil ASA, BP (which had proposed an attractive joint development and training programme to Ghana, despite its crisis in the Gulf of Mexico) and Royal Dutch Shell. (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-07T16:01:58Z)

Paris Hilton Agrees To Plea Deal In Las Vegas Drug Case

... district attorney in Las Vegas says Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton ... inside the Wynn resort, after police say a small plastic bag containing 0.8 grams of cocaine fell out of her Chanel purse as ... (Source: KWTX 2010-09-18T17:29:08Z)

Cuba to release more dissidents

Havana - Cuba plans to release four ... The four prisoners are to travel to Spain, following 32 other dissidents released in recent weeks. After weeks of negotiations, the Roman Catholic Church and the Cuban ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-09-18T13:18:36Z)

Analysis: Catholic Church raises hopes of role in Cuban change

... Roman Catholic Church has won praise for securing the release of political prisoners in Cuba, raising hopes it can do more ... 32 of whom have already left jail and gone to Spain in a deal with the Spanish ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-18T12:49:58Z)

El Dorado Hills teen gets plea deal in mother's slaying

... detailed the forbidden relationship of two teens ... Joanne Witt's body was found in her home in the 200 block of Tattinger Court after she was reported missing by co-workers at the El Dorado County Department ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-18T06:59:12Z)

Bannock Co. Sheriff's Office Captain Retires After 28 Years

POCATELLO, Idaho -- After nearly three decades with the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, Captain Mike Sanders is hanging up his gun and badge and retiring. Friday afternoon a retirement celebration was ... (Source: Idaho8.com 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

United, Continental shareholders vote on deal

It will be run by Continental CEO Jeff Smisek. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. are scheduled to meet Friday morning in Chicago, while Continental shareholders will gather in Houston. UAL would acquire ... (Source: Martinsville Reporter-Times 2010-09-19T00:17:09Z)

Cuba to free four more political prisoners

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is preparing to free four more political prisoners and send them to Spain, bringing to 36 the total released so far in a deal between the government and the Roman Catholic Church ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T18:20:26Z)

To download or not to download? That is the question

... starring John Cleese of Monty Python fame. He was fantastic. I can't watch Richard Burton in the role after seeing Cleese do it. The video service has a lot of the BBC productions, but what do the British know ... (Source: Daily Comet 2010-09-17T22:30:58Z)

UPDATE:Centrica Pays GBP144 Million For Norway N Sea Gas Field Stakes

LN) Friday said it has agreed to pay units of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) 1.37 billion ... The Statfjord field is operated by Statoil (STO), with license partners Centrica, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-09-17T09:37:52Z)

CVC Capital To Buy TDC's Swiss Arm Sunrise For About US$3.26 Bln - Update

(RTTNews) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Friday said it reached a definitive deal with TDC to buy its Swiss subsidiary Sunrise Communications S.A., for CHF 3.3 billion or about US$3.267 billion. Danish ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-17T15:35:47Z)

Teen accused of killing mom to plead guilty

Joanne Witt, in her El Dorado Hills home last year. As part of a plea deal, El Dorado County prosecutors announced Friday that the teen will plead guilty to first degree murder with special circumstances of lying in ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-18T00:11:11Z)

US Calix strikes USD171m deal to buy Occam Networks

Sep 17, 2010 (MANAVIGATOR via COMTEX) -- US telecom equipment maker Calix Networks (NYSE:CALX) unveiled yesterday a USD171m (EUR130.8m) cash-and-stock deal to acquire sector player Occam Networks (NASDAQ ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-17T09:16:24Z)

Idaho's Foreclosures Rates High and Misleading

In 2004 before the housing market bubble Bannock County had 180 homes that went all the ... Those numbers came from the people with Alliance Title in Pocatello and Idaho Falls. They say while eastern Idaho may not ... (Source: KPVI Newschannel 6 2010-09-17T18:27:35Z)

Paris Hilton cuts plea deal on drug charges

LAS VEGAS — Paris Hilton will serve a year of ... was arrested inside the Wynn resort, after police say a small plastic bag containing 0.8 grams of cocaine fell out of her Chanel purse as she reached for a tube of ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2010-09-18T20:06:37Z)

Calix To Acquire Rival Occam

Broadband access products company Occam Networks Inc. ( Nasdaq: OCNW ) will be acquired by rival Calix Inc. ( NYSE: CALX ) in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately $171 million. Shares of Occam ... (Source: paidContent.org 2010-09-15T23:59:14Z)

CLEESE PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMAN WHO INSPIRED FAWLTY TOWERS

British funnyman JOHN CLEESE has paid tribute to the woman behind iconic character SYBIL ... England while shooting scenes with his Monty Python colleagues in 1970. (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-18T13:25:45Z)

Inspiration for Mrs Fawlty dies at 95

... immortalised in the classic British series by John Cleese after he stayed at their Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Devon in 1971, The Daily Express reports. Cleese stayed there while filming Monty Python's Flying ... (Source: News.com.au 2010-09-17T11:10:56Z)

TDC confirms Sunrise sale for $3.3 bln; shares jump

COPENHAGEN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Denmark's TDC agreed to sell its Swiss unit Sunrise for 3.3 billion Swiss francs ($3.3 billion) in a deal seen by analysts as readying TDC for a stock offering and boosting ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-09-17T11:10:56Z)

Shareholders at United parent UAL, Continental approve deal to create world's ...

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-19T02:04:32Z)

Denmark's TDC sells subsidiary for $3.2 bln

TDC and CVC said in a statement ... finalized in the fourth quarter pending approval by Swiss regulators. The deal comes after the Swiss Competition Commission in April rejected a merger of Sunrise with France ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-09-17T23:49:42Z)

Wayne council seat up for grabs as Dem, GOP candidates file

WAYNE — Democrat William Brennan, an outspoken critic of township politicians, will challenge Republican Lonni Miller Ryan to serve out the remainder of an unexpired Township Council at-large term. Both candidates ... (Source: NorthJersey.com 2010-09-18T06:01:56Z)

Petaluma's Calix to buy Occam Networks for $171M

Calix (NYSE: CALX), also makes and sells telecom network gear. It guesses the deal will close in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next year. Stockholders at Occam must bless the deal and it has ... (Source: San Francisco Business Journal 2010-09-16T18:50:15Z)

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