Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 24, 2010, 8:41 am

Philly newspaper drivers again reject contract

18-month bankruptcy sale of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News. Chief Operating Officer Bob Hall has said creditors would not close the deal without signed contracts from the company's unions. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-13T00:09:57Z)

Hertz Declares Its Dollar Thrifty Bid 'Best and Final'

Hertz Global Holdings is standing by its deal to acquire the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group , even after the Avis Budget Group unveiled on Thursday what it described as a significantly higher offer ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-24T14:30:13Z)

Democrats: GOP now blocking picks for lower courts

Senate Democrats say Republicans are preventing votes on some of President Barack Obama's U.S. district court nominees. While some of Obama's nominees for lower U.S. courts have been branded judicial activists by ... (Source: Salon 2010-09-23T19:39:13Z)

Pair to appear in court in Ohio real estate agent robbery; 2 other agents ...

CLEVELAND - Two brothers accused of robbing an Ohio real estate agent ... the robbery is related to the strangling of Vivian Martin, who was found in a vacant, burning home for sale in Youngstown. About 40 miles east ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-23T18:34:47Z)

Avis Shakes Up Hertz-Dollar Thrifty Deal

Not taking "non-negotiable and final" for an answer, Avis strikes back in rental car bidding war. The offer comes a few weeks after Dollar Thrifty and Hertz announced they had agreed on a deal worth $1.4 ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-23T17:23:12Z)

South Africa's ANC targets media at political meeting

... Africa's ruling African National Congress will press on Wednesday for a new tribunal to punish ... There had been speculation President Jacob Zuma could try to adopt left-leaning policies proposed by allies ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-24T11:52:44Z)

House lawmaker welcomes comic Stephen Colbert to hearing, then asks him to leave

... Chairman John Conyers has told Stephen Colbert how happy he was that the comedian's appearance filled the seats for a hearing on illegal farm workers. Then he tried to kick him out. Before the Comedy Central ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-24T15:06:01Z)

Wall Street Roundup

European stocks also sank after following a lower reading on business activity in the 16 countries that use the euro and news that Ireland's economy shrank 1.2 percent in the second quarter. The Dow Jones ... (Source: Texarkana Gazette 2010-09-24T09:08:06Z)

Dems try to deflect voter anger toward Wall Street

followed 10 days later by an ad that ... Barbara Boxer tore into the $21 million severance package that Republican challenger Carly Fiorina received after she was let go as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. " (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-24T14:44:32Z)

2 charged in murder of Ohio real estate agent

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Authorities have charged two men with killing an Ohio real estate agent ... The body of real estate agent Vivian Martin, 67, was found Monday in a vacant home Youngstown. The coroner said she had ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-24T15:20:20Z)

TS Matthew moving quickly in Caribbean

MIAMI (AP) - A hurricane warning is in effect for coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras as Tropical Storm Matthew approaches Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Friday ... (Source: WLFI.com 2010-09-24T13:11:29Z)

Labor Union Blocks Philly Papers Deal

A deal to sell the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News collapsed due to a contract impasse with a labor union, The Wall Street Journal reports. The $135 million sale was dependent on reaching new labor ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-15T14:12:15Z)

Senate GOP Moves to Strip Murkowski of Energy Post

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday moved to strip Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski of her post as top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, further punishing her as she ... (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-09-22T02:43:55Z)

Blame the rich: Wall Street an appealing target for Democrats, especially in ...

followed 10 days later by an ad that ... Barbara Boxer tore into the $21 million severance package that Republican challenger Carly Fiorina received after she was let go as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. " (Source: WHO-TV 2010-09-24T07:42:12Z)

Wall Street weakens

European stocks also sank after following a lower reading on business activity in the 16 countries that use the euro and news that Ireland's economy shrank 1.2 percent in the second quarter. The Dow Jones ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-09-24T11:02:38Z)

Class warfare works when public uninformed

followed 10 days later by an ad that ... Barbara Boxer tore into the $21 million severance package that Republican challenger Carly Fiorina received after she was let go as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. " (Source: GOPUSA 2010-09-24T15:20:20Z)

Hertz says not to raise offer for Dollar Thrifty

(Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ - News ) said it would not raise its offer further for Dollar Thrifty (NYSE: DTG - News ), a day after rival Avis Budget sweetened its bid for the car rental company ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-24T14:30:13Z)

S. Africa's president says country will research youth league's proposal to ...

JOHANNESBURG – JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president ... to nationalize the country's lucrative mining sector. But President Jacob Zuma said Friday at the close of an African National Congress meeting that ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-24T13:11:29Z)

2 to be arraigned in Ohio realty agent robbery

CLEVELAND (AP) - Two brothers accused of robbing an Ohio real estate agent ... robbery is related to the strangling of Vivian Martin, who was found in a vacant, burning home for sale in Youngstown. About 40 miles ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-09-24T10:12:31Z)

Congressman to Stephen Colbert: Thanks for coming, now leave

... Chairman John Conyers has told Stephen Colbert how happy he was that the comedian's appearance filled the seats for a hearing on illegal farm workers. Then he tried to kick him out. Before the Comedy Central ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-09-24T15:06:01Z)

'Sexting' Wis. DA's victim to testify for removal

... his client has also promised to cooperate if legal regulators reopen their ethics investigation into Ken Kratz. Gov. Jim Doyle has started the process to remove the Calumet County district attorney over alleged ... (Source: Chippewa Herald 2010-09-24T15:20:20Z)

After day of farm work, comic Stephen Colbert tells Congress: 'I am not going ...

... Chairman John Conyers has told Stephen Colbert how happy he was that the comedian's appearance filled the seats for a hearing on illegal farm workers. Then he tried to kick him out. Before the Comedy Central ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-09-24T15:13:10Z)

Poll: Gop'S Portman Leads in Ohio US Senate Race,

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A new poll shows Republican Rob Portman has a wide lead in the race for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat. The poll released Friday by Quinnipiac (KWIN'-ih-pee-ak) University shows Portman ... (Source: WSLS.com 2010-09-17T12:36:50Z)

Tropical Storm Matthew moving quickly in Caribbean

A hurricane warning is in effect for coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras as Tropical Storm Matthew approaches Central America. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Friday that Matthew has ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-24T10:12:31Z)

Auction do-over yields same result for Philadelphia papers

which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and the website Philly.com, was identical to its winning bid in April at the company's first auction. The total deal is worth $139 million when the ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-24T10:34:00Z)

Doyle: Troubled by 'Sexting' D.A.

Gov. Doyle, who made a long political career as a no-nonsense prosecutor standing up for victims, now must deal with what to do about Calumet County D.A. Ken Kratz. MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-21T14:40:56Z)

FACTBOX-S.Africa's Zuma stronger, for now, after meeting

... African President Jacob Zuma ... s mines. But he also warned them they would be punished if they bucked his authority. Speaking on Friday at the end of a week-long meeting of the ruling African National Congress, (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T13:18:38Z)

Asian stock markets mixed after European slump, Wall Street succumbs to US job ...

... activity in the 16 countries that use the euro and news that Ireland's economy shrank 1.2 percent in the second quarter ... The Dow Jones industrial average on Thursday fell 76.89, or 0.7 percent, to close at ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-24T06:23:27Z)

As Tropical Storm Matthew approaches Nicaragua, a rainy weekend in Tampa Bay expected

... warning is in effect for areas of Honduras and Nicaragua on Friday. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is strengthening in the warm Caribbean waters ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-09-24T10:05:22Z)

Governor Discusses D.A. Kratz Case on National Television

Governor Jim Doyle appeared on national TV Tuesday morning to discuss the allegations against Calumet County's district attorney. Ken Kratz admitted to sending inappropriate text messages to a domestic ... (Source: WBAY Green Bay 2010-09-21T18:37:09Z)

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