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Deals of the Hour / September 27, 2010, 4:41 pm

Russia bans sales of anti-aircraft systems to Iran

MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has banned all sales of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran. Russia signed a 2007 contract to sell the sophisticated systems that could boost Iran's ability to defend against air strikes. Israel and the ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-22T15:44:10Z)

Astros notes: Five coaches get extentions

The Astros ushered in a longer-than-usual period of stability with the coaching staff, signing five of their six major league coaches to two-year extensions and offering the sixth — hitting coach Jeff Bagwell - a two-year extension. Bagwell is still ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-26T05:30:58Z)

Study: Mammograms offer modest benefit

Mammograms don't help women over 50 as much as has been believed, new research suggests. Only a third of the reduced risk of death credited to breast cancer screening is actually deserved - the rest is due to better treatment and greater awareness of the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T18:13:19Z)

UPDATE 2-Egypt's PM says to reallocate Madinaty land to TMG

CAIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Egypt's Prime Minister said on Thursday the government would reallocate the land for Talaat Moustafa's (TMG) Madinaty project back to the firm after a court ruled the first sale contract should be scrapped. The cabinet spokesman ... (Source: Finanz Nachrichten 2010-09-23T15:00:02Z)

Beveridge Discusses China-Russia Energy Deals, Prices: Video

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Neil Beveridge, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in Hong Kong, talks about energy cooperation between China and Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is on a three-day visit to China to diversify trade between the two ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-27T01:26:24Z)

Quinn Cuts Deal With AFSCME, Agrees To No Layoffs

Governor Pat Quinn has reached a deal with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to not lay off any employees until at least June 30, 2012. As part of the agreement, the state's largest employee union has agreed to find ... (Source: Progress Illinois 2010-09-20T18:31:11Z)

Basque separatist group ETA willing to declare permanent cease-fire

Basque separatist group ETA reportedly says it is willing to declare a permanent cease-fire, verified by international observers, in a bid to settle the troubled region's long-running conflict with the Spanish government. The group did not specify if it ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-09-26T21:01:33Z)

What's new now

Log on and you can design your own jeans, shoes, even cars. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that you also can go online for tailor-made treats that let you put your own twist on everything from jerky to gingerbread. Take Chocri, a chocolate bar company ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-27T07:45:48Z)

Egypt aims for more transparent land deals - cabinet

CAIRO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Egyptian cabinet is seeking more transparency in state land deals, a spokesman said on Sunday, after a court ruled a contract with Egypt's biggest listed property developer should be scrapped because it was illegal. Ministers ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-26T13:44:54Z)

Sberbank tastiest Russia state offer-financiers

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's biggest lender Sberbank ( SBER03.MM ) may be the jewel in the crown of the country's planned $50 billion of state asset sales over the coming five years, Moscow-based financiers said Wednesday. "We feel that this is a banking ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T16:21:06Z)

Astros report: Inside pitch

The Astros rewarded their coaching staff for the tremendous second-half improvement, signing five of their six major league coaches to two-year extensions. The sixth, hitting coach Jeff Bagwell, was offered the same extension but has maintained since he ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-27T08:50:13Z)

Segway scooter firm owner dies after riding off cliff

LONDON (AFP) – The British owner of the firm that makes the Segway scooter died after riding one of the futuristic two-wheeled machines over a cliff and into a river, police said Monday. The body of millionaire Jimi Heselden, 62, was discovered in the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-27T22:54:54Z)

POLITICAL ASYLUM: Deals, debates, a bad hair day

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The governor comes under fire for a union deal. Alexi Giannoulias suffers a bad hair day. Candidates discuss the issues — behind closed doors. A look at the week in Illinois politics: Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn would like to be ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-09-26T20:47:14Z)

Statehouse Insider: AfSCME endorsement of Quinn, jobs deal viewed as connected

Both Gov. PAT QUINN and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees might as well save their breath. The deal they cut to prevent any AFSCME layoffs until June 2012 is never going to be seen as anything but a quid pro quo by Quinn for ... (Source: State Journal-Register 2010-09-25T17:06:31Z)

Daily fantasy sports become a gambling reality

LAS VEGAS -- Sports fans are betting online each night on athletes' performances - and it's all legal. The bets are an exception to laws banning online gambling because they take the form of fantasy sports - where participants pick a team of real-life ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-24T21:18:14Z)

Daily fantasy sports attract gamblers | Websites offer online players a chance to assemble teams for a day ...

LAS VEGAS — Sports fans are betting online each night on athletes' performances — and it's all legal. The bets are an exception to laws banning online gambling because they take the form of fantasy sports — where participants pick a team of real ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-09-25T06:50:54Z)

Study: Mammogram benefits modest

Nearly one year after the publication of controversial breast cancer screening guidelines by a government-appointed expert panel, a new study suggests benefits of mammograms may be more modest than previously estimated. In a nationwide study in Norway ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-09-27T07:45:48Z)

Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff

All police found at the bottom of a cliff was a man's body in a frigid river and a Segway, the two-wheeled electric device that was supposed to revolutionize personal transport. It was Jimi Heselden, a one-time laid-off coal miner turned self-made ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-27T22:19:06Z)

PREVIEW-New Russian oil for Asia as Sakhalin field launches

OKHA, Russia, Sept 27 (Reuters) - An ExxonMobil-led ( XOM.N ) Russian group this week launches a new wave of output from the oil fields off the Pacific island of Sakhalin as the world's top oil producer moves to conquer fast growing Asian energy markets ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-27T16:06:53Z)

Fantasy sports are now real gambling

LAS VEGAS -- Sports fans are betting online each night on athletes' performances -- and it's all legal. The bets are an exception to laws banning online gambling because they take the form of fantasy sports -- where participants pick a team of real-life ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-25T07:55:20Z)

Russia, China Sign Energy Deal

Beijing, China (AHN) – In what could boost strategic relations between two super powers, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday inked several commercial and political agreements during his meeting with Chinese leader Hu Jintao. The deals came during ... (Source: Gant Daily 2010-09-27T22:11:57Z)

A look at economic developments around the globe

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ___ TOKYO — Japan's export growth slowed for the sixth consecutive month in August as a strong yen and cooling global demand rattled an already fragile recovery ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-27T19:20:09Z)

Egypt's cabinet restores disputed land deal

Egypt's cabinet approved on Sunday the return of disputed land to its developer on which a $3 billion community is being built, in a case that has rocked the real estate market, the state-run news agency said. A court ruling two weeks earlier annulling the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-26T18:09:45Z)

Basque separatist group ETA says it is willing to declare a permanent, verifiable cease-fire

MADRID – MADRID (AP) — Basque separatist group ETA reportedly says it is willing to declare a permanent cease-fire, verified by international observers, in a bid to settle the troubled region's long-running conflict with the Spanish government. The ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-26T13:23:25Z)

Segway company owner dies after rolling into river

L ONDON — A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter has died in an accident on one of the vehicles. Police in West Yorkshire said Monday that 62-year-old James Heselden and a Segway were ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-27T22:40:35Z)

Custom food companies give customers exactly what they want

Log on and you can design your own jeans, shoes, even cars. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that you also can go online for tailor-made treats that let you put your own twist on everything from jerky to gingerbread. Take chocri, a chocolate bar company ... (Source: York Daily Record 2010-09-27T10:59:04Z)

Websites offer customizable treats

Log on and you can design your own jeans, shoes, even cars. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that you also can go online for tailor-made treats that let you put your own twist on everything from jerky to gingerbread. Log on and you can design your own ... (Source: Grand Forks Herald 2010-09-22T17:45:52Z)

New study widens debate on the value of mammograms

The American Cancer Society and other influential organizations say getting a mammogram is "one of the most important things a woman can do to protect her health." A study and editorial in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine offers a more restrained ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-24T00:04:04Z)

Astros extend coaches' deals; still waiting on Bagwell

PITTSBURGH — The Astros ushered in a longer-than-usual period of stability with the coaching staff, signing five of their six major-league coaches to two-year extensions and offering the sixth — hitting coach Jeff Bagwell — a two-year extension ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-25T23:18:45Z)

Madrid Rejects ETA's Permanent Cease-Fire Offer

Madrid, Spain (AHN) - The Spanish government has again turned down Basque separatist group ETA's offer of a permanent cease-fire. The government's remarks came after two members of the group said that ETA was ready to make permanent the unilateral ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-09-27T01:26:24Z)

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