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Deals of the Hour / October 2, 2010, 1:41 am

Another landslide hits southern Mexico; 16 killed

A fresh landslide in rain-weary southern Mexico killed 16 people on Wednesday in the largely indigenous and rural state of Chiapas, and the death toll from an earlier landslide in Oaxaca state rose to six, reported the state news agency Notimex (link in ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T23:48:36Z)

Meg Whitman Gets Lie-Detector Offer From Journalist

In one of the highlights of California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman's Thursday news conference, she said she'd consent to a lie detector test to show she's telling the truth when she says she didn't know before June 2009 that her ex ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-01T22:00:03Z)

Japan's PM rejects China's repeated demands for apology over boat captain's arrest

BEIJING – BEIJING (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the arrest of a Chinese boat captain whose detention caused relations between the Asian neighbors to ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-26T08:58:34Z)

Japanese leader says no apology to China

BEIJING—Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's repeated demand that Tokyo apologize and offer compensation for the arrest of a Chinese boat captain whose detention caused relations between the Asian neighbors to plunge to their ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-26T07:54:08Z)

Japan calls for cooperation at sea

TOKYO — Japan's prime minister urged China to act as a "responsible" member of the international community and raised concern over its expanding maritime activity in Asia, including in disputed waters where a ship collision ignited a bitter feud. Prime ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-02T07:18:23Z)

Justice buys Tenn.-based coal company

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Greenbrier owner Jim Justice is buying National Coal Corp. The Knoxville, Tenn.-based company announced the deal Tuesday. National Coal says Justice agreed to pay $1 per share, but didn't announce a total price. As of June 30, the ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-09-28T14:46:57Z)

City Teachers, Parents Mull New Contract

WBALTV.com A new Baltimore city teacher contract that includes raises based on performance will come up for a vote with teachers in about two weeks, and many said they still need to iron out the details before deciding if they like it. The new three-year ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-01T20:12:40Z)

Stock Update on Large Cap Stocks In News (ACN, HPQ, WDR)

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) is among the top gainers in the morning session. The stock price increased 5.08% to $44.65. To Subscribe to daily free stock newsletter visit: http://www.PennyStockMoneyTrain.com The Company has agreed on a Memorandum of ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-10-01T15:54:58Z)

Meg Whitman faces uproar over illegal immigrant maid in bid for California governor

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Meg Whitman's campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade. Whitman denounced the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-01T05:32:12Z)

Fiat's Marchionne fends off alliance, sale chatter

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is fending off rampant chatter about industrial alliances and brand sales at the Paris Auto Show. He said Thursday he has no interest in selling Fiat's Alfa Romeo brand — despite interest expressed by VW chairman Ferdinand ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-30T13:11:31Z)

Comic-Con Is Staying Put

... San Diego will continue to nuture a delicate balance of homogeneously tanned, good-looking people and pasty, awkward dweebage by getting its yearly dose of the latter in a span of four days. Comic-Con International is staying in San Diego! Yay! The ... (Source: TV.com 2010-10-02T07:04:04Z)

Sorry, Anaheim; Comic-Con Inks Deal to Stay in San Diego

The unconventional convention Comic-Con will stay in its birthplace for at least five years, according to published reports. Several news outlets, including Entertainment Weekly , reported Thursday that Comic-Con had committed to staying in San Diego "for ... (Source: NBC Los Angeles 2010-10-01T14:14:45Z)

Business Process Outsourcing Stocks (ACN, CTSH, INFY, SAY, WIT)

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) is among the top gainers. The stock price increased 4.97% to $44.60. The Company has agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding with Her Majesty's Government. This MOU focuses on existing work across the government and the Company has ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-10-01T17:49:30Z)

California gov, legislative leaders reach budget deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days. No ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-02T07:54:11Z)

Medical tourism: Deal-seekers flock to Mexico for health care

What did you bring back from your last trip to Mexico? A blanket from Oaxaca? Criollo chocolate from Chiapas? Leather boots from Valladolid? A growing number of U.S. visitors are coming home with a new hip, a repaired hernia, capped teeth, a lap band or a ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-22T15:58:29Z)

Kanawha Valley Report

The Friday night lights in the Kanawha Valley may be a bit dim this week, since most of the action involving area teams is located elsewhere. The Capital Cougars have the weekend off after suffering their first loss of the year at the hands of South ... (Source: Metro News 2010-09-29T18:56:18Z)

Death toll in southern Mexico mudslides up to 32

OAXACA, Mexico — A rain-soaked hillside crumbled and crushed an elderly couple in their home Thursday, and rescuers found more bodies buried by earlier landslides, raising the death toll from a series of slides in southern Mexico to at least 32. In the ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-10-01T20:48:28Z)

Deal Win for Accenture

Technology, outsourcing and consulting major Accenture Inc. (NYSE: ACN - News ) recently signed an application development management agreement with National Australia Group Europe ("NAGE), a subsidiary of National Australian Bank. With the signing of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-24T17:29:10Z)

West Virginia coal baron buys Knoxville-based National Coal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia coal baron Jim Justice is buying Knoxville-based National Coal Corp. National Coal announced the deal Tuesday, saying Justice agreed to pay $1 per share. The company didn't announce a total price. As of June 30, the ... (Source: WATE 2010-09-28T15:51:22Z)

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says share sale likely in '11

TURIN, Italy -- Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker will probably sell shares publicly in the second half of 2011 after investors approved Fiat's plan to spin off its non-automotive industrial business. "I don't think it's the first part; I ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-18T03:53:05Z)

Dollar Thrifty shareholders reject Hertz deal, means Avis offer still a possibility

CHICAGO (AP) — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group shareholders have rejected a buyout offer from Hertz, giving an opening for rival bidder Avis Budget Group's offer for the car rental company. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. shares fell $1.12, or 9.7 percent, to ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T19:38:04Z)

City teacher evaluation system will rely heavily on state reforms

The system that Baltimore will need to devise to assess its teachers under a new groundbreaking contract will rely heavily on statewide reforms of teacher evaluations, education officials say. The unprecedented autonomy and performance-based pay scale ... (Source: KFOR 2010-10-01T00:10:05Z)

City Schools, Teachers Union Reach 'Landmark' Deal

WBALTV.com Details were released Wednesday in what's being called a "landmark" contract proposal between Baltimore City Schools and its 6,000 teachers. The deal gives city teachers pay raises for the first time in more than a year. It's a three-year ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-30T16:10:29Z)

Governor, top lawmakers announce budget deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said Friday night that they had reached an agreement to end the state's longest-ever budget stalemate. The announcement came after hours of closed door ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-02T08:08:30Z)

Dollar Thrifty shareholders reject Hertz deal; Avis offer could still be in play

THE VOTE: Dollar Thrifty shareholders rejected a buyout offer from Hertz, with 11.8 million votes for the deal and 13.8 million against. THE OFFERS: Hertz was offering $43.60 in cash and 0.6366 shares of common stock of Hertz, for each share of Dollar ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-30T20:42:29Z)

San Diego remains home to Comic-Con

San Diego city officials and the company that puts on the huge pop-culture event announced a five-year contract Friday morning. The San Diego Union Tribune reports the contracts that Comic-Con negotiated for discounted hotel rates through 2015 were key to ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-10-02T08:15:39Z)

Meg Whitman in tough spot on immigration

GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, still reeling from the political fallout of reports she had an undocumented employee for nine years, heads into a crucial debate on Spanish-language television today against Democrat Jerry Brown with questions still ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-02T08:01:20Z)

Fiat Denies Reports It May Sell Ferrari

PARIS — Fiat has its own means if it decides to seek a majority stake of Chrysler , and has no intention of selling its Ferrari unit to raise funds, the chief executive said Thursday. "No, we have enough financial resources to do everything we have to ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-01T06:50:57Z)

Deal ends California stalemate on budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Three months into the state's longest budget impasse, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reached a handshake deal Friday to close the state's $19 billion deficit, leaders announced after a five-hour ... (Source: The Spokesman-Review 2010-10-02T07:04:04Z)

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 billion, or $50 per share, at the time was believed ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-23T17:23:12Z)

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