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Deals of the Hour / October 20, 2010, 6:40 am

MarkWest Energy Partners (MWE) Announces $375M Senior Note Tender Offer

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE ) commences tender offer for $225 million of 6.875% Series A Senior Notes due 2014 and $150 million 6.875% Series B Senior Notes due 2014. Each Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-10-18T20:35:28Z)

UPDATE 1-Brazil ruling party wants 'jobs' in Vale -reports

SAO PAULO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Vale Chief Executive Roger Agnelli said Brazil's ruling Workers' Party was pressuring the mining giant for jobs and more say over the company's affairs, local media reported on Friday. Agnelli said he had a good relationship ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-15T15:09:44Z)

Indian opposition wants Parliament, not bureaucrat, to probe failures at Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI - India's main opposition party demanded a parliamentary investigation on Tuesday into the country's Commonwealth Games, which were marred by allegations of corruption, construction delays and cost overruns that deeply embarrassed the rising ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-19T11:15:56Z)

Soccer: Ferguson says Wayne Rooney wants to leave Manchester United

LONDON — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed Tuesday that Wayne Rooney has requested to leave the Premier League club, but said he doesn't understand the reasons behind the England striker's decision. "We have had a discussion about the ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-10-19T15:19:19Z)

Notes: Long Logs 'Concerns' About Calls; Nutt's Return to Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino wants his team to "tear the rearview mirror off" and put the Auburn game behind it as the Razorbacks begin preparing for Saturday's game against Ole Miss. But Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long helped ... (Source: Arkansas News Bureau 2010-10-19T12:56:09Z)

Molina, Hamilton, Texas lead Yanks 3-1 in ALCS

On a night of contested home runs, a serious injury to Mark Teixeira (notes) and more late walks by the Rangers, the AL West champions brought a little bit of the Wild West with them. Texas, however, left no doubt with its long home runs. "It's not a ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-20T04:55:21Z)

Vale Feasts On Emerging Markets, Stock Near New High

Brazilian mining giant Vale held a press conference on Monday at the New York Stock Exchange where its CEO explained that the company will spend between $26 billion and $28 billion over the next two years to complete projects under way. "We are in the best ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-19T01:14:38Z)

India's opposition wants parliament probe

New Delhi - India's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded a parliamentary probe into the allegations of financial irregularities surrounding the Delhi Commonwealth Games. The demand came as Income Tax Department officials searched at ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-19T09:35:43Z)

Indian opposition wants Parliament to probe failures at Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI - India's main opposition party demanded a parliamentary investigation Tuesday into the Commonwealth Games, which were marred by allegations of corruption, construction delays and embarrassing cost overruns. Since the international sporting event ... (Source: Canada East 2010-10-19T12:20:21Z)

Hasbro 3Q net income edges up; shares hit high

Shares of toy maker Hasbro hit an all-time high Monday after it said strength in its preschool toys helped third-quarter net income rise 3 percent and beat expectations. The maker of Nerf and Scrabble also is bullish on the number of toys retailers have ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-18T21:11:15Z)

Coach: Rooney Wants to Leave Manchester United

LONDON – Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed Tuesday that Wayne Rooney has requested to leave the Premier League club, but said he doesn't understand the reasons behind the England striker's decision. "We have had a discussion about the ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-19T19:44:10Z)

'They got exposed,' Ole Miss player says of 'almighty Alabama'

OXFORD, Miss. -- Now that Alabama has lost a game, it seems to have lost a little mystique. An Ole Miss team that has lost to Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt wants to pick up where the South Carolina Gamecocks left off Saturday in a 35-21 victory over ... (Source: Birmingham News 2010-10-12T10:55:36Z)

Vale considering building copper smelter in Para state

DJ reported that Brazilian iron ore mining company Vale SA may consider building a new copper smelter in Para state of north Brazil. Mr Roger Agnelli CEO of Vale said that the new plan follows Vale's recent failure to purchase Brazilian copper-smelting ... (Source: SteelGuru 2010-10-20T04:55:21Z)

Supreme Court intervenes in John Ashcroft case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court intervened again Monday in a lawsuit against a former George W. Bush administration official, agreeing to decide whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft is entirely shielded from claims that he misused the law to ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-20T08:15:47Z)

UK Supreme Court rules in favor of prenuptial agreements in landmark divorce case

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in favor of a German heiress seeking to protect her considerable fortune from her ex-husband — a decision that gives new strength to prenuptial agreements in England. The ruling marks a potential ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-20T11:57:41Z)

Chrysler Group LLC Begins Fiat Dealer Appointment Process in U.S.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , Oct. 20 -- Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it has begun appointing dealers that will represent the Fiat Brand in the United States . The dealers appointed in this first phase have plans in place and will be ready to take ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-20T09:56:00Z)

MarkWest Energy Partners Announces Pricing of $500 Million of 6.75% Senior Notes Due 2020

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE - News ) and its subsidiary MarkWest Energy Finance Corporation announced today that they have priced at par an offering of $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-19T20:48:35Z)

Hobbled Ole Miss 'D' gets much-needed off week

OXFORD, Miss. — Injured and ineffective, Mississippi's defense gets a much-needed breather this weekend with an off date before facing top-ranked Alabama on Oct. 16. "This couldn't come at a better time," Mississippi Coach Houston Nutt said. "We've got a ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-08T07:11:17Z)

Chrysler starting to name Fiat dealers for the US; wants them in 119 markets

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Chrysler Group LLC is starting to name Fiat dealers for the U.S. The automaker said Wednesday that it wants Fiat dealers in 119 U.S. markets — mostly in areas that have a high number of small-car registrations — and will name more ... (Source: St. John's Telegram 2010-10-20T11:29:04Z)

High court takes 9/11 case against former Attorney General John Ashcroft

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will again examine the government's response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, agreeing Monday to consider whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued by a U.S. citizen who says he was detained and ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-19T13:24:47Z)

Alex Ferguson: Wayne Rooney wants to leave Man United

L ONDON — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed Tuesday that Wayne Rooney has requested to leave the Premier League club, but said he doesn't understand the reasons behind the England striker's decision. "We have had a discussion about ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-19T17:13:51Z)

British high court gives new validity to prenuptial deals

LONDON -- Britain's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a German heiress in a divorce case that gives new validity to prenuptial agreements in England. Unlike most European countries and the United States, English law has not generally recognized ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-10-20T10:17:29Z)

Supreme Court to review "war on terror" claim against Ashcroft

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court accepted review in its first "war on terror" case of the 2010 term, a suit brought against former Attorney General John Ashcroft by an American-born convert to Islam who was jailed as a "material witness ... (Source: World Socialist Web Site 2010-10-20T05:02:31Z)

2010 MLB PLAYOFFS;ALCS BEAT;Smoltz still high on Sox;Ex-Braves great touts rotation

NEW YORK - John Smoltz is aware of the numbers, particularly the 4.17 ERA that ranked only 17th in the majors and sixth in the American League. But if he had to choose one rotation to win a playoff series, Smoltz still would pick the Red Sox . ''If they ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-10-20T01:06:17Z)

MarkWest Energy Partners Announces Tender Offers And Consent Solicitations For Its 6.875% ...

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) announced today that it has commenced cash tender offers (the "Offers") for any and all of the outstanding $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior notes due 2014 (CUSIP No. 570506AC9) (the ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-10-18T20:42:37Z)

Hasbro Posts Strong Profit as Shares Hit New High

DETROIT (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong demand for its preschool toys and boys' lines such as Nerf foam products, sending its shares to an all-time high. The No. 2 toy company's results came as a relief to ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-18T14:59:01Z)

Hasbro posts strong profit; shares hit new high

DETROIT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong demand for its preschool toys and boys' lines such as Nerf foam products, sending its shares to an all-time high. The No. 2 U.S. toy company's results came as ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-10-18T15:06:11Z)

NFL vs. MLB in Milw.

Two Major League Baseball playoff games went up against football games Saturday and Sundays nights on television, and among viewers in the Milwaukee market, it wasn't a contest. Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, San Francisco Giants at ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-10-19T19:44:10Z)

Chrysler Group starting to name some Fiat dealers for the US; wants them in 119 US markets

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC is starting to name Fiat dealers for the U.S. The automaker said Wednesday that it wants Fiat dealers in 119 U.S. markets, and will name more dealers by year's end. Chrysler, which is now controlled by Italy ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-20T10:31:48Z)

Supreme Court ruling set for pre-nuptials

Nicolas Granatino, left, arrives with his lawyer Fiona Shackleton to hear the ruling on his divorce case with Katrin Radmacher at the Supreme Court in London, Wednesday October 20, 2010. French citizen Grantino is challenging a prenuptial contract and one ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-10-20T13:02:07Z)

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