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Deals of the Hour / October 5, 2010, 9:43 am

Court upholds deportation of Nobel laureate

Israel banned Mairead Corrigan Maguire, 66, from entering the country because of her attempt to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza aboard a ship in June. A lower court upheld the deportation order Friday, and she appealed to Israel's highest judicial ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-10-05T08:04:56Z)

A defiant Times Square bomber sentenced to life in prison

Faisal Shahzad is sentenced today to life in prison for the botched car bombing of Times Square, the Associated Press reports. Update at 10:58 a.m. ET: Shahzad, a 31-year-old Pakistani immigrant, was defiant in the New York City court room, saying he felt ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-05T15:07:17Z)

Jacques Rogge visits West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has expressed concern about travel obstacles facing Palestinian athletes. Rogge said during a visit to the West Bank on Tuesday that athletes should be granted free movement ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-05T15:28:45Z)

Defiant to the end, immigrant sentenced to life prison term for botched Times Square bombing

NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison by a judge who said she hopes he spends some of his time behind bars thinking "carefully about whether the Quran wants you to ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-05T15:35:55Z)

Visa, MasterCard changes will benefit merchants — and maybe consumers

Consumers may be in for a major break on credit card purchases under an new agreement reached Monday between the U.S. Department of Justice and the nation's two biggest card companies. At issue are the merchant fees that businesses pay credit card ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-05T08:47:53Z)

Times Square attempted bomber Faisal Shahzad gets life sentence

N EW YORK — The Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, a mandatory penalty that left him defiant as ever and the judge who sentenced him determined to send a message to anyone who ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-05T15:35:55Z)

Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad Sentenced to Life

The man who plotted to kill Americans by driving a homemade car bomb into Times Square and leaving it to explode has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge gave Faisal Shahzad a mandatory life prison term at his sentencing Tuesday in Manhattan federal ... (Source: NBC New York 2010-10-05T14:45:48Z)

Egypt and Russia telecom companies agree to merger

Russia's VimpelCom Ltd and Weather Investments, the investment company headed by Egyptian telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris, said they are merging to form what would become the world's fifth largest mobile telecommunication service provider in a deal valued at ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T07:36:18Z)

Obama defends tax plan

WASHINGTON -- Intending to talk about colleges and worker training, President Barack Obama suddenly found himself in a spirited, election-year debate Monday with a business advisory group about whose tax cuts should be extended and for how long. At a ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-05T16:18:52Z)

Here comes the sun: White House to go solar

Solar power is coming to President Barack Obama's house. The most famous residence in America, which has already boosted its green credentials by planting a garden, plans to install solar panels atop the White House's living quarters. The solar panels are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T16:11:42Z)

HP names Léo Apotheker as new CEO

In a stunning move that telegraphs the company's future direction, Hewlett-Packard once again reached outside its own ranks Thursday and chose a little-known but veteran tech executive to serve as CEO of Silicon Valley's largest company. Despite much ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-02T10:38:49Z)

Sawiris confident about Weather-VimpelCom merger

Egyptian telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris says there is a 90 percent chance that the merger of his investment company and Russia's VimpelCom Ltd. will be finalized. Sawiris also told reporters Tuesday, a day after the $6.6 billion deal between Weather ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T14:17:10Z)

IOC president to discuss travel restrictions of Palestinian athletes with Israeli officials

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has expressed concern over travel obstacles facing Palestinian athletes. Rogge said during a visit to the West Bank on Tuesday that athletes should be granted free ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-05T13:48:32Z)

VimpelCom Signs $6.5 Billion Deal With Egypt's Sawiris

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russian mobile operator VimpelCom Ltd. (VIP) agreed to combine with the highly indebted telecom assets of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris in a $6.5 billion stock-and-cash deal, transforming two regional emerging-markets companies ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-05T03:47:15Z)

Credit card rules targeted in Justice Department suit

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies Monday for what it called anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. "We want to put more money in consumers ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-05T09:23:41Z)

New HP CEO gets $8.6M to show up, $1.2M salary

(AP) — Hewlett-Packard's new CEO, Leo Apotheker, is getting $8.6 million to sign on and move to the U.S. to lead the world's largest technology company. That's addition to an annual salary of $1.2 million and performance-based bonuses, restricted shares ... (Source: Newsday 2010-10-01T19:22:34Z)

Nobel Laureate Loses Appeal Against Deportation From Israel

(RTTNews) - Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal preferred by pro-Palestinian activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire against her deportation from the Jewish nation. Maguire is under detention at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion ... (Source: RTT News 2010-10-05T11:39:41Z)

What's that mysterious drilling at the White House?

Forget about the midterm elections and speculation about West Wing personnel shake-ups. The big question being asked around the White House is, what's that noisy construction really all about? The drilling, clanging and banging are tearing up parts of the ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-05T15:14:26Z)

Israeli Settlement Freeze Would End Palestinian Jobs

The Palestinian leadership says unless an Israeli settlement freeze, which expired last month is extended, they will walk out of peace talks. The uncertainty over what will happen next is affecting Palestinians in the West Bank. For many ordinary ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-05T09:45:09Z)

2 Obama economic advisers press for extension of all Bush-era tax cuts

WASHINGTON -- Two members of President Barack Obama's economic advisory board pressed him Monday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years, triggering an unexpected debate at the White House about an issue that will play a major role in the midterm ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-05T04:44:31Z)

Pakistani immigrant sentenced to life prison term for botched car bombing of Times Square

NEW YORK — The man who plotted to kill Americans by driving a homemade car bomb into Times Square and leaving it to explode has been sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge gave Faisal Shahzad (FY'-sul shah-ZAHD') a mandatory life prison term at his ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-10-05T14:38:39Z)

Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

NEW YORK -- The man who plotted to kill Americans by driving a homemade car bomb into Times Square and leaving it to explode has been sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge gave Faisal Shahzad (FY'-sul shah-ZAHD') a mandatory life prison term at his ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-05T14:45:48Z)

Why all the White House drilling?

WASHINGTON -- Forget about the midterm elections and speculation about West Wing personnel shake-ups. The big question being asked around the White House is, what's that noisy construction really all about? The drilling, clanging and banging are tearing up ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-05T04:23:02Z)

Georgia church van flips, killing 4 and injuring 15

BLAKELY, Ga. (AP) — A church van overturned and flipped multiple times after blowing a tire on a southwest Georgia highway, killing four people, authorities said. In addition to the four who were killed, 15 others were injured in the Sunday crash on a ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-04T16:55:50Z)

RPT-HP and new CEO brace for wave of software deals

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard's ( HPQ.N ) choice of CEO may spur a flurry of deals in the software industry, as it shores up one of the weakest parts of its business to do battle with Oracle ( ORCL.O ) and IBM ( IBM.N ). Leo Apotheker, former ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-04T14:11:12Z)

Israel deports pro-Palestinian Nobel laureate

Israel has expelled an Irish Nobel peace laureate who was barred from the country for trying to bust the naval blockade of Gaza. The Interior Ministry says Mairead Corrigan Maguire boarded an early Tuesday morning flight to Britain. She was banned from ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T09:52:19Z)

Troopers: Church van flips on Georgia highway, killing at least 4 and injuring 15

BLAKELY, Ga. - A church van overturned and flipped multiple times after blowing a tire on a southwest Georgia highway, killing four people, authorities said. In addition to the four who were killed, 15 others were injured in the Sunday crash on a highway ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-04T13:42:34Z)

Obama advisers press for extension of tax cuts

WASHINGTON — Two members of President Barack Obama's economic advisory board pressed him Monday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years, triggering an unexpected debate at the White House about an issue that will play a major role in the midterm ... (Source: The Keene Sentinel 2010-10-05T16:26:01Z)

U.S. sues American Express, reaches proposed deal with Visa, Mastercard

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. credit card companies for anticompetitive practices and reached a proposed settlement with two of them, MasterCard and Visa. "We want to put more money in consumers' pockets, and by ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-04T18:43:13Z)

Coroner: Pastor among 4 dead in church van crash

BLAKELY, Ga. (AP) — A coroner said Monday that the pastor of a Georgia church was among four people killed when a church van overturned and flipped multiple times after blowing a tire on a southwest Georgia highway. The Georgia State Patrol said 15 ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-10-04T18:00:16Z)

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