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Deals of the Hour / October 6, 2010, 10:43 pm

REGION: W.Pa. mom pleads guilty in plot to impregnate daughter

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to drug her 13-year-old daughter so he could try to impregnate her has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. The 34-year-old Uniontown woman was slated for trial ... (Source: Delaware Wave 2010-10-06T22:29:54Z)

L.A. schools reach deal with ACLU on teacher layoffs

Los Angeles school officials and the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California reached an agreement Tuesday to limit teacher layoffs based on seniority, marking a major departure from the district's "last hired, first fired" policy. The Los ... (Source: Daily Breeze 2010-10-07T04:34:59Z)

Psychiatric Solutions' investors approve merger with Universal Health Services

Psychiatric Solutions' merger with rival Universal Health Services remained on track Tuesday, with the Franklin-based mental hospital chain announcing that its stockholders approved the deal with 96.6 percent in favor. Upon the completion of the merger ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-06T07:13:39Z)

LA schools seek layoffs system opposed by union

A proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district is being hailed as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation, but the city's teachers union said ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-07T02:11:49Z)

British Airways to try SD-to-London flight for a third time

SAN DIEGO — British Airways is coming back for a third try at daily round trip San Diego-to-London service, starting June 1, 2011. The announcement was made appropriately enough amid London-like weather at Lindbergh Field on Wednesday morning. In the ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-10-07T04:20:40Z)

Moody's: GE ratings unaffected by Dresser deal

Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday its debt ratings and outlook on General Electric Co. are not affected by the conglomerate's acquisition of energy equipment maker Dresser Inc. for $3 billion in cash. Moody's said its senior unsecured debt rating of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-06T21:39:48Z)

Psychiatric Solutions stockholders okay $3.1B sale to Universal Health Services

Psychiatric Solutions Inc. 's planned $3.1 billion sale to Universal Health Services Inc. took another step forward today with stockholders voting nearly unanimously to approve the $ billion deal. About 97 percent of the shares voting at a special ... (Source: Nashville Business Journal 2010-10-05T19:32:08Z)

Yahoo Picks Up Display Ad Firm Dapper

Yahoo said Tuesday that the company has acquired Dapper, described as a technology platform providing dynamic display ad creation. Dapper already counts Yahoo as a customer, as well as Kayak.com and other sites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "The ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-10-06T00:25:38Z)

Televisa Invests $1.2 Billion for a Stake in Univision

Univision, the leading Spanish-language television network in the United States, will retain the rights to popular telenovelas produced by the Mexican television giant Grupo Televisa for another 15 years. In a deal announced Tuesday, Televisa will invest $ ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-06T01:58:41Z)

Could a deal with the Taliban end the war in Afghanistan?

THE FACT THAT senior Taliban leaders have "sought to reach out" to the Afghan government, as U.S. Gen. David H. Petraeus recently reported, is encouraging news. It suggests that U.S. military operations against the insurgents are having more of an impact ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-07T03:23:24Z)

Grupo Televisa, Univision Communications in billion-dollar deal

Oct 06, 2010 (The Miami Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Coming soon to a smartphone or iPad near you: the sultry antics of popular Mexican telenovelas that have been limited to old-fashioned television screens, thanks to a ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-06T18:40:51Z)

Yahoo spruces up its online ads with Dapper deal

Yahoo is trying to spruce up its online advertising service by buying a startup called Dapper. Dapper, started four years ago, offers tools that help advertisers create Internet campaigns that connect with the people most likely to be interested in their ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T20:15:05Z)

Mexico's Televisa Shares Sharply Higher On Univision Deal

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Shares of Mexican media conglomerate Grupo Televisa (TV, TLEVISA.MX) opened sharply higher Tuesday after the company unveiled plans to take a stake in U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. (UVN), while ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-05T14:02:51Z)

British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines announce new routes under transatlantic deal

LONDON - American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia launched their transatlantic joint business Wednesday, unveiling new routes and detailing benefits for customers that include a shared frequent flyers program. BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-06T13:40:12Z)

With Lynch traded, Jackson steps in as Bills' starting RB

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Fred Jackson doesn't have time to question the reasoning behind why the Buffalo Bills traded fellow running back Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle Seahawks -- though he was aware a deal had been in the works. What matters to Jackson is ... (Source: NFL 2010-10-07T00:02:58Z)

Psychiatric Solutions shareholders OK deal

Shareholders of Psychiatric Solutions, Franklin, Tenn., have approved the acquisition of the company by Universal Health Services, King of Prussia, Pa., in a deal valued at a total of $3.33 billion in cash, assumed debt and transaction fees, according to ... (Source: ModernHealthcare.com 2010-10-05T21:12:21Z)

Chelsea Handler: 'This Means War' with Reese Witherspoon!

Color us just a tad confused. First, we get word 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler are apparently hooking up , and now more pictures of Rachel McAdams getting publicly cozy with Michael Sheen have surfaced. Guess it's time to put away our Notebook DVD's...Rachel ... (Source: Just Jared 2010-10-06T04:50:29Z)

Pa. mom pleads guilty in plot to impregnate daughter

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to drug her 13-year-old daughter so he could try to impregnate her has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. The 34-year-old woman was slated for trial Monday in ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-10-06T16:24:50Z)

Chelsea Handler Movies

Chelsea Handler keeps screwing all the right people because she's just landed herself a big time role in a movie starring alongside Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine. In This Means War , Chelsea will play the best friend of Witherspoon who is ... (Source: Hollyscoop.com 2010-10-06T13:04:24Z)

WaPo: Karzai in "high level" talks with Taliban to end Afghanistan war

It's a testament, I think, to how many people are exasperated with/dispirited by the progress of the war that this potentially huge news has been only lightly blogged around the 'sphere today. What is there to say anymore, really? The threshold ... (Source: Hotair.com 2010-10-07T05:17:56Z)

UPDATE 1-GE to pay $3 bln for oil equipment maker Dresser

BOSTON Oct 6 (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) reached a $3 billion deal to buy Dresser Inc [DRESS.UL], a maker of gas engines used to power oil and natural gas production equipment, in its latest bid to boost its energy business. The Addison, Texas ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-06T13:40:12Z)

Teacher layoff pact seen as model for districts

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district is being hailed as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation. The Los Angeles ... (Source: Bennington Banner 2010-10-07T04:34:59Z)

Chelsea Handler Gets a Big Movie Deal

Chelsea Handler keeps screwing all the right people because she's just landed herself a big time role in a movie starring alongside Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine. In This Means War , Chelsea will play the best friend of Witherspoon who is ... (Source: Hollyscoop.com 2010-10-06T13:04:24Z)

Yahoo spruces up ads with Dapper deal

SAN FRANCISCO -- - Yahoo is trying to spruce up its online advertising service by buying a startup called Dapper. Dapper, started four years ago, offers tools that help advertisers create Internet campaigns that connect with the people most likely to be ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-06T01:44:22Z)

Bills report: Inside slant

The frustration of touching the football just 5.5 times per game during the Bills ' 0-4 start had boiled over for running back Fred Jackson . After all, the vastly underrated five-year veteran touched the ball an average of 20.6 times per game last season ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-07T03:09:05Z)

Fayette County mom reaches plea deal in daughter's pregnancy plot case

UNIONTOWN — A western Pennsylvania woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to drug her 13-year-old daughter so he could try to impregnate her has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. The 34-year-old woman was slated for trial Monday in Fayette ... (Source: Tribune-Democrat 2010-10-06T13:54:31Z)

American Airlines, British Airways And Iberia Announce Better Deal For Trans-Atlantic Flyers

LONDON , Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- More access to cheaper fares, bigger choice of flight times and easier connecting journeys will become reality for transatlantic flyers with the launch of the new joint business between American Airlines, British Airways and ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-10-07T00:17:17Z)

Afghan war's 10th year tests U.S.

Kabul, Afghanistan — It's make-or-break time in Afghanistan. The war enters its 10th year today, and it's no ordinary anniversary. With extra American troops now in place, this is the critical juncture to determine if President Barack Obama's ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-07T05:03:37Z)

With Lynch traded, RB Jackson steps in as Bills' starter

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Running back Fred Jackson doesn't have time to question the reasoning behind why the Buffalo Bills traded Marshawn Lynch to Seattle -- though he was aware a deal had been in the works. What matters to Jackson is providing the Bills ... (Source: NFL 2010-10-06T23:34:20Z)

GE to pay $3 billion for oil equipment maker Dresser

BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) reached a $3 billion deal to buy Dresser Inc DRESS.UL, a maker of gas engines used to power oil and natural gas production equipment, in its latest bid to boost its energy business. The Addison, Texas-based ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-06T13:47:21Z)

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