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Deals of the Hour / October 8, 2010, 11:40 am

Tom Hanks Circling "Sleeping Dogs"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Hanks may be the first actor to board "Sleeping Dogs," Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to "The Hurt Locker." The Paramount Pictures project was previously known as "Triple Frontier" and reunites Bigelow with her "Hurt ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-06T03:31:44Z)

Petrobras raises $70B in offer, world's largest

SAO PAULO -- The exploration and production of Brazil's massive offshore oil reserves is the driving force behind the globe's biggest-ever share offering. The money will fund Petrobras' ambitious $224 billion, five-year plan to develop offshore fields ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-24T20:42:27Z)

Premier League approves proposed Liverpool takeover by owners of Boston Red Sox

LONDON - The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Liverpool to the American owners of the Boston Red Sox. The English league said Friday that New England Sports Ventures, which runs the Red Sox, met its requirements for team ownership. But the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-08T15:10:53Z)

RFK's copy of Emancipation Proclamation up for sale

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln and bought by the late Robert F. Kennedy is being offered for sale and could bring as much as $1.5 million. The late senator and brother of President John F. Kennedy bought the copy ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-07T08:59:50Z)

Bristol Palin Friends With The Situation

Two opposite cast members are now friends on "Dancing With The Stars": Bristol Palin and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. Sources on the show told the Chicago Sun-Times that the teen mom and the "Jersey Shore" party guy are not an item. But they do live in ... (Source: MyFox Phoenix 2010-10-07T18:03:52Z)

Matthew Riddle vs. Anthony Waldburger Set For UFC 124

Welterweight bout added... A welterweight bout between Matthew Riddle (5-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Anthony "T.J." Waldburger (13-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been added to the UFC 124 card. Verbal agreements are in place for the fight. UFC 124 takes place on December ... (Source: 411mania.com 2010-10-08T15:18:02Z)

RFK's Emancipation Proclamation to Go to Auction

A printed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln will be auctioned in New York City. Robert F. Kennedy later bought it. The 1863 document that declared all slaves "forever free" hung in Kennedy's Virginia home for four decades, the ... (Source: NBC Washington 2010-10-06T18:55:10Z)

DEALTALK-Petrobras deal may spur Brazil offering avalanche

SAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's capital markets could see a surge in share offerings as companies that had put deals on hold because of the record-setting Petrobras sale tap investors for new funds. State-run oil giant Petrobras ( PETR4.SA )( PBR.N ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T17:29:10Z)

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp's 'The Tourist' Gets First Poster

The official one-sheet captures the two lead stars' faces in a close range shot, but they barely see each other. In the film, Depp stars as Frank, an American tourist who is having a vacation in Italy to mend a broken heart. There, he meets Jolie's Elise ... (Source: AceShowbiz 2010-10-01T03:16:12Z)

New 'The Tourist' Trailer: Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp Kissing

Though their close encounter has been previewed before, this time the tender moment is captured from a shorter and clearer angle. Visiting Italy to mend a broken heart, American tourist Frank pursues a potential romance in Elise, a female Interpol agent ... (Source: AceShowbiz 2010-10-07T06:29:31Z)

Capital Market Volume Booms On Petrobras Offering

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian capital market activity is booming, boosted by the world's largest-ever share offer in September by government-controlled energy giant Petrobras (PBR, PETR4.BR), according to a report Thursday by the Brazilian Association ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-07T20:55:40Z)

Newspaper puts its building up for sale

A listing agreement has been signed between the Gannett Company, which owns the Hattiesburg American, and London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors to sell the building that now houses the Hattiesburg American, located at 825 N. Main Street in downtown ... (Source: Hattiesburg American 2010-10-07T11:37:19Z)

Premier League OKs Liverpool sale

LONDON -- The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Liverpool to the American owners of the Boston Red Sox . The English league said Friday that New England Sports Ventures, which runs the Red Sox, met its requirements for team ownership. But ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-08T15:18:02Z)

Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize today for using nonviolence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. The award ignited a furious response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-08T17:05:25Z)

New preview for Jolie and Depp thriller 'The Tourist'

We have added a new TV trailer for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's upcoming romantic action thriller 'The Tourist'. The Sony Pictures film stars Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. The film also stars Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Timothy ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-10-08T01:49:09Z)

Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a move that dramatically highlighted both the plight of those who speak out against the authoritarian government in Beijing and the lengths to which it goes to silence ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-10-08T15:46:40Z)

Tom Hanks may let 'Sleeping Dogs' lie

Tom Hanks is rumored to be the first actor to join Paramount's "Sleeping Dogs," Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to her Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker." According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project was previously known as "Triple Frontier." Bigelow ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-10-06T20:35:22Z)

Hattiesburg American building listed for sale

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- A listing agreement has been signed between the Gannett Company and London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors to sell the building that now houses the Hattiesburg American. In a story published by the newspaper Thursday, Hattiesburg ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-10-07T15:33:32Z)

Lincoln-signed proclamation for sale

One of the few remaining printed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is going up for auction Dec.10 at Sotheby's in New York. Purchased by Robert F. Kennedy in 1964 for $9,500, the rare document is being sold by his ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-06T13:18:43Z)

Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo is the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced Friday morning. Publishing couldn't be happier -- the American Assn. of Publishers sent a release saying it "joined with publishing colleagues all over the world in che ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-08T17:34:03Z)

Fairground Officials react to possible sale with anger and frustration

UPDATE - It was a difficult day for officials of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Fair board member Barry Nussbaum said, "It's a disgrace. A deal that had been discussed in secret over the past several months without any fair staff without any fair board ... (Source: San Diego 6 2010-10-08T03:29:22Z)

Sale of Del Mar Fairgrounds Arranged Behind Closed Doors

The fairgrounds and racetrack in Del Mar may soon be in the hands of new ownership, according to state and local officials. A preliminary agreement for the city of Del Mar to purchase the property from the state for $120 million was reached behind closed ... (Source: KPBS 2010-10-07T13:53:19Z)

Sarah Palin, 'Jersey Shore' cast offer 'DWTS' support

September 28, 2010 (LOS ANGELES) -- Sarah Palin may be outspoken, but she kept her opinions to herself on "Dancing With the Stars." The former vice-presidential candidate was in the ABC ballroom Monday to cheer on her daughter, whom she called "Bristol the ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-28T15:01:16Z)

'Dancing with the Stars' drama: Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin clash over The Situation

Sarah and Bristol Palin have quite a Situation on their hands. The onetime vice presidential nominee has ordered her wayward daughter to stay away from "Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino while the two are on "Dancing with the Stars," The ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-07T06:08:02Z)

Premier League approves Liverpool takeover by Red Sox owners

LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Liverpool to the American owners of the Boston Red Sox. The English league said Friday that New England Sports Ventures, which runs the Red Sox, met its requirements for team ownership ... (Source: Citizen 2010-10-08T15:39:31Z)

UFC 124 Tickets On Sale Next Week

Tickets for UFC 124 at Montreal's Bell Centre are going on sale beginning next week. The show takes place December 11th and is main evented by a fight between The Ultimate Fighter 12 coaches Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck.. Tickets range from $75 to $ ... (Source: 411mania.com 2010-10-07T23:33:09Z)

Harper surprised by report of racetrack sale

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Chief Executive Joe Harper was as surprised as anyone Thursday morning when he picked up the San Diego Union-Tribune and read that the site of his organization's popular summer meeting was in the process of being sold. The Union ... (Source: Thoroughbred Times 2010-10-07T19:51:14Z)

Hattiesburg American building for sale

HATTIESBURG — A listing agreement has been signed between the Gannett Company and London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors to sell the building that now houses the Hattiesburg American newspaper. In a story published by the newspaper Thursday, general ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-10-08T05:23:54Z)

Grant-Almeida Tabbed for UFC 124

Welterweights T.J. Grant and Ricardo Almeida will square off at UFC 124 in Montreal, Sherdog.com learned on Wednesday. Sources close to the bout report that both parties have agreed to the Dec. 11 fight in principle, and are awaiting the issuing of bout ... (Source: Sherdog.com 2010-10-06T19:30:57Z)

Johnny Depp Could Team Up With Tom Hanks in Kathryn Bigelow's Film

The 'Public Enemies' star is said interested in the role and the idea of working with the 'Da Vinci Code' actor, but he has to work out his scheduling issues first. "Triple Frontier", which some refer to as "Sleeping Dogs", has five main roles but there ... (Source: AceShowbiz 2010-10-07T08:52:41Z)

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