Gerber issued a four-day stay of the order approving thesale which should allow it to close as early

Gerber issued a four-day stay of the order approving thesale, which should allow it to close as early as Thursday Suchstays are typical and allow for possible appeals. One group ofconsumers objecting to the sale has already filed court papersfor an appeal, but the dissenting bondholder group said itwould drop its challenge to the sale. The sale marks the second big victory for the Obamaadministration's auto task force. It helped broker the disposalof Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI)last month. [ID:nLA433874] GM, which has struggled with a sharp decline in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for theSouthern District of New York in Manhattan said the sale wasGM's only option and that completing it would "prevent thedeath of the patient on the operating table." He approved thesale just over one month after GM filed for bankruptcy, in thelargest U.S manufacturing bankruptcy in history. judge onSunday approved General Motors Corp's GMGMQ.PK bankruptcysale in a move that will allow the company's most profitableassets to exit bankruptcy protection under governmentownership Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S.

At one point performing 100 club dates a year, Richard has alsotoured the Midwest and South as both a headliner and opening act for LynyrdSkynyrd, Dickey Betts, .38 Special, Junior Brown, Halfway to Hazard, MontgomeryGentry and Van Zant. In the summer of 2008, he toured with rising country band Whiskey Falls. In crafting his multi-faceted self-titled debut album, Richard also worked withproducer/engineer Michael Bradford (Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, Travis Tritt) andGrammy Award winning composer Jeff Silbar (Alabama, Janie Fricke, Bette Midler).Luck Media & MarketingGuy McCain, 818-760-8077 Copyright Business Wire 2009. * Bankruptcy sale was only option - judge Stocks  |  Regulatory News  |  Mergers & Acquisitions  |  Bonds  |  Bankruptcy * GM bondholders', dealers' objections shot down * Sale may close on Thursday, objectors to appeal sale * Ruling marks second victory for Obama's auto task force (Adds bondholder group to drop challenge) By Emily Chasan and Ajay Kamalakaran NEW YORK/BANGALORE, July 6 (Reuters) -A U.S. The clip`s director, Roman White of Revolution Pictures, has donevideos for numerous country superstars, including Carrie Underwood and TaylorSwift.

"Stomp," one of the tracks from Richard`s 2008 self-titled debut album, waswritten and produced by John Rich of the superstar duo Big & Rich.Richard`s dynamic stage presence and trademark gritty vocals reflect years ofpaying dues, and he enters the fray with a scorching track record as a seasonedvet on the road. The track placed at #24 in June and is #3 on the July chart, just behind hits byTracy Lawrence and Kathy Joy Bell and ahead of Del Way, Tommy Brandt and PhilVassar. Richard is set to open shows for Morgan starting at the Crawford Country Fair inCuba, Missouri on July 18 and wrapping at the Capitol Arts Theatre in BowlingGreen, Kentucky on August 27. Now, the charismatic country-rock singer/songwriter (),who is joining genre superstar Craig Morgan on the road for six dates in Julyand August, has a new, loftier stomping ground-PowerSource`s Christian CountryTop 100 Chart, where his latest single "Make It Into Heaven" takes a quantum21-slot leap into the Top 5.

"We think that without these exclusivity arrangements carriers are less likely to risk the investment necessary to develop and promote devices like these," he said.The new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, plans to review the deals.According to a copy of the written responses to questions from Senator John Kerry obtained by Reuters in mid-June, Genachowski said he would "promote competition and consumer choice." Senator Kerry encouraged the idea of a review."This is the kind of healthy oversight we want to see." Kerry said in an emailed statement. "As the future of communication continues to move out of the ground and into the airwaves it is important that we ensure the wireless market remains competitive and consumers are protected."Other lawmakers have also raised questions about the pricing of text messages."The federal government seems to be taking these complaints seriously and looking for a way to give consumers relief," said Joel Kelsey policy analyst for Consumers Union advocacy group.(Reporting by Diane Bartz in Washington and Sinead Carew inNew York; Editing by Tim Dobbyn, Bernard Orr) Technology Media. mobile service which has an exclusive agreement to sell Palm Inc's high-profile Pre phone, declined comment on the reported probe.But he also defended exclusive handset agreements as pro-competitive. Such deals give carriers incentives to shoulder a hefty part of the price of a cellphone in exchange for getting consumers to sign on to a longer term contract.John Taylor, a spokesman for Sprint Nextel, the No 3 U.S.

mobile service, had no notice from the Justice Department about any probe into handset exclusivity. Exclusivity deals often end after about a year.However, network operators argue that consumers could end up losing out if they were unable to forge exclusive agreements with phone makers. Siegel defended the practice of exclusive agreements between carriers and phone makers, saying they spurred competition and development of new features.Verizon Wireless spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said that his company, which is the biggest U.S. Deals like AT&T's pact with Apple Inc for exclusive rights to U.S. iPhone sales are at the center of some lawmaker concerns.AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said he was not aware of any formal probe by the Department of Justice but declined comment on any informal proceedings. Technology  |  MediaThe journal, which cited people familiar with the matter, said the Antitrust Division's review was in its very early stages and was not yet a formal probe of any specific company.The report said that a probe could concern exclusive agreements between phone companies and handset makers or whether phone operators are "unduly restricting" services third parties companies can offer on their network.The Department of Justice declined comment and the country's biggest operators, AT&T and Verizon, said they had not been given notice of any formal probe.Lawmakers have recently raised questions about whether large wireless carriers were hurting smaller rivals by entering into exclusive agreements with the makers of popular phones.