Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 11:10 am

Invest in Biotech, Or Watch the U.S. Health Innovation Edge Slip Away

Not everyone understands the way that new medical treatments, diagnostics, medicines, therapies and the like are created. It's a long, expensive process, mostly the realm of scientists and engineers. But anyone who's ... (Source: Xconomy 2010-06-15T17:55:54Z)

Stephen Nodine Update: US Attorney's Office to Fight to Keep Nodine Behind Bars

MOBILE, AL (CBS/WKRG) Federal prosecutors plan to appeal a magistrate judge's decision to release former Mobile Country Commissioner Stephen Nodine, who is charged with murdering his alleged mistress, Angel Downs ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-15T17:41:35Z)

ONE® Condoms Are a Natural Fit for Trend-Forward Target Stores

BOSTON , June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over, Trojan®. Make room, Durex®. There's an exciting new condom brand now available in Target stores nationwide. These heavyweights now share shelf space with ONE ®, the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T17:55:54Z)

Here's What's Really Going On In Kyrgyzstan

Right now, Kyrgystan is embroiled in an ethnic conflict in the country's south. Native Kyrgyz are attacking ethnic Uzbeks, forcibly removing them from their homes and killing scores in their wake. Those numbers are ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-15T18:03:03Z)

Big 12 commish: Texas wooed by TV; no new expansion; likely no title game

The head of the Big 12 said Tuesday the conference plans no additional expansion and the decision by Texas and other members to stay put was solidified by the knowledge that the league is valuable for television ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T18:03:03Z)

Father gets 10 years for fatally beating infant son

June 15, 2010 1:04 p.m. | A man convicted of beating his infant son into a coma, where the infant lingered for months then died, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and 9 months in prison. No one but prosecutor Kevin ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-15T17:48:44Z)

Public Safety Log

Deborah Davis, 54, no fixed address, 4:35 p.m. Sat, outstanding warrant on 2300 block Old Lincoln Hwy., Trevose, released to county sheriff. Svetlana Suttner, 48, 3300 block Richlieu Rd., 3:05 p.m. Sat, aggravated ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-15T17:20:06Z)

MEG Energy Said to Seek C$1.25 Billion in Canadian IPO

June 15 (Bloomberg) -- MEG Energy Corp., a Canadian oil- sands developer partly owned by China's CNOOC Ltd., may raise as much as C$1.25 billion ($1.22 billion) in an initial public offering, according to three people ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-15T17:41:35Z)

Pentagon Launches Salvo in War to Protect an Army of 7 Million

War is coming -- a war of ones and zeroes, that is. The Pentagon has unveiled a Cyber Command center, designed to shield the military's 15,000 networks and more than 7 million computers from foreign hacker attacks, that ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-15T17:27:16Z)

AEL Financial Selects Desert Rose Design to Lead Expansive Re-Branding Campaign

Tom Huber, president and CEO, AEL Financial, announced today that the company has engaged digital marketing and branding experts, Desert Rose Design, to refine and reposition the independent leasing investor's brand and ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-06-15T17:48:44Z)

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