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Deals of the Hour / August 11, 2010, 9:40 pm

Sanofi Hostile Genzyme Bid Unlikely With Plant Woes

(Updates with closing share prices in seventh paragraph.) Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA is unlikely to make a hostile takeover bid for Genzyme Corp. because that wouldn't allow a full review of ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-11T20:15:53Z)

ILFC raises $4.4 bln in new debt sale-IFR

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp, a unit of American International Group ( Symbol : AIG/PA ) , raised $4.4 billion with new debt sales on Wednesday, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. The ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-11T21:27:28Z)

Sale prompts fears of 'blood diamonds'

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe auctioned 900,000 carats of rough gems Wednesday from a diamond field where human rights groups say soldiers killed 200 people, raped women and enslaved children. It was the first ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-08-12T01:45:10Z)

CORRECTED - ILFC sells $3.9 bln in 3-part debt sale - IFR

NEW YORK Aug 11 (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp, a unit of American International Group ( AIG.N ), on Wednesday sold $3.9 in debt in a three part sale in the private 144a market, said IFR, a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-11T20:44:31Z)

Sanofi Hostile Bid for Genzyme Unlikely as Manufacturing Concerns Linger

Sanofi-Aventis SA is unlikely to make a hostile takeover bid for Genzyme Corp. because that wouldn't allow a full review of manufacturing changes made after a plant contamination caused drug shortages ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-08-11T20:01:34Z)

New York governor says Islamic group won't relocate cultural center from ground ...

ALBANY, NY (AP) - Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that developers of an Islamic cultural center that would include a mosque near ground zero have rejected his offer to help them find a different site. While in ... (Source: KSDK 2010-08-12T01:16:32Z)

Genzyme Manufacturing Fixes to Influence Sanofi Offer

(Updates with timing of FDA plan in eighth paragraph.) Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Genzyme Corp. may take three to four years to complete changes requested by U.S. regulators after a plant contamination, a process ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-10T21:21:30Z)

Who Is Scott Pilgrim? Edgar Wright's Answer Kicks Off 'Scott Pilgrim' Week On MTV!

For more than two years now, we've been singing the praises of " Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World ," director Edgar Wright's soon-to-hit-theaters adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's wildly popular comic book series ... (Source: MTV.com 2010-08-09T16:07:43Z)

Zimbabwe Begins Sale of Controversial Diamonds

Zimbabwe has begun selling millions of dollars of rough diamonds mined from an area where rights groups say the military killed some 200 people and forced villagers into hard labor. The sale Wednesday came after the ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-08-11T19:04:18Z)

AIG's aircraft unit boosts bond sale to $4.4B

LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg)—American International Group Inc.'s plane-leasing unit boosted a debt offering to $4.4 billion of secured and unsecured notes as it seeks to repay a portion of loans from the bailed-out insurer ... (Source: Business Insurance 2010-08-11T19:54:25Z)

MLB notes: Phillies' Utley cleared to begin batting

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has been cleared to start hitting, six weeks after surgery on his right thumb. Assistant GM Scott Proefrock says the news is encouraging, but the team is ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-08-12T04:08:20Z)

Knoll Declares Cash Dividend

EAST GREENVILLE, Pa. , Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL - News ) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share payable September 30 ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-11T21:56:06Z)

New York Mosque offer is rejected

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that developers of an Islamic cultural center that would include a mosque near ground zero have rejected his offer to help them find a different site. While ... (Source: Berkshire Eagle 2010-08-12T03:46:52Z)

NY gov says Islamic group rejected his offer to find another site for ground zero ...

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. David Paterson says developers of an Islamic cultural center that would include a mosque near ground zero have rejected his offer to help them find a different site. Paterson said ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-12T00:12:07Z)

A charmer, 'Scott Pilgrim' certainly knows how to entertain a crowd

For a film that's almost entirely substance-free, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is surprisingly enjoyable. Director Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz") and a big cast deliver a high ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-08-11T22:24:44Z)

Hillsboro man charged with selling stolen ladders

HILLSBORO — An Oregon man has been accused of stealing a ladder and then calling the theft victim to offer to sell him more stolen ladders. Washington County sheriff's deputies said Kevin Gilman is facing ... (Source: Statesman Journal 2010-08-11T06:04:03Z)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World : Michael Cera Shows Some Soul

Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is every bit as faithful to its source material (Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-volume series about a 22-year-old go-nowhere man-boy fending off his new girlfriend's seven ... (Source: Phoenix New Times 2010-08-11T21:34:38Z)

Whitman Co. couple dead in apparent murder-suicide

THORNTON, Wash. – Sheriff's deputies in Whitman County are investigating an apparent murder-suicide near the town of Thornton. Sheriff Brett Myers says a deputy doing a welfare check at the home Wednesday ... (Source: Olympian 2010-08-12T01:30:51Z)

Lionsgate's Board of Directors Rejects Icahn's Unsolicited Tender Offer

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia , Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF ) today announced that its Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-02T21:16:40Z)

Phillies' Utley cleared to start hitting (AP)

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has been cleared to start hitting, six weeks after surgery on his right thumb. Assistant general manager Scott Proefrock says the news is encouraging, but the team is sticking to its ... (Source: Bayou Buzz 2010-08-11T23:22:00Z)

Iowa restaurant ticketed for toad-licking chef

DAVENPORT, Iowa— An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-08-11T23:14:51Z)

Ore. man charged with selling stolen ladders

(AP) — HILLSBORO, Ore. - An Oregon man has been accused of stealing a ladder and then calling the theft victim to offer to sell him more stolen ladders. Washington County sheriff's deputies said Kevin Gilman ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-08-10T23:01:43Z)

Iowa restaurant ticketed after video shows head chef kissing and licking toads

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa restaurant owner said he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday and ... (Source: My Fox 8 2010-08-11T23:00:32Z)

Zimbabwe Gem Sale Stirs 'Blood Diamond' Fears

Enlarge Associated Press David Kassel, chairman of the New Reclamation Group and Abbey Chikane of Kimberley Process give the thumbs up, following the granting of a Kimberley Process certificate to Zimbabwe in Harare ... (Source: NPR News 2010-08-11T22:17:35Z)

Iowa restaurant to pay fine after chef videotaped licking toads in kitchen

DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa restaurant owner says he'll pay a fine after his head chef was videotaped kissing and licking toads in the kitchen. The Scott County Health Department reviewed the video Wednesday ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-11T23:14:51Z)

Assurant Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.16 per Common Share

NEW YORK , Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant") (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, announces that its board of ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-08-11T20:58:50Z)

Phils' Utley cleared to resume hitting

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has been cleared to start hitting, six weeks after surgery on his right thumb. Assistant general manager Scott Proefrock says the news is encouraging, but the team is sticking to its ... (Source: WDEL 1150AM 2010-08-11T21:48:57Z)

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