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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 4:41 pm

Regret, apology not part of BP's oil spill report

... BP ... probable legal strategy — spreading the blame among itself, rig owner Transocean, and cement contractor Halliburton — as it deals with hundreds of lawsuits, billions of dollars in claims and possible ... (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-10T09:46:10Z)

Who Will Make the Cut for the Inaugural Global Fashion Awards?

and The Loot (India) -- Outstanding Etailer: ASOS ... of the business of fashion and network with word-class industry leaders from the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe," continued Kempe. "We are delighted to bring ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-10T22:10:38Z)

Facebook, texting via GM OnStar?

... OnStar communications business will begin this month to offer in-car connections to Facebook and text messages and will launch advertising to try to match the marketing boost Ford has ... and GM wants to catch up. (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-09-08T00:15:53Z)

Designer: Kids' rooms need not be childish

Betsy Burnham loves designing bedrooms for young children ... But when you do that," said designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of decordemon.com, "you create a powder keg, because then you have to redecorate ... (Source: Jamestown Sun 2010-09-08T12:54:40Z)

NY Fashion Week debuts in at Lincoln Center, taking downtown chic uptown

... New York Fashion Week brought its cutting-edge style uptown on Thursday, opening its spring-collection previews in a new location on the campus of Lincoln Center ... new home of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. (Source: Toronto Star 2010-09-10T19:26:00Z)

Tennessee Titans' Cortland Finnegan finally gets to practice

... William Hayes (knee) and defensive tackle Kareem Brown (shoulder) missed Monday ... who has missed all of the preseason with an MCL sprain, said he knows he'll have to wear a brace for at least a few weeks. (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-08-31T07:06:14Z)

Facebook from your car: Source says GM to connect social networks, OnStar

... OnStar communications business will begin this month to offer in-car connections to Facebook and text messages and will launch advertising to try to match the marketing boost Ford has ... and GM wants to catch up. (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-09-06T23:55:36Z)

Warren thieves make off with $50,000

when he stopped at his Marathon station in the Detroit suburb about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday. Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer tells The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak he does not believe the theft was random and it ... (Source: Battle Creek Enquirer 2010-09-09T13:22:06Z)

Chicago area Muslims relieved that Fla. minister has called off Quran burning on 9/11

... Muslims say they're relieved that a Florida minister has canceled plans to burn the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the ... Junaid Afeef is a director at the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs in Rolling ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-09-09T22:26:08Z)

BP drills partners in spill report

... BP ... probable legal strategy — spreading the blame among itself, rig owner Transocean, and cement contractor Halliburton — as it deals with hundreds of lawsuits, billions of dollars in claims and possible ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-09-10T02:08:03Z)

Trump's Offer to Buy Location of Ground Zero Mosque Rejected

... Donald Trump offered to buy out the controlling investor of the controversial mosque proposed to be built at Ground Zero. According to AOL News, "Trump informed Hisham Elzanaty ... will end a very serious, (Source: New American 2010-09-10T18:00:06Z)

Editorial: 'Renditions' ruling a setback for rule of law

... CIA calls it "extraordinary rendition" – intelligence-speak for seizing suspects and either interrogating ... accusing the San Jose-based Boeing subsidiary of arranging flights for the rendition program and ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-10T07:01:32Z)

CAIR, Fla. Muslims to Offer 'Spiritual Response' to Quran Burnings

WASHINGTON , Sept. 9 -- On Friday, September 10 , Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) National Executive Director Nihad Awad will join local Muslim leaders at a news conference in a Gainesville ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-10T03:26:47Z)

Don't kid around with bedroom decor

Betsy Burnham loves designing bedrooms for young children ... But when you do that," says designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of decordemon.com, "you create a powder keg, because then you have to redecorate ... (Source: Herald News 2010-09-10T22:32:07Z)

Facebook from your car: GM to connect social networks, OnStar

... OnStar communications business will begin this month to offer in-car connections to Facebook and text messages and will launch advertising to try to match the marketing boost Ford has ... and GM wants to catch up. (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-09-08T12:47:30Z)

Ask a Designer: Kids' rooms that aren't 'kiddie'

Betsy Burnham loves designing bedrooms for young children ... But when you do that," says designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of decordemon.com, "you create a powder keg, because then you have to redecorate when ... (Source: Baxter Bulletin 2010-09-10T10:00:29Z)

Titans DE Hayes questionable for opener with MCL sprain

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Defensive end William Hayes missed practice Friday and is listed as questionable for the Tennessee Titans ' Sunday season opener against the Oakland Raiders . He suffered an MCL ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-09-10T22:10:38Z)

Appeals court agrees with government, says 'extraordinary rendition' suit would ...

... Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan in 2007, alleging that the extraordinary rendition program amounted to illegal "forced disappearances." They alleged that the San Jose-based subsidiary conspired with the CIA ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-09T05:29:40Z)

Donald Trump's offer to buy mosque property is rejected

Donald Trump had a solution to the New York mosque situation. He figured he'd just buy the land. In a letter released late Thursday, Trump offered to buy out Hisham Elzanaty ... would "end a very serious, (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-10T14:39:40Z)

Warren gas station owner has $50K stolen

when he stopped at his Marathon station in the Detroit suburb about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday. Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer tells The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak he does not believe the theft was random and it ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-09T11:56:12Z)

Titans DE William Hayes misses practice, is questionable for season opener vs ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Defensive end William Hayes missed practice Friday and is listed as questionable for the Tennessee Titans ' Sunday season opener against the Oakland Raiders . He suffered an MCL sprain ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-10T21:20:32Z)

Federal appeals court tosses lawsuit over CIA "torture" flights

... CIA's so-called "torture flights," concluding that allowing a case to proceed against a San Jose-based Boeing subsidiary ... logistical support in connection with the extraordinary rendition and interrogation ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-08T18:02:28Z)

N.Y. Fashion Week opens at new venue uptown

... New York Fashion Week brought its cutting-edge style uptown on Thursday, opening its spring-collection previews in a new location on the campus of Lincoln Center ... new home of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-10T09:46:10Z)

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed in July

... China — America's largest with a single country — was $25.9 billion in July ... India and Brazil. American manufacturers are maintaining their competitiveness by keeping costs under control, including unit ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-10T14:18:11Z)

Mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership ... Hisham Elzanaty. In a letter released Thursday by Trump's publicist, the real estate investor told ... (Source: East Oregonian 2010-09-10T22:10:38Z)

Warren police offer reward for info in $50,000 heist

Detectives on Thursday continued to investigate the Tuesday morning larceny outside the Marathon station at Nine Mile and Dequindre ... Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said this week that the incident did ... (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-09-10T10:29:07Z)

New York Fashion Week Day One! Project Runway and Christian Siriano

New York Fashion Week ... contestant Christian Siriano. Showing its dedication to cutting edge style, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicked off yesterday in its stunning new uptown location – the Lincoln Center! (Source: instyle.co.uk 2010-09-10T14:32:30Z)

Muslims relieved minister calls off Quran burning

... Muslims say they're relieved that a Florida minister has canceled plans to burn the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the ... Junaid Afeef is a director at the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs in Rolling ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-10T01:03:37Z)

Regret, apology not part of BP's spill report

... BP ... probable legal strategy - spreading the blame among itself, rig owner Transocean, and cement contractor Halliburton - as it deals with hundreds of lawsuits, billions of dollars in claims and possible ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-09-09T11:34:44Z)

Putting the Brakes on the Neoliberal Race to the Bottom

... strategy of export promotion at the expense of the working class that President Obama calls National Export Initiative : "Boosting America's exports ... on a par with those of China, Vietnam, India, and other ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-10T21:49:10Z)

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