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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 3:40 pm

Nintendo 3DS games: EA kicks off with a gardening sim?!

... find out why tending your virtual foliage in 3D is the new going outside… EA revealed My Garden at the Tokyo Game Show. The title features a mystical Japanese creature called Tanuki, a Racoon/dog hybrid that ... (Source: Electric Pig 2010-09-15T13:29:18Z)

China 'paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal

China is highly reliant on potash imports," said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian. "We will be paying close attention to this deal," he said. "Of course, this is attracting attention from the world potash ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T04:03:48Z)

Pentagon eyes $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is seeking a go-ahead from Congress to sell up to $60 billion worth of sophisticated warplanes to Saudi Arabia in a deal designed to counter the rise of Iran as a regional power ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-14T03:57:50Z)

Valley hospitals to offer student training

Officials with UC Davis and UC Merced have yet ... Six students entering the UC Davis School of Medicine in the fall of 2011 will be the first in the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education. Medical students ... (Source: Visalia Times-Delta 2010-09-16T11:26:26Z)

Pentagon readies $60 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon plans to ask Congress soon for permission to sell up to $60 billion in advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia, in what could be the largest single U.S. arms sale. The sale has ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-09-13T18:10:51Z)

Obama to meet with Sudan leaders in effort to save peace plan

special envoy Scott Gration traveled to Sudan to lay out a package of incentives ... ambassador to Khartoum, officials said. Finally, if the peace accord is fulfilled and a separate conflict in the Darfur area is ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-16T09:03:16Z)

Survey: Cost of Health Insurance Claims to Rise 10% in 12 Months

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. PPO plans generally offer a ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-15T02:59:23Z)

Survey: Cost of health insurance claims to rise

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. PPO plans generally offer a ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-16T07:30:12Z)

Ground Zero mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

... Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where ... A spokesman for Soho Properties general manager Sharif El-Gamal and his ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T00:56:28Z)

Valley hospitals, clinic will offer medical student training through university ...

Officials with UC Davis and UC Merced haven ... Six students entering the UC Davis School of Medicine in the fall of 2011 will be the first in the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education, but they must apply ... (Source: Visalia Times-Delta 2010-09-15T20:24:29Z)

Al-Qaida No. 2 makes thinly veiled call on Pakistanis to rise against their ...

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-15T12:46:21Z)

Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Pakistan's relief effort

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-16T07:37:22Z)

UC Merced to train med students in Valley

... UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (PRIME). PRIME programs specifically ... executive associate dean of UC Davis School of Medicine and executive director of Medical Education and Academic ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-09-16T07:44:31Z)

EPA, Texas working on permit solution

EPA regional director Al Armendariz said Tuesday he is trying to reach a deal with Texas on a state-operated program that would meet federal requirements. Recent letters from Armendariz to Texas officials indicate ... (Source: Herald Democrat 2010-09-14T21:01:28Z)

Cost Of Health Insurance Claims Expected To Climb 10% Over Next Year

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. ... The premiums that workers ... (Source: Medical News Today 2010-09-16T08:56:06Z)

Pope receives royal welcome in Britain

Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church had dropped its guard on paedophilia and had failed to deal with the issue quickly enough, as he began an historic state visit to Britain. The 83-year ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-16T13:42:26Z)

Pentagon to notify Congress on Saudi arms deal in next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it expects to notify Congress about an arms deal to Saudi Arabia within "the next week or so," but declined to comment on details of the proposed package. "I'm not ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-13T16:09:10Z)

INTERVIEW-U.S. offers Sudan new incentives for peace deal

... Sudan a package of new incentives including trade, investment, debt relief and full diplomatic normalization if it resolves outstanding issues over Darfur and ... conflict between the Khartoum government and the ... (Source: Reliefweb.int 2010-09-14T21:01:28Z)

Special Envoy Scott Gration On His Recent Visit to Juba and Khartoum

... Sudan early in 2011. Scott Gration, last weekend, made his 20th trip to Sudan as special envoy, had meetings in Khartoum ... plan means for Darfur. And secondly, on your - this basket of incentives and ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-16T16:12:46Z)

China 'Paying Close Attention' to BHP-Potash Deal

China is highly reliant on potash imports," a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian, said. "We will be paying close attention to this deal." "Potash is the critical factor in every country's agricultural ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-15T09:47:24Z)

EPA official says agency working with Texas companies on truce over touchy ...

EPA regional director Al Armendariz says he is trying to reach a deal with Texas on a state-operated program that would meet federal requirements. Recent letters from Armendariz to Texas officials reveal obstacles ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-09-14T22:27:22Z)

Official: EPA, Texas working on permit solution

EPA regional director Al Armendariz says he is trying to reach a deal with Texas on a state-operated program that would meet federal requirements. Recent letters from Armendariz to Texas officials reveal obstacles ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-14T22:27:22Z)

EA reveals My Garden for 3DS

... the 3DS – My Garden. It will be published on the EA Play label and is scheduled to be a launch title for the hardware, though EA didn't offer any hints as to when that may be. The game is hosted by Tanuki, (Source: MCV 2010-09-15T08:14:21Z)

Pope Benedict XVI in Britain: Even Susan Boyle Couldn't Draw Crowd To Mass

... Britain began in Edinburgh, where Britain's 84-year-old Queen greeted the 83-year-old Pope with a curt handshake and exchange of ... a 71-year-old American Catholic deacon who claims he prayed to Cardinal Newman ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-16T21:56:22Z)

"My Garden" Nintendo 3Ds: Virtual Gardens Bloom in 3-D

... EA Play Label. "We hope to offer a game that's so immersive that it truly brings the delight of owning a garden to life through a visually stunning 3D experience." With the help of a cute sidekick named Tanuki, (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-15T14:40:53Z)

Pope Benedict XVI faces hostile atmosphere in UK, admits church failures in sex ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain , admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-16T21:20:34Z)

New Jersey Lawsuit Opens Against Imam Planning NYC Islamic Center

who plans to build an Islamic community center near ground zero, and his company ... Sharif el-Gamal, and his company, SoHo Properties, moved from their building following what may be a landlord dispute. According to ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

China `paying close attention' to BHP-Potash deal

China is highly reliant on potash imports," said a Commerce Ministry spokesman, Yao Jian. "We will be paying close attention to this deal." Potash rejected BHP's initial bid and says it has talked with other parties ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T06:26:58Z)

Mosque developer booted over unpaid office rent

... from Ground Zero can raise $100 million for that controversial project, Sharif El-Gamal may have to take stock and account for the rent of his company's own office. El-Gamal's real estate firm, SoHo Properties, (Source: Metro International 2010-09-16T09:10:25Z)

Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Pakistan's relief effort T

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: McAllen Monitor 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

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