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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 5:40 am

Governor candidates offer two approaches to job creation: cut or enhance

Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are both CEOs-turned-politicians who agree that Florida needs to revamp economic incentives, provide tax breaks, and streamline regulations. But they fundamentally ... (Source: Tampabay.com (blog) 2010-09-05T14:59:55Z)

Facing Constitutional Change, Turkish Voters To Offer 'Yes' Or 'No' To Erdogan

All Turkey's opposition parties are campaigning for a "no" vote, with the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) urging a boycott. In neighborhoods like Kasimpasa, the AKP is attempting to overcome such ... (Source: Global Security 2010-09-11T17:23:07Z)

Alex Sink coming to Highlands, Hardee

... Alex Sink will visit Saturday with Democrats in Wauchula and Sebring, then check out the hot rides at the Sebring Thunder Car Show. Sink won the primary, and will face Republican Rick Scott ... Democratic Party (Source: Highlands Today 2010-09-16T04:09:47Z)

EU agrees to South Korea free trade deal

Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, says the deal was agreed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on the sidelines of a leaders' summit in Brussels. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T09:31:54Z)

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third Bancorp, U.S. Bancorp ...

NYSE: JPM : ). The other major acquirers of failed institutions since 2008 include Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB : ), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB : ), Zions Bancorp (Nasdaq: ZION : ), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. ( (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T10:43:29Z)

E.U. to Ratify First Free Trade Deal With Asian Partner

The agreement was announced before the arrival in Brussels of Silvio Berlusconi , the Prime Minister of Italy, whose arrival was delayed after his plane made a precautionary emergency landing because of a problem ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-16T12:16:32Z)

EU leaders eye S.Korea, Pakistan trade deals

BRUSSELS (AFP) – European leaders ... agreement with South Korea could be announced some time today," said Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency. Italian premier ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T09:46:13Z)

JPMorgan Chase Rises 3.42% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Pullback (JPM)

JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE:JPM ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $40.64 to a high of $41.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.42%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $40.32 on volume ... (Source: Comtex Smartrend 2010-09-14T05:16:34Z)

Plea bargain expected in case of Serb accused of attack on NY college student

... plea bargain is expected in the trial of a former Serb college ... Miladin Kovacevic is accused of repeatedly kicking Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn, New York in the chest and head, after a barroom brawl in May 2008, (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-14T12:18:55Z)

Topics :: Pope Benedict XVI

Britain's Foreign ... The Vatican heatedly defended Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, claiming accusations that he helped cover up the actions of pedophile priests are part of an anti-Catholic "hate" campaign targeting ... (Source: EDGE Boston 2010-09-16T11:47:54Z)

AmeriCredit Reveals $850 Mln Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization ...

UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities. Co-managers are Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and RBS. AmeriCredit uses net proceeds from securitization transactions for long-term financing of its receivables. (Source: RTT News 2010-09-15T18:08:29Z)

JP Morgan May Offer iPhone As Blackberry Alternative

Investors in Research In Motion LTD (NASDAQ:RIMM) have to be getting more nervous every time they hear a story like this. JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) JP Morgan may offer the iPhone as a Blackberry ... (Source: Times of the Internet 2010-09-09T23:59:12Z)

Thad Allen: Gulf Oil Spill Well To Be Permanently Sealed, Declared Dead By Sunday

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster Wednesday, ordering oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico to plug or dismantle thousands of ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

State Dept. Disappointed With Kovacevic Plea Deal

... Serb college basketball player who beat an American student into a coma. A State Department spokesman says the agreement for Miladin Kovacevic ... student Bryan Steinhauer in the chest during a barroom brawl in ... (Source: NewsChannel 36 2010-09-16T05:57:09Z)

1ST LEAD: Roma row overshadows EU summit

Brussels- A furious row between France and the European ... either by French President Nicolas Sarkozy or by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose government has implemented similar Roma crackdowns in the ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus traveling in southeast Turkey

Turkey (AP) — A roadside bomb attack killed nine people traveling aboard a minibus ... The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party boycotted a referendum Sunday over the constitution, arguing that ethnic Kurdish ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Americredit prices $850M offering of auto loan-backed securities

UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities are lead managers on the deal. Co-managers are Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and RBS. In July, General Motors Co. agreed to acquire Americredit for $3.5 billion. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-15T23:01:58Z)

Boeing strikes deal to sell tickets for space trip

Boeing and a space tourism company announced a deal on Wednesday to sell tickets for rocket rides to the international space station. Now Boeing just has to build a spaceship. Space Adventures Ltd. has ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-16T04:59:53Z)

Boeing makes deal to sell tickets on rocket rides to space station

MINNEAPOLIS - Boeing and a space tourism company announced a deal on Wednesday to sell tickets on rocket rides to the International Space Station. Now Boeing just has to build a spaceship. Space Adventures ... (Source: Daily Breeze 2010-09-16T03:41:09Z)

Relief well is ready to deal killing blow to source of gulf spill

were within 20 to 25 feet of the designated intercept point deep underground below the gulf bottom, retired Adm. Thad Allen, the national spill-response chief, said from Kenner, La. Once the damaged well is intercepted, (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-16T04:52:44Z)

Miladin Kovacevic plea deal expected

... Tuesday in the trial of a former Serb ... Miladin Kovacevic is accused of inflicting severe bodily harm with possible deadly consequences on Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn, New York, after a barroom brawl in May ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-14T11:43:07Z)

Plane Carrying Italian Leader Makes Emergency Landing

An Italian air force jet flying Premier Silvio Berlusconi to Brussels returned to Italy for a precautionary emergency landing Thursday because of a problem with the cockpit windshield, the leader's ... (Source: Fox40 2010-09-16T10:57:48Z)

Pope Benedict XVI in Scotland for historic 4-day state visit, admits failures in ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland – EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Gulf's old oil, gas wells ordered plugged

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another ... Thad Allen, the government official overseeing the crisis in the Gulf, said the relief well BP has been drilling all summer long should intersect ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-16T08:27:28Z)

Pope Benedict XVI in UK for historic 4-day visit, admits church failures in sex ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who ... (Source: 33 KDAF-TV 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Rubio Opens 14 Point Lead Over Crist

with Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink statistically tied, Scott with 47 percent and Sink with 45 percent, the poll found. The survey of 600 registered Florida voters, of which 486 said they are likely to ... (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-09-16T12:02:13Z)

EU agrees free trade deal with South Korea

BRUSSELS (AFP) – Europe agreed ... bind Europe and Asia together in an ever closer economic bond," Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere told reporters on the sidelines of an EU summit. Vanackere said the deal ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T09:46:13Z)

Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey

A roadside bomb attack killed nine people traveling aboard a minibus Thursday in the latest violence to shake Turkey's turbulent southeast ... The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party boycotted a referendum Sunday ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Americredit prices $850M in auto-backed securities

UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities are lead managers on the deal. Co-managers are Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and RBS. In July, General Motors Co. agreed to acquire Americredit for $3.5 billion. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T22:47:39Z)

Boeing inks deal to sell seats to International Space Station

MINNEAPOLIS — Boeing and a space tourism company announced a deal yesterday to sell tickets on rocket rides to the International Space Station. Now Boeing just has to build a spaceship. Space Adventures ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-09-16T06:11:28Z)

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