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

Film focuses on women of the right

Just days after the Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset against GOP establishment pick Mike Castle, Citizens United will premiere a documentary in Washington next week that they say ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T08:06:00Z)

Experts put Del. race in Dems' column

The Tea Party Express-backed O'Donnell defeated moderate GOP Rep. Mike Castle, who was widely viewed as a shoo-in for the seat — both in the primary and in the general election against Democrat Chris Coons. (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T20:37:37Z)

Ovaries 'can work again after early menopause'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: The Independent 2010-09-15T08:14:21Z)

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)

Veterans Administration expansion bound for Joliet

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet for an expanded outpatient medical center for veterans. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete ... is when Silver Cross plans to move out (to New Lenox) and we're hoping the VA will ... (Source: Kankakee Daily Journal 2010-09-16T16:05:36Z)

Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

New York Post said its sources would not say who the potential buyers were, but noted that proceeds from these deals would exceed the Elliott offer. Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-15T18:29:57Z)

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)

UPDATE 1-Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

... Novell Inc ( NOVL.O ) rose more than 6 percent after the New York Post reported the business software maker is three to four ... Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up 33 cents at $5 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Ovaries 'can work again'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: yorkshirepost 2010-09-15T07:52:52Z)

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)

Sanofi-Aventis sticking to first offer for Genzyme

... Sanofi-Aventis ... Genzyme Corp., a Sanofi spokesman said Thursday. That's despite rumors Paris-based Sanofi has upped its offer by $2 a share, two months after its first overture to Genzyme. The Cambridge ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T19:48:39Z)

The GOP's Christine O'Donnell dilemma

... threw a "temper tantrum" after Christine O'Donnell's victory in Tuesday's Delaware GOP Senate primary, says Edward Morrissey in The Washington Times . Her defeated rival, "liberal" Republican Mike Castle, (Source: The Week Magazine 2010-09-16T21:49:12Z)

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)

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)

VA to acquire part of suburban hospital

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet into a VA "mega-clinic" that would offer expanded services. Those may include geriatrics and radiology, among others. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson ... facility in New Lenox. (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-09-16T05:07:03Z)

VA to acquire part of suburban Chicago hospital

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet into a VA "mega-clinic" that would offer expanded services. Those may include geriatrics and radiology, among others. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson ... facility in New Lenox. (Source: KWQC 2010-09-15T23:01:58Z)

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)

Sanofi Chief: 'Reasonable' Chance of Genzyme Deal

sources have said Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Genzyme is prepared to give Sanofi access to its books if it raises its offer to at least $75 a share. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Sanofi-Aventis ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-16T10:14:51Z)

Kanye West: 'I Bled Hard' Over Taylor Swift Debacle

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and ... taking the trophy that Swift won at the MTV Video Music Awards and saying that it ... (Source: BlackNews.com 2010-09-07T03:16:02Z)

Pro-Life Christine O'Donnell Defeats Anti-Life Mike Castle in Delaware Republican ...

Pro-Life, Pro-marriage and family candidate Christine O'Donnell just trounced Congressman Mike Castle - an establishment Republican who does not support the Right to Life - in Delaware's much watched Republican ... (Source: Catholic Online 2010-09-15T02:02:07Z)

Taylor Swift partners with retailer for new CD

Taylor Swift ... follow-up to her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" — about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

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)

Genzyme's Sale of Testing Unit May Force Sanofi to Increase Takeover Offer

Genzyme Corp. , a takeover target of Sanofi-Aventis SA, agreed to sell its ... Termeer said in an Aug. 31 interview that he would consider selling his Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company at a "fair value ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-13T15:04:44Z)

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)

Delaware Senate primary: The GOP reacts to Christine O'Donnell's win

Washington is abuzz after tea party ... Politico reports : A senior aide to Rep. Mike Castle told POLITICO the nine-term congressman will not be endorsing newly minted GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell. " (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-15T15:52:28Z)

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)

Rats offer baby hope to women in early menopause

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: Independent 2010-09-15T08:50:08Z)

Novell shares surge on sale rumor

Waltham-based Novell plans to sell a division that provides Linux operating system software separately from the rest of the company, the New York Post reported on its website, citing unnamed sources familiar with the ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-15T19:20:04Z)

Taylor Swift partners with Target to offer bonus album content

NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift ... her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" - about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-16T08:34:38Z)

Christine O'Donnell Beats Mike Castle in Delaware

Christine O'Donnell has convincingly beaten Mike Castle to be the Republican nominee for US Senate from the state of Delaware. The Tea Party is ecstatic. The Republican Party is aghast. The Democratic ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-15T16:06:47Z)

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