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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 6:40 am

Mideast peace talks rich in symbolism

... epicenter of the conflict and potentially the thorniest stop on Clinton's sweep through the Middle East. "This is a city that holds such deep meaning for Jews, Christians and Muslims," Clinton noted during an ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T10:36:19Z)

Irish Archbishop: Cover-Ups Made Child Abuse Worse, EU

DUBLIN (AP) Dublin's archbishop says Catholic leaders must confront their cover-ups of child abuse honestly and completely if they want to fulfill their mission as Christians. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin ... (Source: WCBD 2010-09-16T12:38:01Z)

Pope Benedict XVI visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — 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 ... (Source: MyCentralJersey.com 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Leggett & Platt Completes Divestiture Program With Sale of Storage Products Business

... business units are slated for divestiture. FOR MORE INFORMATION : Visit Leggett's website at www.leggett.com. COMPANY DESCRIPTION : Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a diversified manufacturer (and member of the S ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-13T13:24:31Z)

Pope Says Church Failed in Abuse Scandals

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. Speaking to reporters ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-09-16T10:14:51Z)

Dublin archbishop says Catholic leaders must face abuse cover-ups 'honestly and ...

Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said Thursday as the pope arrived in neighboring Britain. "Abuse was reinforced by covering it up," said Martin, the Irish church's most outspoken advocate for Catholic openness on ... (Source: FOX6Now.com Milwaukee 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Northwest briefly: Enrollment opens for prepaid college tuition program

... diocese needs to deposit more than $43,000 into the bankruptcy trust ... woes stem from filings by more than a dozen people since who contend they were abused decades ago. Pastor shot dead known to use his gun ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-16T07:08:44Z)

US Senate urged to ban sale of animal 'crush videos'

Nancy Perry, vice president for governmental affairs at the Humane Society of the United States, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday there had been a resurgence in the number of crush videos ... Jon Kyl, (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-15T16:28:16Z)

Route 66 Rendezvous rolls into San Bernadino Sept. 16

... steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned supermarket chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in ... (Source: Signal 2010-09-11T18:13:13Z)

California Utilities Approved for 616 Megawatts of Solar Deals

in Desert Center and San Bernardino. The projects, named Desert Sunlight ... s 66-megawatt Alpine Suntower project proposed in Riverside County, California. Power deliveries are expected to begin in 2013, (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-03T08:42:54Z)

Spokane Diocese Faces Sale Of Parishes

... diocese needs ... bankruptcy trust by Sept. 30, followed by another $800,000 this fall. The diocese settled nearly all the claims against it during a bankruptcy case that ended in May 2007. But the financial ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-15T14:48:03Z)

EURO BONDS-Pinafore, Suez Environnement, others

Managing banks on new issues: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Barclays, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS. Dealer managers on buyback: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT ( SEVI. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-13T13:31:41Z)

NY Catholic, Jewish, Muslim police tour Holy Land

... Muslim colleagues joined him at the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried. On the same trip, Ahmed Nasser showed Christians and Jews a mosque ... his office on the Lower East Side, (Source: Reuters 2010-09-03T13:00:35Z)

NextEra Energy Announces Sale of Equity Units

JUNO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE - News ) announced today that it intends to sell $350 million of equity units. Each equity unit will have a stated amount of $50. Each equity unit ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-14T21:44:25Z)

Hess to Present at Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference

BusinessWire - Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today it will present at the Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 at 11:05 a.m. (EDT). Chairman ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-15T19:41:32Z)

BofA keeps "buy" on Nokia, Citigroup axes rating to "sell"

... Acquire Media NewsEdge) 15 September 2010 - Citigroup has downgraded its recommendation on Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Oyj (HEL: NOK1V) to "sell" from "hold", while Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-15T09:54:34Z)

Senator Promises Quick Action on Sale of Internet 'Crush Videos'

... crush videos as quickly as possible. "This is an issue that the Congress wants to deal with as quickly as we can," Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican ... Nancy Perry, vice president for government affairs at ... (Source: PC Magazine 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

$12,000 taken from church safe

... Resurrection of our Lord Catholic Church say a thief broke in Sunday night or early Monday and stole nearly $12,000 from a safe where it had been stored after being collected during services.The Rev. Joseph ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-15T06:41:17Z)

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... Resurrection of our Lord Catholic Church say a thief broke in Sunday night or early Monday and stole nearly $12,000 from a safe where it had been stored after being collected during services. The Rev. Joseph ... (Source: WNCT 2010-09-14T15:46:30Z)

Sen. Kyl promises quick action on sale of internet 'crush videos'

... Jon Kyl ... Nancy Perry, vice president for government affairs at the Humane Society, pushed for another federal ban, pointing to evidence that the 1999 ban helped to significantly decrease the number of crush ... (Source: KOLD-TV 2010-09-15T21:07:26Z)

UDR Declares Quarterly Dividends

DENVER - (Business Wire ... The preferred dividend is payable on November 1, 2010 to Series G preferred stock shareholders of record as of October 15, 2010. About UDR, Inc. UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), an S&P 400 company, (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T12:03:25Z)

The Hate Mongers Among Us

Those who induced us to war in the Middle East ... pinned on Muslims without any proof which could be proved in a court of law. In other words, the Holy Vengeance which Christians practiced against the Jew minorities ... (Source: Dissident Voice 2010-09-16T08:41:47Z)

$12K stolen from Philadelphia church safe

... Resurrection of our Lord Catholic Church say a thief broke in Sunday night or early Monday and stole nearly $12,000 from a safe where it had been stored after being collected during services. The Rev. Joseph ... (Source: Daily Local News 2010-09-15T10:08:53Z)

Crime and Public Safety, September 16

Riverside County sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the death of a San Bernardino baby. The 1-month-old boy died at Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley at 6:02 a.m. Tuesday, (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-16T00:35:02Z)

Spokane Catholic Diocese needs $800,000 to avoid foreclosure

... diocese needs ... bankruptcy trust by Sept. 30, followed by another $800,000 this fall. The diocese settled nearly all the claims against it during a bankruptcy case that ended in May 2007. But the financial ... (Source: NWCN 2010-09-15T21:43:14Z)

Camden Property Trust Announces Third Quarter 2010 Dividend

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Trust Managers of Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT ) declared a third ... The dividend is to be paid on October 18, 2010. Camden Property Trust, an S&P 400 Company, (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

Edison Int'l Raises $400M In Note Sale

Edison International has sold $400 million of senior notes, Reuters reports. Bank of America Merrill Lynch , Citigroup , Credit Suisse , Deutsche Bank , JP Morgan and RBS were the joint bookrunning managers for the ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-15T08:21:30Z)

Irish archbishop: Cover-ups made child abuse worse

Dublin's archbishop says Catholic leaders must confront their cover-ups of child abuse honestly and completely if they want to fulfill their mission as Christians. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, his country's most ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T11:26:26Z)

NRG Energy to Acquire Green Mountain Energy Company, the Leading Retail Provider ...

PRINCETON, N.J. - (Business Wire) NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's leading retail provider of clean energy products ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-16T10:57:48Z)

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

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI , beginning a controversial visit to Britain , acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church had failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with ... (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-09-16T13:20:58Z)

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