Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 5:40 pm

Shareholders approve deal between UAL, Continental

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-09-17T22:02:20Z)

Shareholders at United parent UAL, Continental approve deal to create world's ...

... United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-09-17T20:07:48Z)

No deal on Coyotes, talks continue

... potential buyer of the Phoenix Coyotes are expected to go on a while longer. City Manager Ed Beasley updated Glendale city council Tuesday on talks with the new investor, Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer, (Source: Winnipeg Free Press 2010-09-08T13:01:49Z)

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane doesn't know what happened to the Stanley ...

Kane beat Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton in overtime on June 9 to earn the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup championship in 49 years. There was a delayed reaction to the goal since ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-17T22:38:07Z)

Chicago Blackhawks trying to deal G Huet, save $5.6M after brutal year dealing ...

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks are close to finding a place for goaltender ... Huet won't be in training camp and may be claimed off waivers from the Stanley Cup champions. The 35-year-old Huet is entering the ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-17T20:50:45Z)

Pope visits Britain, admits failures of Catholic church in sex abuse scandal

Benedict's historic four-day state visit has been overshadowed by disgust over the abuse scandal and ... gathered at the Magdalen Chapel where John Knox, the leader of the Scottish Reformation, preached. " (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-17T05:20:10Z)

Meeting Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope offers Newman as model

Meeting on September 17 with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Benedict XVI declined to address the tensions that have marked recent relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican communion, instead ... (Source: Catholic Culture 2010-09-17T19:39:10Z)

Country music star Merle Haggard cancels tour dates due to illness

AP) - Country music icon Merle Haggard has canceled the rest of his September schedule of shows due to illness ... will receive Kennedy Center Honors and will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame in December. (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-17T11:39:34Z)

Blackhawks not worried about roster overhaul, hopeful for repeat as Stanley Cup ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks believe they can buck both recent NHL history and the impact of league's salary cap. No team has won consecutive Cups since Detroit captured back ... (Source: 39online.com 2010-09-17T22:23:48Z)

Boyle sings for pope on visit to Scotland

... Scruggs declined to give more details about his father's illness. Shows canceled Country music icon Merle Haggard ... receive Kennedy Center Honors and will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame in ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-17T17:08:51Z)

Pope visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal

... reporters traveling with him from Rome marked his most thorough admission to date of church failures to deal with the sex abuse scandal ... where John Knox, the leader of the Scottish Reformation, preached. " (Source: Anniston Star 2010-09-17T11:53:53Z)

Would-be Coyotes buyer submits US$25 million

PHOENIX - The city of Glendale says a prospective buyer of the Phoenix Coyotes, "in a show of good ... multiple reports the city has been in talks with Chicago investor Matthew Hulsizer. The city said that the would ... (Source: Metronews.ca 2010-09-18T00:18:20Z)

Police: Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore; suspect holed up inside

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor. A spokesman for Johns ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2010-09-16T16:19:55Z)

Ford May Wait Until Mo. Tax Deal Official

KMBC.com Questions about the future of the Ford Claycomo plant may not be answered until tax breaks, which would benefit Ford, are official next month. Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally arrived ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T16:47:22Z)

Doctor shot at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins hospital

Baltimore -- Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor. A spokesman for Johns ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-16T16:34:14Z)

Would-be Coyotes buyer deposits $25M in account

The city of Glendale says a prospective buyer of the Phoenix Coyotes , ''in a show of good ... multiple reports the city has been in talks with Chicago investor Matthew Hulsizer. The city said that the would-be buyer ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-09-17T23:42:33Z)

Lindsay Lohan fails court-ordered drug test, AP source says

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan has failed a court-ordered drug and alcohol screening ... Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said no such hearing had been scheduled as of Friday afternoon. (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-09-17T23:13:55Z)

Mulally positive about K.C. plant

Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally told a crowd of business and government leaders Thursday that he's committed to Missouri but doesn't have any news about a new product line for the Claycomo assembly plant near ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-09-17T07:14:42Z)

UAL, Continental stockholders approve deal

... parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek. (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-17T23:21:04Z)

AP Source: Actress Lindsay Lohan fails court-ordered drug test

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan has failed a court-ordered drug and alcohol screening ... Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said no such hearing had been scheduled as of Friday afternoon. (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-17T23:49:42Z)

Mexican border newspaper calls media defenseless against drug gangs after ...

... JUAREZ, MEXICO — Mexican journalists are defenseless against ... Diario journalist slain since a turf war erupted two years ago between the Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels in this city across from El Paso, (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-09-17T22:52:26Z)

NATION: Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor. A spokesman for Johns Hopkins ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-16T17:24:21Z)

Newspaper: Mexican media defenseless against gangs

Mexican journalists are defenseless against cartel ... was the second El Diario journalist slain since a turf war erupted two years ago between the Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels in this city across from El Paso, (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-17T22:30:58Z)

The Dish: Kid Rock says he didn't fight until provoked

Merle Haggard cancels shows due to illness Country music icon Merle Haggard ... He will receive Kennedy Center Honors and will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame in December. Haggard has canceled 10 concert ... (Source: Kankakee Daily Journal 2010-09-17T14:52:50Z)

Ford President: Ford is 'committed to growing in Missouri'

Ford President Alan Mulally says Ford is "committed to continuing and growing ... about continued full vehicle production at the Claycomo plant. He has told the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce that Ford is ... (Source: Missourinet 2010-09-17T21:40:51Z)

Rowan Williams, Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is in Britain for a four-day visit, a controversial yet historic state trip that has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church. ( (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-18T00:25:30Z)

Pope begins U.K. visit amid sex-abuse scandal

His comments marked his most thorough admission to date of church failures to deal with the sex abuse scandal, which has exploded ... where John Knox, the leader of the Scottish Reformation, preached. "We are ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-16T13:20:58Z)

Mexican marines arrest presumed drug kingpin

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragan ... Then soldiers killed the Sinaloa cartel's No. 3 capo, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, on July 29. And on Aug. 30 federal police announced the ... (Source: El Paso Times 2010-09-13T03:37:33Z)

AP Source: Lohan Fails Court-Ordered Drug Test

Lindsay Lohan has failed a court-ordered drug and alcohol screening within ... Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said no such hearing had been scheduled as of Friday afternoon. (Source: NPR News 2010-09-17T22:52:26Z)

Call to Prayer: Five men Arrested over Plot to Assassinate Pope Benedict XVI in ...

... inquiries by detectives a decision was made to arrest the five men" The greatest security Pope Benedict XVI has comes from the One whom he serves, the Lord Jesus Christ. LONDON, UK (Catholic Online) - There is ... (Source: Catholic Online 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

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