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Deals of the Hour / September 23, 2010, 5:41 am

Bishop Eddie Long | Lawsuits are talk of Atlanta

Bishop Eddie Long was No. 1 in the Atlanta area Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The website for Long's church, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church -- www.newbirth.org -- has been inaccessible since the story ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-23T09:16:26Z)

Vision-Sciences Announces Exclusive Urology Supply Agreement With Stryker; To Get ...

RTTNews) - Vision-Sciences Inc. (VSCI: News ) Wednesday ... of Stryker-branded flexible video and fiber cystoscopes. Under the terms of the agreement, Stryker will pay Vision-Sciences a prepayment of $5 million, (Source: RTT News 2010-09-22T13:21:00Z)

More athletes delay coming to New Delhi for scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI - A growing number competitors are putting off travel to the Commonwealth Games to allow organizers time to finish their frantic preparations and clean the filthy accommodations that were slated ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-23T07:50:32Z)

Spain reaches deal with small opposition party that will help it pass 2011 budget

The ruling Socialist party ... criticize its handling of Spain's economic crisis. Failure to pass a budget would be unprecedented and presumably force Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to call early elections. (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-09-23T08:40:39Z)

Suspects in Beating of Aretha Franklin's Son Described

... Aretha Franklin's middle-aged son. As previously reported, Eddie Franklin, 52, was assaulted by three people Monday ... All three were African American and one of the men had dreadlocks. An unidentified person ... (Source: EURweb 2010-09-21T21:21:48Z)

UPDATE: Aretha Franklin's Son Checks Out Of Hospital, Cops Want to Talk With Him

Aretha Franklin's son Eddie has checked himself out of a hospital ... All three were African American. Police officials in Detroit, Michigan have requested Eddie to come forward and make a formal report of the assault. " (Source: Singersroom 2010-09-22T13:21:00Z)

Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long accused in sex scandal

ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Eddie Long ... sprawling New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in the Atlanta suburb of Lithonia for the 2006 funeral of Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-23T11:53:55Z)

Farce Threatens as Athletes Pull Out of India's Showcase Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi may have been intended to showcase India as a cosmopolitan emerging economic powerhouse, but with just 11 days to go, the event threatens to become a debacle of ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-23T06:17:29Z)

Bishop Eddie Long Sued Over Sex Abuse Allegations

Bishop Eddie Long of a megachurch near ... Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, in 2006, then-President George W. Bush and three former presidents visited the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral of Coretta ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-09-22T17:24:23Z)

Lawyers say Indian Supreme Court has agreed to delay verdict in dispute over ...

... religious dispute that has shaken the core of modern India ... the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or should be returned to the Muslim community so it can rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: Canada East 2010-09-23T10:20:52Z)

Bishop Eddie Long: Sexual allegations are talk of Atlanta, elsewhere

John Spink jspink@ajc.com With New Birth Missionary Baptists Church in the background, church member Gillian Engram returns to her car Wednesday after dropping her daughter off at school. Engram said members have ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-22T15:58:29Z)

Indian Supreme Court agrees to delay verdict in dispute over Ayodhya holy site

... a holy site in Ayodhya that has shaken the core of modern India ... given to the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or returned to the Muslim community to rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-23T10:49:30Z)

Indian court delays verdict on holy site dispute

... a holy site in Ayodhya that has shaken the core of modern India ... given to the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or returned to the Muslim community to rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-23T10:28:01Z)

KKR & Co. to offer senior notes to institutional buyers

... KKR Group Finance Co. LLC to institutional buyers. In August the parent company of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, shelved ... stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in mid-July. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-22T16:41:26Z)

Aretha Franklin's son says three men beat him

Aretha Franklin's spokeswoman Gwendolyn Quinn said in a release Wednesday afternoon that Eddie Franklin had oral surgery and was released Tuesday from the hospital. (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-09-23T11:32:27Z)

Bishop Eddie Long cancels radio interview amid sexual coercion accusations

The Atlanta megachurch leader accused of coercing young men into sex canceled ... Nationally-famous Bishop Eddie Long, of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, was set to appear on local radio program the Tom ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-23T12:22:33Z)

Vision-Sciences (VSCI) Named as Exclusive Supplier of Stryker-Branded Flexible ...

Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq ... become the exlusive supplier of Stryker-branded flexible video and fiber cystoscopes. Under the terms of the agreement, Stryker will pay Vision-Sciences a prepayment of $5 million, (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-22T13:13:51Z)

Here's a first: Tech IPOs lagging large-cap performance

... declines contrast with an average rise of 1.5 percent for initial sales on the New York Stock Exchange. Mitel ... KKR, the firm founded by billionaire investors Henry Kravis and George Roberts, said last month ... (Source: InvestmentNews 2010-09-08T18:23:56Z)

Palestinian leader hints at settlement compromise

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly threatened to walk away from peace talks, launched this month in Washington, if Israel resumes building in its West Bank settlements after a 10-month moratorium ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-23T07:14:45Z)

AP Exclusive: Palestinian hints at settlement deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly threatened to walk away from peace talks, launched this month in Washington, if Israel resumes building in its West Bank settlements after a 10-month moratorium ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-23T07:14:45Z)

Spain reaches deal that will help it pass 2011 budget key to cutting deficit

MADRID (AP) — Spain's government has reached a deal ... Failure to pass a budget would be unprecedented and presumably force Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to call early elections. The ruling party's ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-23T09:09:17Z)

Bishop Eddie Long accused in sex scandal

Bishop Eddie Long ... New Birth Missionary Baptist Church's ministry for teen boys. A lawyer for Long, who writes books on heterosexual relationships and has strong ties to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.' (Source: KSDK 2010-09-22T23:00:50Z)

Commonwealth Games athletes delay departure for Delhi

Earlier this week, Team Scotland branded the accommodation it had been provided as "unsafe and unfit for human habitation." Safety fears were heightened by the collapse of a pedestrian bridge near the main stadium ... (Source: Courier 2010-09-23T09:37:55Z)

KKR & Co. to offer senior notes

... KKR Group Finance Co. LLC to institutional buyers. In August the parent company of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, shelved ... stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in mid-July. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-22T16:34:17Z)

Aretha Franklin's son attacked at gas station

DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin's son was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit, the singing legend's spokeswoman said Tuesday. Eddie Franklin, who is in his 50s, was attacked Monday night, Gwendolyn Quinn ... (Source: Morning Sun 2010-09-23T10:28:01Z)

Aretha Franklin's Son Checks Out From Hospital After Severely Beaten

Aretha Franklin 's son Eddie has been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery and released after ... All three were African American. "We're waiting for him to file a police report," Detroit Police Sgt. (Source: AceShowbiz 2010-09-22T03:34:02Z)

Spain government inches closer to budget support

The ruling Socialist party ... criticize its handling of Spain's economic crisis. Failure to pass a budget would be unprecedented and presumably force Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to call early elections. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-23T08:47:48Z)

UPDATE 1-Vision Sciences signs 3-year supply deal with Stryker

... Endoscopy device-maker Vision Sciences Inc ... Stryker Corp ( SYK.N ), sending the smaller device maker's shares to a new 52-week high. Under the terms of the deal, Stryker will pay Vision Sciences a prepayment of (Source: Reuters 2010-09-22T14:46:54Z)

Obama, in UN address, challenges world to unite around Israeli-Palestinian peace

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to walk out of the talks if Israel does not extend a slowdown on construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank that is set to expire next week. Israeli Prime ... (Source: KFOR 2010-09-23T10:06:33Z)

Eddie Franklin, Aretha Franklin's Son, Severely Beaten Spokeswoman Says

DETROIT (AP) - Aretha Franklin's son was severely beaten ... Eddie Franklin, who is in his 50s, was attacked Monday night and was undergoing surgery at a hospital, Gwendolyn Quinn said in a statement. A witness said ... (Source: KSAX 2010-09-21T21:50:26Z)

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