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Deals of the Hour / September 7, 2010, 10:40 am

Lagarde: France Against Bank Tax Funding Resolution Fund

but reiterated that it doesn't want the proceeds to go to a resolution fund to deal with failing banks. Speaking after a meeting of finance ministers from the European Union in Brussels, Lagarde the Netherlands and ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-09-07T12:12:54Z)

EU weighing bank levy

BRUSSELS – European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-07T06:57:56Z)

Coast Guard hearing to weigh San Diego boy's death

... Alameda for three people on a Coast Guard vessel that crashed into another boat in a crowded San Diego Bay ... involuntary manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. An investigating officer (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-06T16:03:09Z)

Germany extends nuclear plants' life

BERLIN — The German government has decided to extend the life spans of ... Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday. But she said Germany could not afford to get rid of nuclear power as planned because the amount of ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-09-07T11:01:19Z)

REGION: Coast Guard hearing to weigh Rancho Penasquitos boy's death

... DeWeese had just finished watching the fireworks display when he saw a Coast Guard vessel racing straight at him in a crowded San Diego Bay. He furiously turned ... involuntary manslaughter, punishable by up to ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-07T01:28:39Z)

Germany's Merkel defends nuclear plant deal

Latvia — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her government's decision to extend the ... Baetz reported from Berlin, Germany. (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-07T14:57:32Z)

Sea lion attacks boy at Sydney zoo

Jack Lister of Cairns had been selected to meet the sea lion during an audience encounter at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The animal sneezed on Lister, which got a laugh from the audience, (Source: United Press International 2010-09-04T21:41:57Z)

Plea deal mulled for JetBlue flight attendant

Steven Slater appeared Tuesday in a New ... Slater also was charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing after last month's meltdown aboard a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh that had just landed at Kennedy ... (Source: Crain's New York Business 2010-09-07T16:37:45Z)

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair may cancel book-signing to prevent protest

LONDON — Tony Blair said Monday that he might cancel a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir because of potential disruption from protesters. The former British prime minister ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-07T06:57:56Z)

NASCAR: Tony Stewart feeling good about Chase chances after win at Atlanta

... Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, and all of a sudden Tony Stewart looks like a serious ... his first win of the season with a dominant peformance at Atlanta Motor Speedway . "We've kind of been silent ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-09-07T04:06:08Z)

Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater could strike plea deal

Steven Slater appeared Tuesday ... Slater also was charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing after last month's meltdown aboard a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from Pittsburgh that had just landed at Kennedy ... (Source: KSDK 2010-09-07T14:57:32Z)

HK shares end up for 5th straight session

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. gained 0.9 percent to 17.14 HK dollars. The Chinese company said it will seek to acquire 51 percent of Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining Ltd. to expand reserves. (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-09-07T12:27:13Z)

Lawsuit against Dr. accused of molestation dropped

... jury in Shreveport convicted Causey and Scott Hitt of Flowood in 2005 for molesting the boy. Each man was sentenced to 25 years in prison and $200,000 in fines. Hinds County Circuit judge Swan Yerger says there ... (Source: WLBT 2010-09-06T00:32:34Z)

Judge dismisses lawsuit in doctor molestation case

Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger in Mississippi said there's been no action in the suit since ... convicted Causey and Scott Hitt of Flowood, Miss., in 2005 for molesting the boy. U.S. District Judge Maurice ... (Source: KSLA 2010-09-07T01:42:58Z)

Coast Guard hearing searches for justice in boy's death

... DeWeese had just finished watching the fireworks display when he saw a Coast Guard vessel racing straight at him in a crowded San Diego Bay. He furiously turned ... involuntary manslaughter, punishable by up to ... (Source: KFMB 2010-09-06T23:48:26Z)

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

please double click on [ID:nSGE68602E] ** Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd ( 1171.HK ) said it planned to buy 51 percent of Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining Ltd for about 6.649 billion yuan ($980 million), in a bid to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-07T06:07:49Z)

Germany's Merkel defends nuclear deal, insists it doesn't give the utilities ...

LATVIA — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her government's decision to extend the ... Baetz reported from Berlin, Germany. Special interests "talk about me like a dog," Obama says. (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-09-07T15:04:42Z)

Blair May Cancel London Appearance Over Protests

Tony Blair said Monday that he might cancel a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir because of potential disruption from protesters. The former British prime minister told ITV ... (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-09-07T10:47:00Z)

Former British Army Chief Blasts Blair, Brown for Inadequate War Funding

... of the British army has strongly criticized former Prime Ministers Tony Blair ... General Richard Dannatt has just published his own entitled Leading From the Front which is being serialized in the Sunday Telegraph (Source: Global Security 2010-09-06T00:32:34Z)

Ex-military chief says Blair underfunded army

... British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding. Gen. Richard Dannatt ... by the Sunday Telegraph ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-09-06T01:51:19Z)

Tony Blair cancels London appearance over protests

LONDON (AP) — Tony Blair on Monday canceled a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir over concerns about potential disruption from protesters. The former British prime minister ... (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-07T09:21:06Z)

Streaky Tony Stewart builds momentum

Tony Stewart went to Atlanta Motor Speedway ... the Chase format, Stewart could be the one driver capable of dethroning Johnson's run of four consecutive Cups. Although Harvick, Gordon, Busch, Hamlin and Carl Edwards (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-07T03:58:59Z)

JetBlue flight attendant mulls plea deal after on-the-job meltdown

Steven Slater, looking straight ahead ... Slater also was charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing after last month's meltdown aboard a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh that had just landed at Kennedy ... (Source: KHOU 2010-09-07T16:01:58Z)

Zoo Attack: Sea Lion Leaves Boy With 'Hole' In Belly

... popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on. The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the 8-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga ... (Source: KHQ Right Now 2010-09-04T12:30:46Z)

De Press: EU to discuss new bank levy

Brussels. European Union finance ministers are set to discuss the possibility of introducing a levy on banks and whether a tax on financial transactions can deal with another banking crisis, as they gather Tuesday in ... (Source: Focus Infomation 2010-09-07T06:50:46Z)

Shanghai stocks close to four-month high

Yanzhou Coal Mining , the listed unit of China's fourth-biggest coal miner, added 1.9 per cent to Rmb19.02 after saying that it would seek to acquire 51 per cent of Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining to increase ... (Source: Financial Times 2010-09-07T13:53:07Z)

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Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger in Mississippi said there's been no action in the suit since ... convicted Causey and Scott Hitt of Flowood, Miss., in 2005 for molesting the boy. U.S. District Judge Maurice ... (Source: WNCT 2010-09-06T10:41:01Z)

Former British army chief: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown let down troops in Iraq, Afghanistan

... British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding. Gen. Richard Dannatt ... by the Sunday Telegraph ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-09-05T13:12:32Z)

11-year-old boy mauled by sea lion in front of horrified visitors at popular ...

... popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on. The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the 8-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-04T06:04:13Z)

Tony Stewart smokes Carl Edwards for win

Tony Stewart raced to his first victory of the year, pulling away from Carl Edwards off the final restart last night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart ... now clinched spots in the 12-man Chase for the Sprint Cup ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-07T04:06:08Z)

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