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Deals of the Hour / September 7, 2010, 4:41 pm

Citing FDR, Putin Hints of Return to Russian Presidency

He also weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether Vladimir Lenin should be removed from his mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square. Two-thirds of Russians want the former Soviet leader -- responsible for millions of ... (Source: AOL News 2010-09-07T15:33:20Z)

Sheriff's Department Looking For Suspect In Attemped Abduction

Law enforcement in Central Minnesota isLooking for a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl.According to the Benton County sheriff's department, the girl was walking in Rice trailer park, when a man in a van ... (Source: KEYC 2010-09-05T02:06:49Z)

Mediation to continue in Ohio-California adoption case

... mediation has been unsuccessful between a California woman trying to adopt a toddler and the girl's biological father from Ohio who is trying to stop the adoption. Richard Hempfling says his client, Stacey ... (Source: Palladium-Item 2010-09-04T18:07:13Z)

Bristol-Myers Squibb says it will buy ZymoGenetics for $885M, or $9.75 per share ...

making Bristol-Myers' offer a premium of 77 percent. Both companies have approved the deal and the board of ZymoGenetics is recommending that shareholders support the bid. ZymoGenetics is based in Seattle and makes ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-07T21:45:34Z)

Bristol Palin Talks Levi Johnston and 'Dancing with the Stars' on 'The Tonight Show'

Palin and Jay Leno discussed the 19-year-old's relationship with her son's father and her lack of dance experience during Friday's show "He's [Johnston] changed. Night and day, definitely," 19-year-old ... (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-09-05T05:12:56Z)

Mother of dead girl charged with assault

Carlotta Brett Pierce was charged hours after the city Medical Examiner's Office said further tests were needed to determine the cause of death of 4-year-old Marchella Pierce ... tied to her small bed in the corner ... (Source: NorthJersey.com 2010-09-04T06:04:13Z)

Deputies investigate attempted abduction in Rice

RICE, Minn. -- Law enforcement in central Minnesota is looking for a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl. According to the Benton County sheriff's department, the girl was walking in Rice trailer park, when a ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-06T03:17:13Z)

Mediation To Continue In Ohio-Calif. Adoption Case

... mediation has been unsuccessful between a California woman trying to adopt a toddler and the girl's biological father from Ohio who is trying to stop the adoption. Richard Hempfling says his client, Stacey Doss ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-04T11:47:49Z)

Bristol Palin tells Jay Leno: I'm not disappointed about split with Levi Johnston

Who needs Levi Johnston? Bristol Palin has "Dancing With the Stars." She seized the chance to join the ABC dance contest, she told Jay Leno last night on NBC's "The Tonight Show." The offer came via test ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-09-04T13:56:40Z)

Book on Brazil claims future has arrived here

... Larry Rohter stepped down as The New York Times' Brazil bureau chief in 2008 ... Another article suggesting that the proverbial "Girl From Ipanema" was getting fatter didn't help — especially after the ... (Source: Citizen Online 2010-09-05T07:07:28Z)

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley won't run for re-election

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he's not running for re-election after decades in office. Daley said Tuesday he's been thinking about not running for several months and has become comfortable with his decision over ... (Source: Today's THV 2010-09-07T20:19:40Z)

'Brazil on the Rise' says future has arrived

Brazil on the Rise" (Palgrave Macmillan, $27) by Larry Rohter: When Larry Rohter stepped down as ... Another article suggesting that the proverbial "Girl From Ipanema" was getting fatter didn't help — especially ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-01T17:34:59Z)

Girl, 4, Weighed 15 Pounds at Death

... Brooklyn ... Marchella Pierce weighed just 15 pounds and had marks on her hands and ankles when police found her unconscious in her family's apartment, according to CNN affiliate WABC-TV. Her mother, Carlotta ... (Source: WCTV 2010-09-04T22:17:45Z)

Mediation To Continue In Baby Vanessa Adoption Case

... mediation has been unsuccessful between a California woman trying to adopt a toddler and the girl's biological father from Ohio who is trying to stop the adoption. Richard Hempfling says his client, Stacey Doss ... (Source: WHIO TV 2010-09-04T13:56:40Z)

Trains offer a truly Russian shopping experience

... Soviet times. They are crowded, stuffy and dirty, with no amenities, just rows of bare benches, sometimes still made of wood. But they have a life all their own. As soon as a train pulls out of Moscow ... Russian (Source: USA Today 2010-08-30T20:57:47Z)

Google negotiating for Android music service

Apple has a leg up on Google thanks to its popular iTunes store, but Google in May showed off a service that would allow users to store and stream their music to their Android phones from a cloud-based Internet service. (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-09-03T15:02:17Z)

Music companies eager for Google to vie with iTunes

... Google the latitude to offer an array of products and services through its Android operating system for ... controls 75 percent to 80 percent of digital music sales via its iTunes store. Though record companies ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-04T04:02:32Z)

Bristol-Myers agrees to buy ZymoGenetics for $885 million

making Bristol-Myers' offer a premium of 77 percent. Both companies have approved the deal and the board of ZymoGenetics is recommending that shareholders support the bid. (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-07T21:45:34Z)

Obama plans new economic aid package

President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. Obama spoke in the Rose Garden after the August jobs report came out ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-04T07:08:39Z)

Obama proposes tax cuts to spark growth

President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. Obama spoke in the Rose Garden after the August jobs report came out ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-04T07:01:29Z)

Trains offer your trip a truly Russian shopping experience

... Soviet times. They are crowded, stuffy and dirty, with no amenities, just rows of bare benches, sometimes still made of wood. But they have a life all their own. As soon as a train pulls out of Moscow ... Russian (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-05T05:27:15Z)

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley won't run for re-election

C HICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided over the nation's third-largest city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced today that he will not run for a seventh term ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-07T20:41:08Z)

Book Review 'Brazil on the Rise' says future has arrived

Brazil on the Rise" (Palgrave Macmillan, $27) by Larry Rohter: When Larry Rohter stepped down as ... Another article suggesting that the proverbial "Girl From Ipanema" was getting fatter didn't help — especially ... (Source: The Daily News Online 2010-09-06T05:04:35Z)

Rice / Van driver tries to abduct 11-year-old

Law enforcement authorities in central Minnesota are seeking a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl Friday night. According to the Benton County sheriff's office, the girl was walking in a Rice ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-05T04:58:37Z)

Bristol-Myers agrees to buy ZymoGenetics for $885M

making Bristol-Myers' offer a premium of 77 percent. Both companies have approved the deal and the board of ZymoGenetics is recommending that shareholders support the bid. ZymoGenetics is based in Seattle and makes ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-07T21:38:24Z)

Chicago's longtime mayor, Richard Daley, says he won't run for re-election

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided over the nation's third-largest city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a seventh term, saying the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-07T22:28:30Z)

Obama to offer job-growth ideas

President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. Obama spoke in the Rose Garden after the August jobs report ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-04T09:17:30Z)

Android App Developers Endure Lower Sales in Search of Growth

Android Remedies Google may be taking steps to remedy some of the issues that make Android app creation less lucrative to developers. Apple iTunes users can do one-click shopping because iTunes saves their information. (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-02T04:19:13Z)

Prosecutors Detail Abuse in Brooklyn Girl's Last Days

emaciated body of a 4-year-old girl was discovered in a Brooklyn apartment, new information ... Marchella Pierce, suffered in her final days at the hands of her mother, Carlotta Brett-Pierce, 30. The girl, (Source: New York Times 2010-09-05T01:16:42Z)

Bristol Palin tells Jay Leno: I'm not disappointed about split with Levi Johnston

She seized the chance to join the ABC dance contest, she told Jay Leno last night on NBC's "The Tonight Show." The offer came via text message. "Like within the next week, we had signed the ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-09-05T10:20:44Z)

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