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Deals of the Hour / September 8, 2010, 1:40 pm

Fragile Australian government battles discord on day one

Australia's newly elected Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged to serve a full term after scraping back into power ... independent Tony Windsor was disappointed that a controversial new levy on the mining sector ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-08T16:07:56Z)

8 people who didn't evacuate Colorado wildfire unaccounted for

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for eight people who have not been accounted for as a wildfire tore through their neighborhoods this week. Sheriff's Cmdr. Rich Brough said Wednesday that ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-08T17:48:09Z)

Fluctuation in PCV-7 vaccine dosing time increases pneumococcal serotype 19A strains: Study

Elske J. M. van Gils, M.D., of University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, and colleagues examined the association between PCV-7 vaccination and nasopharyngeal acquisition of serotype 19A pneumococci in 1,003 ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-09-08T06:28:07Z)

Thousands flee Colorado wildfire

... Sunshine Fire Protection ... Netherland — has reopened but classes were canceled for mountain area schools Tuesday. Only 12 people took overnight shelter at the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-07T16:30:36Z)

Search suspended for WSU student off Ludington pier

the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office today ruled that a Westland man died of accidental drowning Monday night in a Lake Erie lagoon. Harallamb Tasi, 24, reportedly not a strong swimmer, was retrieving a ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-08T02:17:34Z)

Dosing Schedule Of Pneumococcal Vaccine Linked With Increased Risk Of Getting ...

of University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, and colleagues examined the association between PCV-7 vaccination and nasopharyngeal acquisition of serotype 19A pneumococci in 1,003 healthy newborns, (Source: Redorbit.com 2010-09-08T18:45:25Z)

Analyst lifts MGM Resorts rating and price target

THE SPARK: The Las Vegas-based company's stock is down about ... SHARE ACTION: MGM Resorts' stock added 62 cents, or 6.5 percent, to $10.19 in afternoon trading. Over the last year, the shares have traded between $8 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-08T18:59:44Z)

FBI: Aircraft searched in L.A., no credible bomb threat found

... Thai Airways flight in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror, the FBI said Wednesday. Airport officials were notified at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday of the alleged threat, FBI spokeswoman Laura ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-08T11:07:17Z)

Police: Man beat roommate

... beating and threatening his roommate ... Ross Hammond, 24, of 498 Post Road, was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday after a series of incidents. He was arraigned Tuesday in Portsmouth District Court. (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-08T08:01:10Z)

Imam: Center to serve other faiths

... imam behind plans for the facility wrote in a newspaper editorial published online Tuesday. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wrote ... blocks north of where Islamic extremists destroyed the World Trade Center and killed ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-08T13:59:05Z)

Imam: Controversial Islamic center to include other faiths

... imam behind plans for the facility wrote in an op-ed piece published online Tuesday. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wrote ... just blocks north of where Islamic extremists destroyed the World Trade Center and killed ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-09-08T16:29:25Z)

Analyst raises MGM Mirage rating, price target on stock price, convention recovery

THE SPARK: The Las Vegas-based company's stock is down about ... SHARE ACTION: MGM Mirage's stock added 62 cents, or 6.5 percent, to $10.19 in afternoon trading. Over the last year, the shares have traded between $8 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-08T18:16:47Z)

Eight people missing in Colorado wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. -- Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as authorities looked for eight people missing in a wildfire that has ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-08T19:35:31Z)

Pneumococcal Vaccine Dosing Schedule Linked to Higher Risk of Acquiring ...

... valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) in several countries," write Elske J. M. van Gils, MD, from University Medical Center Utrecht ... and nasopharyngeal acquisition of serotype 19A pneumococci, (Source: Medscape News 2010-09-07T20:26:49Z)

FBI: Thai Airways Plane Searched, No Credible Threat Found

Los Angeles, CA -- The FBI says investigators have found no explosives aboard a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller ... (Source: digtriad.com 2010-09-08T11:07:17Z)

Australia's Center-Left Labor Party Wins Enough Support to Rule

... Australia (AP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party ... Tony Windsor ... (Source: CNS News 2010-09-07T09:06:47Z)

Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes

... Sunshine Fire Protection ... Netherland — has reopened but classes were canceled for mountain area schools Tuesday. Only 12 people took overnight shelter at the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado (Source: Mitchellrepublic.com 2010-09-07T20:05:21Z)

9 charges, $20K bail for man accused of DWI, beating roommate

... beating and threatening his roommate ... Ross Hammond, 24, of 498 Post Road, was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday after a series of incidents. He was arraigned Tuesday in Portsmouth District Court, (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-07T20:41:08Z)

Wind, waves stop 2nd day of search for WSU student

the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office determined Tuesday that a Westland man died of accidental drowning Monday night in a Lake Erie lagoon. Harallamb Tasi, 24, was retrieving a football while swimming with ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-08T13:51:56Z)

Tropical Storm Igor Forms In Atlantic

MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Igor has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands and has top sustained winds near 40 mph. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami ... (Source: WDSU 2010-09-08T15:32:09Z)

Tropical Storm Igor Forms In Eastern Atlantic

... storm formed Wednesday morning off the coast of Africa in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. At 2 p.m., Tropical Storm Igor was located about 80 miles south of Praia in the Cape Verde Islands. The storm has maximum ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-09-08T19:42:41Z)

GT Solar shares tumble on shareholder stock sale

THE SPARK: GT Solar said the selling stockholder is also offering ... SHARE ACTION: Shares fell 84 cents, or 9.6 percent, to $7.94 in afternoon trading. GT Solar shares have ranged between $4.51 and $8.80 over the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-07T19:08:05Z)

New York Imam Says Islamic Center Will Proceed

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said the debate about the center reflects ... More than 2,600 people were killed when al-Qaida hijackers crashed two planes into the World Trade Center buildings. Opponents of the center say it ... (Source: Global Security 2010-09-08T19:28:22Z)

Gillard Keeps Power by Wooing Australia Independents

... Julia Gillard held on to power as Australia's first female prime minister after two independent lawmakers agreed to prop up a minority Labor Party ... Independents Robert Oakeshott and Tony Windsor, (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-08T06:56:45Z)

Police: Westland man dies in lagoon off Lake Erie

Monroe -- The Monroe County sheriff's office says divers have recovered the body of a Westland man from a lagoon off Lake Erie. The sheriff's department says Harallamb Tasi's body was found around 11:15 p ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-08T10:45:49Z)

Greenland man accused of beating roommate held on $20g cash bail

... man who allegedly beat and threatened his roommate ... Ross Hammond, 24, of 498 Post Road was arrested on Saturday around 5 p.m. by Greenland police and was arraigned in Portsmouth District Court for nine ... (Source: Fosters Daily Democrat 2010-09-08T07:11:04Z)

Wildfire outside Boulder, CO destroys dozens of homes

... Sunshine Fire Protection ... Netherland — has reopened but classes were canceled for mountain area schools Tuesday. Only 12 people took overnight shelter at the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-07T16:23:26Z)

Search on for 8 missing in Colorado wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. Authorities are searching for eight people who have not been accounted for as a wildfire tore through their neighborhoods this week. Sheriff's Cmdr. Rich Brough said Wednesday that 20 people were ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-09-08T19:14:03Z)

FBI investigates L.A. airport bomb hoax

... FBI on Wednesday was trying to determine whether a passenger staged a bomb hoax that prompted a search of a Thai Airways jetliner at Los Angeles ... FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. There was no indication ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-08T19:06:53Z)

Tropical Storm Igor forms in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean - NHC

As of 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), the center of Igor was located about 155 kilometers (95 miles) southeast of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds near 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour, (Source: Thaindian.com 2010-09-08T15:32:09Z)

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