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Deals of the Hour / September 9, 2010, 11:41 am

Navy in major show of force off Southern California

The Navy released this image of the San Diego-based carrier USS Carl Vinson aligned with other ships during a tactical maneuvering exercise in Southern California waters on Sept. 1. Vinson is flanked by ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-09-04T18:21:32Z)

Meet the company both Dell, HP seek

Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc are both trying to buy data-storage provider 3 Par Inc -- whose board has determined that HP's $2 billion, $30-per-share takeover bid is superior to Dell's offer. 3Par also ... (Source: Times of India 2010-08-30T11:03:39Z)

CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama, Michelle Obama's loose lips tell plenty about Malia, Sasha's doings

WASHINGTON — Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears ... Barack and Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White House, saying they wanted to keep their daughters' lives as ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-31T07:06:14Z)

Silicon Valley companies making billion dollar deals [San Jose Mercury News, Calif.]

... Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination ... At the same time, growing numbers of businesses and others ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-02T12:54:37Z)

Obamas offer glimpse of daughters' lives

WASHINGTON -- Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Sasha ... Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-08-31T03:02:51Z)

BrightSource inks deals with Riley Power for Ivanpah project

will consist of three solar thermal power plants and provide power under contracts with San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co . and Southern California Edison . PG&E will buy about two-thirds of the power ... (Source: San Francisco Business Journal 2010-09-09T16:42:32Z)

Gov't: Spending to rise under health care overhaul

W ASHINGTON — The nation's health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping ... Republicans are vowing repeal if they win control of Congress this fall, although they ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-09T17:18:20Z)

Bristol-Myers Agrees to Acquire ZymoGenetics for $885 Million

Bristol-Myers Squibb said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire ZymoGenetics, the maker of a hepatitis C drug the companies were jointly developing, for $885 million. The offer of $9.75 a share in cash was an ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-09-09T09:18:44Z)

Obama firm against tax cuts for rich

... Barack Obama stood firm on Thursday in opposition to a Republican push to extend Bush-era tax cuts ... Obama's Democrats are struggling to keep control of Congress in November elections. (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-09T18:15:36Z)

Flurry of billion-dollar deals signals coming changes in tech industry

... Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination ... At the same time, growing numbers of businesses and others ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-08T15:03:31Z)

HP counters Dell's offer for 3par Inc.

SEATTLE (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to about $1.69 billion, topping a revised bid that rival Dell Inc. made public earlier in the day ... (Source: Deseret News 2010-08-27T05:09:17Z)

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers Squibb, ZymoGenetics, Family Dollar ...

The offer price represents a premium of approximately 84% over ZymoGenetics' closing price of $5.30 on Sep 7, 2010. Bristol-Myers aims to bolster its pipeline, especially for hepatitis C, through this acquisition. (Source: Zacks.com 2010-09-09T11:13:15Z)

NY governor: Imam's comments on ground zero mosque offer an 'opening' into discussion

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor says the imam behind the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero has offered an "opening" with his latest comments about the debate. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-09-09T15:30:57Z)

Bristol-Myers Agrees to Acquire ZymoGenetics

Bristol-Myers Squibb said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire ZymoGenetics , the maker of a hepatitis C drug the companies were jointly developing, for $885 million, Bloomberg News reports. The offer of $9.75 ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-08T06:35:16Z)

Obama hangs tough on tax breaks for rich

Obama said the struggling U.S. economy can't afford to spend $700 billion to keep lower tax rates in place for the nation's highest earners despite a call by House Minority Leader John Boehner and other GOP leaders ... (Source: Lowell Sun 2010-09-09T10:30:19Z)

Obama Lashes GOP, Holds Firm On Tax Hike For Rich

President Obama on Wednesday set the midterm election season into full tilt with new proposals ... and House Minority Leader John Boehner, who unveiled the GOP's fiscal platform during his own speech in Cleveland ... (Source: WBUR 2010-09-09T06:55:34Z)

No tax cuts for rich, Obama urges

Obama mentioned House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, by name eight times, as the White House sought to elevate the man who would become speaker of the House if Republicans gained a majority this fall. " (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-09T06:55:34Z)

Alliant Techsystems seeks to replace existing loans with $600M revolver, $400M ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Wednesday it is talking to a group of ... to $72.71 in early afternoon trading. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-08T17:19:31Z)

Obama concedes poor economy threatens Democrats

President Barack Obama is conceding that if the midterm ... The party in power is taking the blame for the millions of jobless Americans, and Democrats could lose control of Congress and several governorships. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T17:04:01Z)

Silicon Valley companies making billion dollar deals

... Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination ... At the same time, growing numbers of businesses and others ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-02T14:06:12Z)

The Obama administration, phase two

Obama will have the freedom he needs to recast the administration for the last half of the term. As he prepares to deal with a more Republican Congress and begin his own race for re-election, the changeover will ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-09T07:38:31Z)

Mid Cap Stocks to Watch: (Mariner Energy, Inc., 3PAR Inc., H&R Block, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc.)

... storage firm 3Par said Thursday that Hewlett-Packard Co. has raised its offer to buy the company for $33 a share, for a valuation of roughly $2.4 billion. That offer tops a revised bid from Dell Inc. which had ... (Source: Emailwire 2010-09-03T08:21:25Z)

Obama: U.S. Can't Afford To Extend Tax Cuts For Rich

... Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could ... Obama rejected that call but said his administration was ready to extend tax cuts for families making less ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-09T11:41:53Z)

Alliant Techsystems to raise $300M in debt sale

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Military contractor Alliant Techsystems ... Shares of Alliant Techsystems gained $2.59, or 3.7 percent, to $72.75 in early afternoon trading. (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T19:06:53Z)

NY governor: Imam's mosque comments offer opening

N EW YORK — New York's governor says the imam behind the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero has offered an "opening" with his latest comments about the debate. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-09T15:02:19Z)

Alliant Techsystems seeks to refinance loans

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Wednesday it is talking to a group ... to $72.71 in early afternoon trading. (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T19:06:53Z)

Imam: Handling Of Islamic Center Plan A Matter Of National Security

the story will be the radicals have taken over the discourse," Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN's Soledad O'Brien on "Larry King Live." "The headlines in the Muslim world will be that Islam is under attack." (Source: WIBW 2010-09-09T13:07:47Z)

California American Water and the City of San Marino Host California Friendly Landscape Seminars

California American Water and the city of San Marino in partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will offer a series of free California Friendly Landscape seminars designed for ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-08-30T19:46:12Z)

Beyond Messaging: Obama's Path to Jump Starting the Economy Without Congress

The rising jobless claims and skidding home sales make the Democrats' selling job this November even tougher . But, cowed by deficit hawks, neither the Obama administration or Congress has shown an appetite for ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-08-26T22:14:06Z)

Tidbits about Sasha, Malia trickle out

WASHINGTON -- Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears ... Barack and Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White House, saying they wanted to keep their daughters' lives as ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-06T07:42:04Z)

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