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Deals of the Hour / September 9, 2010, 9:40 am

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)

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)

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)

Signs say it'll be the Colts day at Cowboys Stadium

the Colts became annual Super Bowl contenders. And that's why the Colts remain the team to beat in 2010. Manning is fresh off a record fourth NFL MVP season and a second career Super Bowl appearance. He is the best ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-09-09T11:06:06Z)

Ten guarantees as the NFL raises the curtain on 2010

Amid all the uncertainties at the start of the NFL season, let's go for some guarantees ... Dallas will host Super Bowl XLV but the Cowboys won't be in it Cowboys Stadium is a wonder. The team, coming off a division ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-09T11:27:34Z)

Taught American Freedom but Were Not Free Themselves: Japanese Americans During ...

Taught American Freedom but Were Not Free Themselves: Japanese Americans During the Second World War ... The camps was surrounded by barbed wire and heavily guarded. One report of a guard ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-08T02:10:25Z)

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)

Vikings-Saints kick off NFL season

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings outperformed the Saints in most statistical categories in last year's NFC title game, but five turnovers cost them a victory. New Orleans went on to win its first Super Bowl ... (Source: 14 WFIE 2010-09-09T12:17:41Z)

Bill Parcells hands control of Miami Dolphins to GM Jeff Ireland, will stay on as ...

Bill Parcells is putting his protege in charge. The Miami Dolphins ' football czar has given control of the team to General Manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as a daily consultant. The Dolphins ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-08T01:41:47Z)

Casey's rejects latest Couche-Tard buyout offer

The board of Casey's General Stores Inc. rejected the latest takeover bid from convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., saying Tuesday that the $1.47 billion offer was too low. The Ankeny, Iowa ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-07T22:07:02Z)

Imam: Moving Islamic center will embolden extremists

... proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero cautioned Wednesday that moving the facility could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and endanger national security. Imam Feisal Abdul ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T09:04:25Z)

Top 10 storylines for NFL in 2010

... Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium: Pressure point: Only one of the last 11 champions, the 2004 New England Patriots, repeated. NFL Matchup senior producer Greg Cosell says the reigning Super Bowl ... (Source: Shreveport Times 2010-09-09T12:24:50Z)

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)

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)

Vikings-Saints 'encore' to kick off NFL season tonight

NEW ORLEANS ... Minnesota outperformed the Saints in numerous statistical categories when they met in last season's NFC championship game and might have won if not for five turnovers. The Vikings outgained the ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-09T14:33:41Z)

NFL: Bill Parcells relinquishes control of Miami Dolphins

Bill Parcells is putting his protege in charge of the Miami Dolphins. Parcells, 69, has given control of the team to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as a daily consultant. The Dolphins ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-08T04:55:03Z)

Airgas board rejects offer from Air Products

Airgas Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors has unanimously rejected a sweetened $5.5 billion buyout offer from rival Air Products & Chemicals Inc. The two makers of industrial gases have haggled ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-09T12:53:28Z)

NFL Picks: Ravens at Jets

Are you ready for some football? This Monday night the New York Jets will host the Baltimore Ravens in the first of two Monday Night Football matchups. Rex Ryan will lead the New York Jets against the ... (Source: BetFirms 2010-09-08T15:53:37Z)

NY governor: Imam's mosque comments offer opening

NEW 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 said Wednesday ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-09T14:12:13Z)

Miami Dolphins' Jeff Ireland has been at Bill Parcells' side both in Dallas and ...

When it comes to running the football operations of an NFL team, Jeff Ireland had a pretty good coach in Bill Parcells. When Parcells was coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Ireland was by his side for four years, first as ... (Source: Palm Beach Interactive 2010-09-08T00:58:50Z)

Seattle dedicates memorial for Japanese internment

SEATTLE A wall to remember the Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during World War II has been dedicated in Seattle's Chinatown International District. The memorial dedicated Sunday also remembers ... (Source: Bellingham Herald 2010-09-06T18:33:28Z)

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)

Airgas Rejects $5.5 Buyout Offer From Air Products

Airgas said Wednesday the offer of $65.50 per share still grossly undervalues the company and is only a $2 hike from Air Products' previous offer. The company also advised its shareholders to reject some director ... (Source: nddist.com 2010-09-09T13:36:25Z)

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Predictions

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Predictions: The NFL regular season kicks off today with a rematch of last season's NFC title final. To help you get prepared for the first regular season game of ... (Source: Sports-odds.com 2010-09-09T16:13:54Z)

Couche-Tard reaches agreement with FTC

... Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to a deal that would result in the sale of some stores if it succeeds in its hostile takeover attempt of Casey's General Stores Inc ... billion offer (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-08T14:06:15Z)

Late Stockton artist's legacy goes on sale

Interned at the Stockton fairgrounds during World War II, and then sent to the relocation camp at Rohwer, Ark. - along with more than 8,000 Japanese Americans from San Joaquin County and the Los Angeles area ... (Source: Record 2010-08-28T07:02:38Z)

Airgas Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Revised Unsolicited Tender Offer ...

... recommends that Airgas stockholders not tender their shares into Air Products' revised offer.  The Board also urges stockholders to vote FOR Airgas' three experienced and highly qualified directors and AGAINST ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T13:44:46Z)

Baltimore Ravens Vs New York Jets: Las Vegas Line & Pick Against the Spread

Monday Night Football gets off to a rip roaring start September 13th with a defensive battle to the death between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens . The Defense is the Name of the Game for Rex ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-09T02:59:20Z)

Ray Lewis on Jets: "If you're the Miami Heat, we got to be the Lakers and ...

... point where he's gotten tired of hearing all the hype coming from the New York Jets, the Ravens' season-opening opponent. On Wednesday, Lewis let everyone know his true feelings about Rex Ryan and the Jets. " (Source: Weblogs.baltimoresun.com 2010-09-09T16:35:23Z)

Couche-Tard reaches FTC deal, will sell some stores, service stations if Casey ...

... Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to a deal that would result in the sale of some stores if it succeeds in its hostile takeover attempt of Casey's General Stores Inc ... billion offer (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-08T14:06:15Z)

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