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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2011, 4:47 am

Fayyad PM candidacy clouds Palestinian unity deal

GAZA, June 12 (Reuters) - Differences sharpened on Sunday over implementing a Palestinian reconciliation deal after the Fatah movement nominated ... renounce violence and accept existing interim peace deals signed by the Fatah-led Palestine Liberation ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2011-06-12T11:29:32Z)

Glencore Mulls 12 Billion Pound Bid for ENRC, Times Reports

Glasenberg has also held talks about a possible deal with the government of Kazakhstan , which hold 12 percent of ENRC, the Sunday Times said, citing a separate unidentified official. Glencore has not made a formal bid, the Times reported. To contact the ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-12T11:00:54Z)

Glencore eyes $19.5 billion ENRC takeover: report

They will meet again in the next few weeks." Glencore, the world's largest diversified commodities trader, has also held talks about a possible deal with the Kazakhstan government, which hold 12 percent of ENRC, the report added, citing a separate ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2011-06-12T11:15:13Z)

New law gives juvenile courts more options

Indiana law allows courts to offer informal adjustments/informal probation or diversions instead -- that way, the child can still receive services without having a criminal record that can haunt him or her later on. It's something that Judge Loretta Rush ... (Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 2011-06-12T10:39:25Z)

Obama May Ease No Child Left Behind Mandates to Avoid School 'Train Wreck'

President Barack Obama 's administration said it would offer states relief from the nation's main public-education law if Congress fails to enact changes by the start of the school year. States may avoid requirements of the No Child Left Behind law ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-12T11:08:03Z)

Glazers linked with flotation and buy-out

PA Photos The Glazers have indicated they have no plans to sell Manchester United A report in The People says that United's current transfer splash - including imminent deals for David De ... to have had a £1.5billion offer turned down last year and ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2011-06-12T11:08:03Z)

Crisis in Palestinian talks after Hamas reject Fatah candidate

The stand-off also prompted Abbas to postpone long-overdue new elections. As part of the Cairo-brokered reconciliation deal, new presidential and parliamentary elections are now to take place in May 2012. The rival parties are scheduled to meet Tuesday in ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-12T10:39:25Z)

Can Ticketmaster's Builder Now Unseat It?

The deal was struck on a handshake ... Venue owners and promoters loved Mr. Rosen because he cut deals that allowed them to collect profits — some fans called it kickbacks — from each ticket that was sold. Mr. Rosen bristles at the word kickback. (Source: Herald Tribune 2011-06-12T11:08:03Z)

Fatah wants Fayyad to stay Palestinian PM

The decision ends weeks of speculation about whether the movement would push for Fayyad to head the transitional government of independents mandated by a unity deal which Hamas and Fatah signed last month. "During a meeting last night at the presidential ... (Source: MSN Philippines News 2011-06-12T11:08:03Z)

CSAs keep locals from having to guess where dinner came from

While each CSA operates a little differently, most offer participants the option of buying either a full or half share for the season. Prices vary from farm to farm. At the Licking County Garden on the Square in downtown Newark, Terry Mooney lets locals ... (Source: Newark Advocate 2011-06-12T11:15:13Z)

Russian fugitive buys 20 percent of Israeli daily

The deal leaves the paper's founding Schocken family with a 60 percent share. Germany's DuMont Schauberg publishing company holds the remaining equity. Haaretz said Sunday that the cash injection would let it invest in unspecified "new technological opportunities." (Source: Investors Business Daily 2011-06-12T10:46:35Z)

Duncan working on 'plan B' for US schools

Nathan Deal. But some observers say Duncan's plan might backfire with Congress because waivers aren't popular with lawmakers who want more accountability for schools. "I don't get all the drama. It almost has the feel of a threat to Congress," said Sandy ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2011-06-12T10:46:35Z)

Planning matters: State looks to grab more of your assets

If the bill is on the fast track, it also might be implemented by July 1. If you can only have $2,000 in countable assets to qualify for Medicaid, what is the big deal? The big deal is there are other noncountable or exempt assets that might be subject to ... (Source: Port Huron Times-Herald 2011-06-12T10:32:16Z)

Dixie State education provides high quality at relatively low cost

Regardless of the Utah school students choose, their tuition will be a bargain compared to the cost of education nationwide. William A. Sederburg, Utah's commissioner of higher education, reports that average tuition in Utah is 62 percent of the national average. (Source: Spectrum 2011-06-12T10:53:44Z)

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