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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 12:41 pm

Pentagon starts to bargain hunt

The Defense Department has unveiled a surprising new plan to start reining in its supersized budget: After nine years of unbridled war spending, the military will finally start bargain hunting. Defense Secretary ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-14T21:51:34Z)

WAC sues Nevada, Fresno State

DENVER (AP) — The Western Athletic Conference has filed a lawsuit to force Nevada and Fresno State to stay in the league through the 2011-12 school year before leaving for the Mountain West Conference ... (Source: Baxter Bulletin 2010-09-16T10:57:48Z)

Mr. Terry Responds to Deaths Over Koran Burning

... Randall Terry deals with tragic deaths around the world that are in part ... that we have learned of the death of over 20 people around the world as a result of violence related to the 'desecration' of the Koran ... (Source: ChristianNewsWire 2010-09-12T23:55:38Z)

Pope visits Britain: Benedict XVI admits failures in sex-abuse scandal

... indifference in Britain ... by a pope to the U.K., and his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II was symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the officially Protestant nation and the Catholic ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-16T19:04:34Z)

BP Well Could Be Pronounced Dead Within Days

Kenner, Louisiana - The blown-out well at the bottom of Gulf of Mexico could be pronounced dead in a matter of days. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the oil spill, said ... (Source: WKRG 2010-09-16T18:35:56Z)

College athletics: WAC gives Nevada 30 days to respond

WAC commissioner Karl Benson said Tuesday that Nevada, Fresno State and the Mountain West Conference have 30 days to respond to the lawsuit the WAC filed to keep the two schools from leaving the WAC in ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-15T16:35:25Z)

U.S. reportedly pushing three-month freeze extension

... Rodham Clinton made the suggestion Wednesday night during her meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to reports Thursday ... (Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 2010-09-16T17:10:02Z)

GM: Bailout repayment could take years

It will take a couple of years for taxpayers to get back the billions they spent bailing out General Motors, but the company has a goal of returning the money, GM's new CEO said Thursday. CEO Daniel Akerson told ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T17:52:59Z)

'Cosby Show' artist Honeywood dies

... whose paintings adorned the walls of the set of "The Cosby Show ... Jennell Allen, said Tuesday that Honeywood died in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer. Bill Cosby told The ... (Source: Mercury 2010-09-15T11:13:18Z)

Bears sign reserve linebacker Wilson to one-year deal

The Bears on Thursday signed linebacker Rod Wilson to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wilson replaces Hunter Hillenmeyer, who was placed on injured reserve Tuesday due to a concussion he ... (Source: chicagobears 2010-09-16T15:08:20Z)

NATION: Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore

... eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor. A spokesman for Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore earlier said the gunman had been caught, but police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says that's not ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-16T17:24:21Z)

Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore; gunman kills himself and relative

himself and his mother during a standoff with police. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tells The Associated Press that the suspect and his mother died in a hospital room. The standoff lasted more than 2 ... (Source: WHEC TV-10 2010-09-16T19:11:43Z)

GM CEO: Repayment of bailout will take years

... It will take a couple of years for taxpayers to get back the billions they spent bailing out General Motors , but the company has a goal of returning the money, GM's new CEO said Thursday. CEO Daniel Akerson ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-16T17:24:21Z)

Bears were taking no chances with Hillenmeyer

Hunter Hillenmeyer, who will spend the remainder of the season on injured reserve because of a concussion, will be missed. "It hurts, especially at that Mike (middle) linebacker position," Bears coach Lovie Smith ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-09-16T05:07:03Z)

Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore; Gunman dead

... who wounded a doctor at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore and then barricaded himself inside a room has been shot and killed by officers, Baltimore police said Thursday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-16T18:07:18Z)

'Cosby Show' artist Varnette Honeywood dies at 59

whose paintings adorned the walls of the set of "The Cosby Show ... Cousin Jennell Allen said Tuesday that Honeywood died in a Los Angeles hospital Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer. Bill Cosby told The ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-14T23:38:57Z)

Correction: Deaths Over Koran Burning and Tearing: Mr. Randall Terry Responds to ...

... Randall Terry deals with tragic deaths around the world that are in ... are truly sad to learn of the death of over 20 people around the world as a result of violence related to the 'desecration' of the ... (Source: ChristianNewsWire 2010-09-16T06:25:47Z)

Pope Benedict, in Britain, Condemns Church's Response to Abuse Crisis

Pope Benedict XVI, in the first visit of a Catholic pontiff to Britain in 28 years, strongly criticized the Catholic church's response to the sexual abuse crisis. He blamed the church for not being ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-16T17:17:11Z)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas agree to outline Mideast peace deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, a modest achievement reached ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-02T18:09:35Z)

Mr. Terry Responds to Deaths Over Koran Burning; Karl Rove Fights for Political ...

... Randall Terry deals with tragic deaths around the world that are in part ... that we have learned of the death of over 20 people around the world as a result of violence related to the 'desecration' of the Koran ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T18:44:16Z)

Blown-out gulf oil well to be sealed within 96 hours

KENNER, La. -- The blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico could be pronounced dead in a matter of days. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the oil spill, said ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-16T09:10:25Z)

After years of war spending, Pentagon starts to bargain hunt

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has unveiled a surprising new plan to start reining in its supersized budget: After nine years of unbridled war spending, the military will finally start bargain hunting. Defense ... (Source: Police one.com 2010-09-15T16:06:47Z)

GM CEO says taxpayers won't be repaid by initial stock sale; payment could take ...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors ' new CEO says it's likely to take a couple of years for U.S. taxpayers to get their bailout money back. Daniel Akerson, who took over as CEO on Sept. 1, told reporters in ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-16T12:59:29Z)

'Cosby Show' artist Honeywood dies at 59

an artist whose paintings adorned the walls of the set of "The Cosby Show" and whose strikingly colorful images depicted tender moments ... Jennell Allen, said Tuesday. Raised in Los Angeles, Honeywood majored in ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-16T07:01:34Z)

Relief well is ready to deal killing blow to source of gulf spill

were within 20 to 25 feet of the designated intercept point deep underground below the gulf bottom, retired Adm. Thad Allen, the national spill-response chief, said from Kenner, La. Once the damaged well is intercepted, (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-16T04:52:44Z)

After 9 years of unbridled budget, Pentagon starts to bargain hunt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has unveiled its surprising new plan to start ... Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at a Pentagon news conference Tuesday that the military will begin weighing ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-14T20:32:50Z)

Fresno and Nevada need to clear WAC hurdle; BYU signs deal with ESPN

Before the Mountain West Conference can consider further expansion in the wake of Brigham Young's departure, next year's lineup remains unsettled. No one knows if Nevada and Fresno State will be able to ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-03T02:59:18Z)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mahmoud Abbas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, not seen, at his residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, Sept ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T04:24:06Z)

Bears' Hillenmeyer put on injured reserve

The Bears revealed that linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer suffered a concussion in the third preseason game, and they placed him on injured reserve Tuesday. Hillenmeyer missed the preseason finale but passed ... (Source: Southtown Star 2010-09-15T08:57:18Z)

Pope receives royal welcome in Britain

Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church had dropped its guard on paedophilia and had failed to deal with the issue quickly enough, as he began an historic state visit to Britain. The 83-year ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-16T13:42:26Z)

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