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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 1:40 am

Khmer Rouge tribunal indicts 4 senior leaders for genocide

Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's genocide tribunal Thursday indicted the four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge ... next year against Nuon Chea, the group's ideologist; former head of state Khieu Samphan; (Source: KOMO News 2010-09-16T04:59:53Z)

Clinton to meet Abbas after threat to quit peace talks

Hours after Clinton arrived in Israel late on Tuesday, Palestinian militants fired a rocket at the southern port city of Ashkelon, followed by mortar fire. The attacks, which caused no casualties, were claimed by the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T07:44:31Z)

Khmer Rouge tribunal indicts four senior leaders

Cambodia's genocide tribunal today indicted the four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime ... middle of next year against Nuon Chea, the group's ideologist; former head of state Khieu Samphan; (Source: Ireland On-Line 2010-09-16T06:47:16Z)

Thad Allen: Gulf Oil Spill Well To Be Permanently Sealed, Declared Dead By Sunday

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster Wednesday, ordering oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico to plug or dismantle thousands of ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-15T21:57:33Z)

European Markets Trade Flat

FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%, while Germany's DAX and Paris's CAC-40 were unchanged. A late rally on Wall Street ahead of the close Wednesday did little to buoy Asian markets Thursday, and a similarly muted response is ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-16T07:15:53Z)

Warner Music shakes up Warner Bros. Records executives

LOS ANGELES — Warner Music Group Corp. on Tuesday announced a major shake-up at its flagship label, Warner Bros. Records. Chairman and chief executive Tom Whalley is leaving the company after a nine-year ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-15T04:53:55Z)

American Sarah Shourd, freed by Iran, plans medical exam in Oman

Oman (AP) — American Sarah Shourd planned a medical ... friend Josh Fattal — were detained along Iran's border with Iraq in July 2009 and later accused of spying. The two men remain in a Tehran prison under ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-09-16T07:51:41Z)

Female hiker is released by Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - American hiker Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran's Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf to Oman on Tuesday, after an apparent diplomatic deal covered her $500,000 ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-16T07:08:44Z)

Continental, United agree to give Cleveland hub 5 more years

... Continental Airlines Inc. and the parent of United Air Lines Inc. should come as welcome news to more than 2,000 Ohioans employed at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Ohio Attorney General Richard ... (Source: Columbus Business Journal 2010-09-14T13:37:39Z)

Pope to make first U.K. state visit today

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive Christianity in an increasingly secular Europe to Britain today. He faces a daunting task in a nation largely at odds with his policies. It's the first ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-16T04:59:53Z)

State Dept. Disappointed With Kovacevic Plea Deal

... Serb college basketball player who beat an American student into a coma. A State Department spokesman says the agreement for Miladin Kovacevic ... student Bryan Steinhauer in the chest during a barroom brawl in ... (Source: NewsChannel 36 2010-09-16T05:57:09Z)

AG reaches deal with Continental, United

... Richard Cordray ... Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Cordray originally launched the investigation in May, noting the $3.2 billion proposed deal could have a major impact on Cleveland Hopkins, a Continental (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-13T17:13:35Z)

Rays are back in first in AL East after beating Yankees, 4-3

Dan Johnson hit a pair of two-run homers Wednesday, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees and back into first place in the AL East. The teams with the baseball's top two ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-16T05:35:41Z)

After peace talks, Clinton heads to West Bank

... two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... with Israel and is a strong supporter of efforts to work out a deal between Israel and the Palestinians. (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-16T06:54:25Z)

Kovacevic Plea Bargain

A deputy Serbian prosecutor and the lawyer for 23-year old Miladin Kovacevic say they ... accused of repeatedly kicking Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn in the chest and head, after a barroom brawl in May 2008 at the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-15T20:45:58Z)

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal indicts 4 senior leaders

... genocide tribunal has indicted the four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge ... the stand Nuon Chea, 84, the group's ideologist; former head of state and public face of the regime, Khieu Samphan, (Source: Globe and Mail 2010-09-16T08:27:28Z)

Dan Johnson homers twice, Rays edge Yankees

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– Dan Johnson hit a pair of two-run homers Wednesday night, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees and back into first place in the AL East. The teams with the ... (Source: Citizen Online 2010-09-16T07:08:44Z)

Miladin Kovacevic plea deal expected

... Tuesday in the trial of a former Serb ... Miladin Kovacevic is accused of inflicting severe bodily harm with possible deadly consequences on Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn, New York, after a barroom brawl in May ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-14T11:43:07Z)

Out of Iran, Sarah Shourd will try to free fiance, friend

TEHRAN, Iran - In just a few dizzying hours, American Sarah Shourd exchanged a cell in Tehran's Evin Prison for a private jet crossing the Persian Gulf, after an apparent diplomatic deal to cover a $ ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-16T07:58:50Z)

Warner Music shakes up executives at flagship Warner Bros. Records

LOS ANGELES - Warner Music Group Corp. announced a major shake-up at its flagship label, Warner Bros. Records. Chairman and chief executive Tom Whalley is leaving the company after a nine-year run and is ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-15T13:29:18Z)

US agency orders plugging of idle oil, gas wells in gulf

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic leak like the BP disaster yesterday, ordering oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico ... Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-16T05:21:22Z)

Japan's Nikkei top riser after yen intervention

the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 0.2 percent at 5,555.56 while Germany's DAX fell 0.2 percent to 6,261.87. The CAC-40 in France was 0.4 percent lower at 3,755.64. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones ... (Source: Times Union 2010-09-16T06:18:38Z)

Stock futures slip as enthusiasm wanes

Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent, while Germany's DAX index dropped 0.3 percent. France's CAC-40 fell 0.4 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average surged 2.3 percent after the country's government stepped in to ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-16T07:01:34Z)

Clinton heads to West Bank to consult with Palestinian chief, then to Jordan to ...

... two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ... with Israel and is a strong supporter of efforts to work out a deal between Israel and the Palestinians. (Source: FOX News 2010-09-16T07:08:44Z)

Green Day producer top man at Warner Bros. Records

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After nearly a decade at the helm, Warner Bros. Records chairman and Tom Whalley has been replaced by the man who helped make Green Day big stars. Producer Rob Cavallo, a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T07:17:05Z)

Pope to begin four-day UK visit with Scotland stop

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- After months of preparation and controversy, Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit overshadowed by sex abuse scandals that have shaken ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-16T05:42:50Z)

Cordray Reaches Unprecedented Agreement with Continental, United Airlines

CLEVELAND) — Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and Cleveland ... agreement secures the commitment of the merged airline to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), a Continental hub, for at least the next ... (Source: AMTOnline.com 2010-09-14T13:09:01Z)

The Pope's U.K. Visit: Rude Welcome from Protesters?

The Pope will not be arrested. That non-news flash offers a taste of what Benedict XVI is up against in his historic four-day visit to Britain, which he will set off for on Thursday. It promises to be the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T07:01:34Z)

Rays jump back into AL East lead by beating Yankees

The seesaw Yankees-Rays series ended Wednesday, and the Rays came out on top. Tampa Bay defeated New York, 4-3, Wednesday night at Tropicana Field to win the rubber game of the set and take a half-game lead over the ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-09-16T07:15:53Z)

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)

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