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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 2:40 pm

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)

Doctor shot, gunman remains holed up inside Baltimore's Johns Hopkins hospital

BALTIMORE — Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor. A spokesman for ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-09-16T16:41:24Z)

Pope acknowledges church failures

Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. Speaking to reporters Thursday en route to a state visit to Britain ... (Source: The Gouverneur Times 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

Chief editor of medical journal JAMA steps down

... has announced she is leaving the Journal of the American Medical Association and returning to Johns Hopkins in Maryland. She is 70 and was Hopkins' vice dean for academic affairs before going to JAMA as its ... (Source: CTV 2010-09-02T11:21:34Z)

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)

Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Continue Despite Many Challenges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas might not agree on much entering negotiations, but analysts said they have something in common. Both are in precarious political ... (Source: Global Security 2010-09-15T22:33:20Z)

Survey: Cost of health insurance claims to rise

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. PPO plans generally offer a ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-16T07:30:12Z)

Cost Of Health Insurance Claims Expected To Climb 10% Over Next Year

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. ... The premiums that workers ... (Source: Medical News Today 2010-09-16T08:56:06Z)

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)

Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Pakistan's relief effort

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-16T07:37:22Z)

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)

Chief editor of leading medical journal, JAMA, reveals at age 70 she's starting new career

... has announced she is leaving the Journal of the American Medical Association and returning to Johns Hopkins in Maryland. She is 70 and was Hopkins' vice dean for academic affairs before coming to JAMA as its ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-09-01T21:38:21Z)

Pentagon eyes $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is seeking a go-ahead from Congress to sell up to $60 billion worth of sophisticated warplanes to Saudi Arabia in a deal designed to counter the rise of Iran as a regional power ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-14T03:57:50Z)

Al-Qaida No. 2 makes thinly veiled call on Pakistanis to rise against their ...

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-15T12:46:21Z)

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)

Verizon Wireless to not offer Widows Phone 7 OS when it debuts

Microsoft overhauled its mobile-phone operating system to stem market-share losses to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones with Google Inc.'s Android software. Although support from carriers early on helps attract ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-09-16T21:06:15Z)

Al-Qaida No. 2 criticizes Pakistan's relief effort T

Ayman al-Zawahri also ... silence of our people in Pakistan toward these corrupt corrupters is the reason for this obvious inability and failure to offer them relief," the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri said. "It is the ... (Source: McAllen Monitor 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

Pentagon to notify Congress on Saudi arms deal in next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it expects to notify Congress about an arms deal to Saudi Arabia within "the next week or so," but declined to comment on details of the proposed package. "I'm not ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-13T16:09:10Z)

Research in Motion posts 68 pct jump in 2Q profit

That comes amid concerns that RIM is losing ground to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and devices using Google Inc.'s Android software. The company said it made a profit of $797 million, or $1.46 per share, in the three months ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-16T21:13:25Z)

Gulf's old oil, gas wells ordered plugged

KENNER, La. — The Obama administration moved to head off another catastrophic ... Thad Allen, the government official overseeing the crisis in the Gulf, said the relief well BP has been drilling all summer long ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-16T08:27:28Z)

UPDATE:RIM Earnings, Device Shipments Beat Expectations In 2Q>RIMM

easing fears the BlackBerry maker is buckling under intense competition from Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone and smartphones that run on Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating system. The Waterloo, Ont. company is in a ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-16T20:59:06Z)

Johns Hopkins hospital gunman wounds doctor, kills family member and himself

BALTIMORE — A gunman who wounded a doctor at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore and then holed up inside a room has shot and killed himself and a relative during a standoff with authorities, police said ... (Source: Register-Guard 2010-09-16T18:28:46Z)

Obama to meet with Sudan leaders in effort to save peace plan

special envoy Scott Gration traveled to Sudan to lay out a package of incentives ... ambassador to Khartoum, officials said. Finally, if the peace accord is fulfilled and a separate conflict in the Darfur area is ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-16T09:03:16Z)

Pope Benedict XVI faces hostile atmosphere in UK, admits church failures in sex ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain , admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-16T21:20:34Z)

Pope Benedict XVI visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests ... (Source: MyCentralJersey.com 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Survey: Cost of Health Insurance Claims to Rise 10% in 12 Months

Aon Consulting, a subsidiary of insurance broker Aon Corp., found that insurers expect to pay out 10.7 percent more in claims for preferred provider organization, or PPO, managed care. PPO plans generally offer a ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-15T02:59:23Z)

Pentagon readies $60 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon plans to ask Congress soon for permission to sell up to $60 billion in advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia, in what could be the largest single U.S. arms sale. The sale has ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-09-13T18:10:51Z)

INTERVIEW-U.S. offers Sudan new incentives for peace deal

... Sudan a package of new incentives including trade, investment, debt relief and full diplomatic normalization if it resolves outstanding issues over Darfur and ... conflict between the Khartoum government and the ... (Source: Reliefweb.int 2010-09-14T21:01:28Z)

JAMA editor will return to Johns Hopkins

CHICAGO (AP) Dr. Catherine DeAngelis has announced she is leaving the Journal of the American Medical Association and returning to Johns Hopkins in Maryland. She was Hopkins' vice dean for academic affairs ... (Source: Star-Democrat 2010-09-02T10:31:27Z)

Special Envoy Scott Gration On His Recent Visit to Juba and Khartoum

... Sudan early in 2011. Scott Gration, last weekend, made his 20th trip to Sudan as special envoy, had meetings in Khartoum ... plan means for Darfur. And secondly, on your - this basket of incentives and ... (Source: Newsblaze.com 2010-09-16T16:12:46Z)

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