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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 7:40 pm

Hurricane Karl heads inland toward central Mexico

Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico ... said Veracruz civil protection chief Isidro Cano Luna. Eighty percent of the city was without electricity. Cano said there had not been a storm like it since Hurricane Janet in ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

Judge: New Philly newspaper bids to start at $50M

... Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are back on the auction block because creditors this week walked away from a planned $139 million bankruptcy sale ... The bank and hedge fund creditors who won ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-18T01:22:46Z)

Eye of Karl Reaches Mexico's Gulf Coast

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) - The eye of Hurricane Karl has hit Mexico ... The civil protection chief says Karl is the biggest storm to hit the area since Hurricane Janet in 1955. Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, Hurricane Igor ... (Source: WDIO-TV 2010-09-17T22:38:07Z)

Rowan Williams, Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is in Britain for a four-day visit, a controversial yet historic state trip that has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church. ( (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-18T00:25:30Z)

Doctor shot at 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 Johns ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-16T16:34:14Z)

Karl kills 2 in Mexico, weakens to tropical storm

VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday ... He said there had not been a storm like it since Hurricane Janet hit in 1955. Veracruz state Gov. Fidel Herrera surveyed the heaviest ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-18T02:12:52Z)

Oman says no plans to free 2 other Americans held in Iran, but it wants to help ...

Oman played a key role in helping mediate the release of American Sarah Shourd from Iran on Tuesday. Two other Americans with whom she was arrested last year are still being held in Tehran on espionage charges. (Source: FOX News 2010-09-17T21:33:42Z)

Devils tout 'good faith' in Ilya Kovalchuk deal

The New Jersey Devils say they acted in good faith during their contract negotiations with Ilya Kovalchuk ... with the NHL players' union on a provision covering long-term contracts.General manager Lou Lamoriello ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-04T19:11:38Z)

Pope admits failures in abuse scandal

Scotland — 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 priests who molested ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-09-17T22:59:36Z)

Regulators near deal on Texas industrial air permits

... draft plan for fixing industrial air permits that violate the federal Clean Air Act. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the ... fixing some permits through a process the EPA has made clear is ... (Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2010-09-17T04:08:35Z)

Teen accused of killing her mother to plead guilty

Joanne Witt, in her El Dorado Hills home last year. As part of a plea deal, El Dorado County prosecutors announced Friday that the teen will plead guilty to first degree murder with special circumstances of lying in ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-17T23:49:42Z)

Discover Agrees to Buy Citigroup's Student Loan Corp.

... student loans and related assets from Student Loan Corp. Sallie Mae is paying $1.2 billion for the assets, said Matt Snowling, an analyst with Arlington, Virginia-based FBR Capital Markets. Citigroup will keep $ ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-18T02:20:02Z)

The world's biggest airline: Continental shareholders approve deal to combine ...

Continental officials announced the preliminary ... Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting near Chicago to vote on the $3 billion stock swap. The companies expect the deal to close in the next two weeks. (Source: MyCentralJersey.com 2010-09-17T17:08:51Z)

Oman: no plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran; aunt says Shourd to return to US

... says Clinton has thanked Oman's ruler for the country's role in securing the release of Sarah Shourd (shurd). Shourd was arrested in July 2009 along with Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal while hiking near Iran's ... (Source: kgw.com 2010-09-17T23:56:52Z)

Teen accused of killing mom to plead guilty

Joanne Witt, in her El Dorado Hills home last year. As part of a plea deal, El Dorado County prosecutors announced Friday that the teen will plead guilty to first degree murder with special circumstances of lying in ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-18T00:11:11Z)

Ilya Kovalchuk is officially a Devil again after NHL approves revised $100M, 15-year deal

The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils ... Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello probably is going to have to clear about $5 million in cap space before ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-04T15:15:25Z)

Texas news in brief, 9/17

... federal environmental regulators on Thursday presented a draft plan for fixing industrial air permits that violate the federal Clean Air Act ... officials with EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Source: Standard-Times 2010-09-17T03:04:10Z)

Sale price may drop for Phila. newspapers

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News go back on the auction block next week, after creditors walked away from a planned $139 million bankruptcy sale this week. The bank and hedge fund creditors who ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-17T10:56:37Z)

Fri 11:30am: Continental shareholders OK sale

HOUSTON (AP) -- Continental Airlines shareholders have approved ... Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting near Chicago to vote on the $3 billion stock swap. The companies expect the deal to close in ... (Source: Warren Tribune Chronicle 2010-09-17T15:35:47Z)

Citigroup's Student Loan Corp. Said to Be Near Sale

(Updates with board meeting in the third paragraph.) Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. is nearing a sale of its Student Loan Corp. business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services in a deal that ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T12:29:40Z)

NHL accepts, registers Ilya Kovalchuk's 15-year, $100M deal with New Jersey Devils early Saturday

The seemingly never-ending saga of Ilya Kovalchuk and his controversial ... That will put the Devils over the cap. With 14 days until training camp opens, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello will have to move ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-04T07:44:26Z)

Call to Prayer: Five men Arrested over Plot to Assassinate Pope Benedict XVI in ...

... inquiries by detectives a decision was made to arrest the five men" The greatest security Pope Benedict XVI has comes from the One whom he serves, the Lord Jesus Christ. LONDON, UK (Catholic Online) - There is ... (Source: Catholic Online 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

Texas, EPA present draft plan to fix air permits

... federal environmental regulators on Thursday presented a draft plan for fixing industrial air permits that violate the federal Clean Air Act ... officials with EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Source: Beaumont Enterprise 2010-09-17T12:36:50Z)

Freed American plans medical visit in Oman after bail deal cut with Iran

MUSCAT, Oman - American Sarah Shourd planned a medical exam Wednesday for the first appraisal of her health after more than 13 months in an Iranian prison, said Omani officials after the country's rulers ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-15T14:05:06Z)

Citigroup selling student loan business to Discover, Sallie Mae

BOSTON (AP) - Citigroup ... lender Sallie Mae, Citi's latest move to focus on its core consumer banking business. The big banking company has been looking for a buyer for its 80 percent stake in the Student Loan Corp. (Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette 2010-09-17T22:59:36Z)

El Dorado Co. teen pleads guilty to killing her mom

... that Joanne Witt filed a statutory rape report against Colver and gave authorities her daughter's journal detailing a sexual relationship between the teens. Under a plea bargain agreed to before El Dorado County ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-17T23:42:33Z)

Continental shareholders approve sale to United Airlines

HOUSTON -- Continental Airlines shareholders have approved ... Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. were meeting near Chicago to vote on the $3 billion stock swap. The companies expect the deal to close in the ... (Source: WKYC 2010-09-17T19:46:19Z)

Judge sets rules for Philly newspapers auction next week; bidding to start at $50M

... Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are back on the auction block because creditors this week walked away from a planned $139 million bankruptcy sale ... The bank and hedge fund creditors who won ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-18T01:29:55Z)

NATION: Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore

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 Johns Hopkins ... (Source: North County Times 2010-09-16T17:24:21Z)

Police: Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore; suspect holed up inside

BALTIMORE (AP) — 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 Johns ... (Source: Cleveland News - Fox 8 2010-09-16T16:19:55Z)

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