Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 24, 2010, 3:40 am

DREAM Act would offer big number of possible recruits for Pentagon

Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act is that the Pentagon is pushing for it as a means to staff the armed forces. Prospects dimmed Tuesday when Senate Republicans prevented a vote on a defense spending bill to ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-24T08:32:18Z)

Starwood Capital bids for Sea Island

Greenwich-based Starwood Capital Group and Anschutz Entertainment Group of Los Angeles have upped their offer for Sea Island Co., a coastal ... Bankruptcy Court in Brunswick, Ga. But Judge John Dalis nixed the new bid, (Source: Danbury News-Times 2010-09-16T01:10:49Z)

Buesgens says he needs to get 'things back right'

Mark Buesgens resigned Wednesday as a Republican Party consultant in the ... were on the verge of losing their Jordan house to foreclosure. A sheriff's sale that had been scheduled for Oct. 14 has since been called off, (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-22T22:10:43Z)

DuPont and DSM Announce Joint Venture in Surgical

The JV will be named  Actamax Surgical Materials LLC.   Under the JV agreement, DuPont and DSM will each share a 50% interest. The JV will address the market for surgical sealants,  adhesion barriers  and tissue ... (Source: Industrial Distribution 2010-09-24T09:08:06Z)

C'Wealth Games head sees improvement in conditions

NEW DELHI—In a boost for India's beleaguered ... India committed major resources to rectifying the problems, games officials said. Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell, who rushed to Delhi to deal ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-24T06:09:08Z)

English athletes arrive in New Delhi ahead of Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI (AP) — A contingent of English ... India committed major resources to rectifying the problems, games officials said. Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell, who rushed to Delhi to deal with ... (Source: fox4kc.com 2010-09-24T06:30:37Z)

Buesgens says he needs to fix things, resigns as GOP consultant

Mark Buesgens resigned Wednesday as a Republican Party consultant in the ... were on the verge of losing their Jordan house to foreclosure. A sheriff's sale that had been scheduled for Oct. 14 has since been called off, (Source: West Central Tribune 2010-09-22T23:58:06Z)

Senate Republicans: Berwick Won't Answer Senate Questions

... stop Senate Republicans from holding their own hearing of sorts looking into Berwick and the entire health-care reform law. "Dr. Berwick is now in charge of an agency that has a bigger budget than the Pentagon, (Source: CNS News 2010-09-24T08:10:50Z)

Racino's roulette follows recently expanded hours; some predict full-fledged casino

SARATOGA SPRINGS - There's a new game in town. It's a table game without the table. Roulette has come to the Saratoga Gaming and Raceway. "It's something our customers have been asking for for almost seven years ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T21:12:16Z)

Lopez leads Mariners over Blue Jays

TORONTO - Jose Lopez hit three home runs ... Lopez hit a solo shot off Kyle Drabek (0-2) in the second inning, led off the sixth with a drive against reliever Brian Tallet and connected off reliever Shawn Camp in the ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-23T19:39:13Z)

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway is First to Welcome Electronic Roulette

Both electronic roulette games offer all of the excitement of the traditional casino game, but have been adapted for video gaming enjoyment," states Rita Cox , Saratoga Gaming and Raceway's Senior VP of Marketing and ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-23T14:02:46Z)

Obama pushes Mideast peace

Grasping for peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic deal within a year. "This ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-24T07:27:53Z)

Equality takes a back seat -- again

Senate Republicans, with the help of two Democrats, voted to filibuster the Pentagon's financing authorization bill, which included the repeal of "don't ask," along with the immigrant DREAM Act. The failure to move ... (Source: Vallejo Times-Herald 2010-09-24T07:56:31Z)

Across the region

BRUNSWICK, GA. --- A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge refused to permit a late bid of about $199 million for the Sea Island Co. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge John Dalis on Thursday rebuffed the offer by Starwood Capital Group, (Source: Augusta Chronicle 2010-09-11T04:51:30Z)

Hilton gets off too easy

Nevada prosecutors were asked if Hilton ... If lying one's way out of a cocaine rap doesn't work, just plead guilty, pay a fine smaller than what you probably spend on "coke" in a month and go free. Advocates of ... (Source: Altoona Mirror 2010-09-23T04:01:28Z)

St. Paul police shift tactics in summer drug sting

A vodka sour with a coke chaser? It was illegal in this case because the coke was cocaine ... and he gave her the cocaine. Prosecutors also charged Heatherston with third-degree drug sale. Lopez and Heatherston were ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-09-10T04:31:13Z)

Mariners report: Notes, quotes

3B Jose Lopez had a career-best three-homer game Wednesday. He is just the third Mariner to get three in a game off three different pitchers. Lopez went deep of Toronto's Kyle Drabek, Brian Tallet and Shawn Camp. (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-24T06:44:56Z)

Roulette comes to the racino

The Saratoga Gaming and Raceway became the first racino in the state to offer electronic roulette this week. The racino is using two different models, both of which feature touch-screen stations that allow ... (Source: Post-Star 2010-09-23T18:34:47Z)

DuPont Reveals Deal With Royal DSM To Form JV To Develop, Manufacture ...

RTTNews) - DuPont (DD: News ) announced an agreement with Royal DSM ... will be named Actamax Surgical Materials LLC. Further, the joint venture will address the market for surgical sealants, adhesion barriers and ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-23T06:31:48Z)

Freed American Sarah Shourd hopes to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

... American woman held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage says she hopes to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while ... an ally of Iran and the United States, mediated a $500,000 ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-23T22:09:32Z)

DuPont, DSM plan biomaterials venture

DuPont is teaming with Royal DSM to form the venture, which will be called Actamax Surgical Materials LLC. For the agreement to finalize ... and spray-on adhesion barriers designed to prevent often-painful bands of ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-24T07:49:21Z)

Obama: It's peace time

UNITED NATIONS — Grasping for Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-24T08:53:47Z)

Stop wasting time, Obama says at UN, the time is now to drive for Israeli ...

UNITED NATIONS - Grasping for peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic deal ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-23T20:57:57Z)

Bankruptcy judge won't allow new Sea Island offer

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge refused to permit a late bid of about $199 million for the Sea Island Co. Judge John Dalis on Thursday rebuffed the offer by Starwood Capital Group, which ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-09-10T14:32:30Z)

Jose Lopez's 3 HRs lift Mariners to win

Jose Lopez has struggled to match the career ... Lopez hit a solo shot off starter Kyle Drabek in the third inning, led off the sixth with a drive against reliever Brian Tallet, then connected off reliever Shawn Camp ... (Source: The Wenatchee World Online 2010-09-23T16:54:34Z)

Commonwealth Games chief sees improvement in conditions for athletes, calls for ...

NEW DELHI — In a boost for India's beleaguered preparations for the Commonwealth Games ... Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell, who rushed to New Delhi to deal with the troubles, toured the village ... (Source: Republic 2010-09-24T09:36:44Z)

Rep. Buesgens: Needs to Get 'Things Back Right'

Mark Buesgens resigned Wednesday as a Republican Party consultant in the ... were on the verge of losing their Jordan house to foreclosure. A sheriff's sale that had been scheduled for Oct. 14 has since been called off, (Source: WSLS.com 2010-09-23T08:04:51Z)

Plea Deal Could Keep Paris Hilton Out of Jail

Sources tell E! heiress could stay free despite coke bust By ... of jail, if she takes a plea deal being dangled by Las vegas prosecutors, according to a report. The hotel heiress, who was busted on a cocaine ... (Source: NBC Philadelphia 2010-09-17T14:31:22Z)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Troofer

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, already appropriately labeled an anti-Semite and ... Ahmadinejad speculated about possible United States Government involvement in the terrorist attacks of September 11, (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-09-24T00:32:42Z)

Freed American Hiker Hopes To Meet Iranian President In New York

... American hiker Sarah Shourd, bailed out last week after being held in Iran for more than 13 months, says she hopes to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ... arrival in the United States at the ... (Source: RTT News 2010-09-24T06:30:37Z)

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