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Deals of the Hour / October 4, 2010, 4:42 am

AIG cut Asian unit IPO value to court investors-report

NEW YORK Oct 3 (Reuters) - AIG ( AIG.N ) has lowered its valuation for the planned initial public offering of its Asian life insurance business, AIA, to secure a $1 billion commitment from the Kuwait Investment Authority and other cornerstone investors ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-03T21:29:02Z)

Green Party candidate touts 'New Deal' plan

New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins visited Ithaca as part of his election campaign Saturday, meeting voters on the Commons during the Apple Harvest Festival. Hawkins' platform includes job creation, fair wages and community-based ... (Source: Ithaca Journal 2010-10-04T07:01:42Z)

St. Genevieve Parishioners Celebrate New Church

Sunday morning parishioners of St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Slidell gathered under a giant oak tree to celebrate mass and the groundbreaking of a new church. The church was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano was at ... (Source: NewOrleans.Com 2010-10-03T23:09:15Z)

United, Continental close deal; separate operations will continue

United and Continental closed the deal on Friday that will create the world's biggest airline, although it will be months before it looks that way to travelers. By early 2012, travelers will see a combined airline called United Airlines, with Continental ... (Source: Dayton Daily News 2010-10-02T01:56:16Z)

Sanofi Bid for Genzyme Turns Hostile

PARIS — Sanofi-Aventis , the French drugmaker, turned its $18.5 billion takeover bid for the U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme hostile on Monday but stuck to the same terms. The offer of $69 per share is a premium of 31 percent over Genzyme's one ... (Source: New York Times 2010-10-04T10:00:40Z)

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to pioneer of in-vitro Fertilization, Edwards

The 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Robert Edwards Monday, for developing in-vitro fertilization, a method of fertilization that has pioneered a new way for millions of infertile couples to have children. The breakthrough procedure IVF now has ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-04T10:50:46Z)

Samar May Win Nobel Prize for Advocacy of Afghan Women's Rights

Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Human rights advocate Sima Samar may become the first person from Afghanistan to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote women's health and education, according to the International Peace Research Institute. Samar, 53 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-03T22:04:50Z)

United, Continental shareholders approve deal

The biggest airline in the world will have the United name, Continental's globe logo and potentially far-reaching effects on air travel. Shareholders who approved combining the two companies Friday hope the new airline attracts more top-dollar corporate ... (Source: Indiana Gazette 2010-09-19T13:53:12Z)

Republican Rand Paul Backs Social Security Eligibility Changes

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Rand Paul said eligibility changes need to be made for the Social Security program, including a possible increase in the age for receiving benefits, as he debated today his Democratic opponent for a U.S. Senate seat in ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-03T16:28:24Z)

Prosecutors offer to read actor John Stamos' lines at sentencing in Mich. extortion case

MARQUETTE, Mich. - Actor John Stamos can't make it to federal court in Michigan's Upper Peninsula next week, but he still wants to be heard. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow them to read a statement from Stamos when two people are sentenced ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T02:53:32Z)

Sanofi-Aventis goes hostile with $69/share offer for US biotech company Genzyme

PARIS (AP) — Sanofi-Aventis launched a hostile takeover battle Monday for Genzyme Corp. aimed at capturing the U.S. biotech company's promising drugs for high cholesterol and lucrative treatments for rare genetic disorders . Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis' $ ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-04T06:18:45Z)

Country Style to offer 5 million ADSs in IPO

NEW YORK (AP) -- Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co. said Friday that it will offer 5 million American depositary shares priced between $14 and $16 a piece in an initial public offering. Each American depositary share is equal to four ordinary ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-24T17:00:32Z)

United Air Lines, Continental shareholders approve airline deal

The biggest airline in the world will have the United name, Continental's globe logo and potentially far-reaching effects on air travel. Shareholders who approved combining the two companies Friday hope the new airline attracts more top-dollar corporate ... (Source: Jefferson City News Tribune Online 2010-09-18T03:45:56Z)

AZ Green Party 'sham' candidates to stay on ballot

Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 | 12:16 a.m. A judge on Tuesday allowed contested Green Party candidates in Arizona to remain on the November ballot, denying a request that they be kicked off because Republicans allegedly recruited them to siphon votes from ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-20T07:18:18Z)

Stamos wants to be heard in court

Actor John Stamos can't make it to federal court in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this week, but he still wants to be heard. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow them to read a statement from Stamos when two people are sentenced on Friday for ... (Source: ninemsn 2010-10-03T21:21:53Z)

State prepares limits if medical pot gets OK

Supporters and opponents of Proposition 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, have argued their respective points for several months. Although legalizing medical marijuana isn't a new topic to Arizonans, the provisions in Prop. 203 are complicated. At 34 ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-10-04T06:04:26Z)

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; AIG, AT&T, Genzyme Decrease

Monday, October 4, 2010 Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures retreated, indicating that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may extend its biggest weekly decline in five weeks. American International Group Inc. lost 1 percent as the insurer was said ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-04T10:14:59Z)

Alligator Festival, Putumayo Festival offer up plenty of fun

Alligator Festival St. Charles Parish Westbank Bridge Park, 13825 River Road, Luling. Rides, food, music and crafts, sponsored by the St. Charles Rotary Club. The festival is open 11 a.m.-9, with music by Don Rich at 1 and The Topcats at 6:45. Admission is ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-09-26T05:59:36Z)

Nobel prize given to IVF pioneer

Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for the development of in-vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples to have children. "His achievements have made it possible to treat ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-04T11:12:15Z)

Faces & Names: Heigl: I don't believe my own press

Former "Grey's Anatomy" star Katherine Heigl said she's happy to make headlines, but stories about her in the media are often exaggerated. Heigl's comments in the past have been known to make waves in the entertainment world. She called the 2007 ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-10-04T06:11:36Z)

Midland County efforts target growing opiate abuse

Local drug use statistics showing opiate abuse is a major Midland County problem and a new endeavor to deal with it were the focus of the September installment of Operation Medicine Cabinet. The event was recorded Wednesday morning at the MCTV studio for ... (Source: Midland Daily News 2010-09-23T15:42:59Z)

REPUBLICANS PLEDGE: "A TRICK BAG FOR AMERICA"

The Republican Party has spent most of the past two years as the "Party of No," opposing nearly every policy proposed by President Obama and Democrats in Congress --a strategy that has worked politically, according to polls that say this November's ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-10-03T20:24:37Z)

Sanofi-Aventis launches Genzyme takeover battle

The French drug maker's offer values the Cambridge company at $18.5 billion, unchanged from a friendly offer Sanofi-Aventis made in July. In a statement Monday, Sanofi-Aventis CEO Chris Viehbacher said it decided to go straight to shareholders with its ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-04T10:22:08Z)

Contender for Nobel Peace Prize is a jailed Chinese dissident who called for political reform

In this Sept. 28, 2010 photo, Liu Xia, wife of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, speaks during an interview in Beijing, China. When the police came for Liu Xiaobo that night nearly two years ago, they didn't tell the dissident-author the reason for taking him ... (Source: Republic 2010-10-02T17:19:41Z)

Operation Medicine Cabinet efforts target growing opiate abuse

Local drug use statistics showing opiate abuse is a major Midland County problem and a new endeavor to deal with it were the focus of the September installment of Operation Medicine Cabinet. The event was recorded Wednesday morning at the MCTV studio for ... (Source: Midland Daily News 2010-09-23T17:23:12Z)

Louisiana-Mississippi at 2 a.m.

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Factbox: Robert Edwards, Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Medicine

This year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was awarded on Monday to British physiologist Robert Edwards, who helped revolutionize the treatment of human infertility,. Here are some details on the winner: * CAREER DETAILS: -- Robert Edwards began ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-10-04T11:19:24Z)

Republicans offer new 'pledge'

Pushing toward big gains on Nov. 2, House Republicans on Thursday promised to end a slew of Democratic policies and restore Americans' trust in government as they rolled out a campaign manifesto designed to show they're listening to an angry public and are ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-27T05:51:16Z)

Nobel peace prize may be low-profile

STOCKHOLM As the secretive Nobel Prize committees huddle for their final deliberations to select the 2010 winners, the question looms large: Are the jurors preparing another Obama-style shocker? After the unusual ruckus caused by honoring Barack Obama less ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-10-03T10:44:48Z)

Gubernatorial candidates tackle education

HOUSTON — In the fall campaign season's first debate open to all candidates for governor, Democrat Bill White waited until his closing statement to attack the candidate who wasn't there, incumbent Rick Perry, regarding allegations that he has used ... (Source: MySanAntonio 2010-10-04T05:42:58Z)

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