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Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 11:40 pm

Pope Benedict XVI starts state visit

EDINBURGH (AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church had dropped its guard on paedophilia and had failed to deal with the issue quickly enough, as he began an historic state visit to ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T13:35:17Z)

N.A. Telecom Extends Offer To Sprint

saying the tribal business serving the Crow Creek Reservation was operating a scheme to obtain more money from the communications giant. Native American Telecom disputes the claim. Scott Swier, a lawyer representing ... (Source: Yankton Daily Press 2010-09-15T05:15:23Z)

L.C. to offer whooping cough vaccinations

The Lewis Central Community School District now has two confirmed cases of whooping cough, prompting the district to offer ... Council Bluffs Health Director Donn Dierks said more than two-dozen confirmed and ... (Source: SW Iowa News 2010-09-15T16:06:47Z)

Volcano Corporation to Offer $100 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015

SAN DIEGO , Sept. 13 -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq ... million principal amount of convertible senior notes due September 1, 2015 in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-13T21:16:58Z)

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab Refocus Development Program for Ofatumumab in ...

the autoimmune program is being refocused on the ... potential to offer added convenience and improved tolerability," said Ian Tomlinson, SVP Biopharmaceuticals R&D, GSK. "Genmab initiated the early development of ... (Source: Phramalive.com 2010-09-16T15:36:58Z)

Karl Now a Hurricane, Heads for Eastern Mexico; Igor Threatens Bermuda

Igor was 910 miles south southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph [225 kph], making it a dangerous Category 4 storm. Igor was on a track that would bring it close to Bermuda late Sunday and early ... (Source: Insurance Journal 2010-09-16T20:08:59Z)

Volcano Corporation Prices $100 Million 2.875 Percent Convertible Senior Notes ...

SAN DIEGO , Sept. 15 -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC ... principal amount of 2.875 percent convertible senior notes due September 1, 2015 registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Prior to June 1, (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T04:39:36Z)

Pope Confronts Criticism On Sex Abuse Scandal

On a flight to Scotland on Thursday to meet with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church did not act quickly enough as the clergy sex abuse scandal widened. Copyright ... (Source: NPR News 2010-09-17T03:11:19Z)

One week left to register for FEMA flood assistance

... Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials. Sept. 21 is also the deadline to submit disaster loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). (Source: Richmond Register 2010-09-14T14:56:24Z)

GSK, Genmab to refocus on ofatumumab development program in autoimmune indications

the autoimmune program is being refocused on ... potential to offer added convenience and improved  tolerability," said Ian Tomlinson, SVP Biopharmaceuticals R&D, GSK. "Genmab initiated the early development of ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-09-16T17:52:59Z)

Sprint rejects settlement offer from Native American Telecom

Native American Telecom, a tribal business serving the Crow Creek Reservation was offering to ... telecommunications company," said Native American Telecom Attorney Scott Swier. A Sprint representative was not ... (Source: Argus Leader 2010-09-15T14:19:25Z)

Sprint Rejects N.A. Telecom Offer

Native American Telecom disputes the claim. The tribal business that serves the Crow Creek Reservation offered to charge 1 cent per minute for calls instead of a 5-cent rate common for a rural area. Attorney Scott ... (Source: Yankton Daily Press 2010-09-17T05:48:48Z)

Karl Makes Landfall, Julia Strengthens and Igor Weakens

A strong Tropical Storm Karl made landfall on on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, hitting a sparsely populated stretch of Caribbean coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Karl made landfall about 30 ... (Source: WHSV 2010-09-15T16:35:25Z)

NHC tracking three Atlantic hurricanes

The National Hurricane Center was tracking three hurricanes Thursday night: Igor, Julia and Karl. A hurricane watch was in effect for Bermuda as Igor, now a category 3, continued to take aim at the island. Igor is ... (Source: Beach Beacon 2010-09-17T06:03:07Z)

Radio One extends exchange offer for notes to end of September

WASHINGTON — Radio One Inc. said Thursday that it has extended the expiration date on an exchange offer of its notes to Sept. 30 from Wednesday. The offer covers the company's 8.875 senior subordinated notes due ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-16T17:45:49Z)

Nuggets' Karl is a guest at Broncos practice

ENGLEWOOD ? Nuggets coach George Karl was Broncos coach Josh McDaniels? special guest Wednesday. Both men were jokingly asked if Karl was at Dove Valley to seek advice on how to handle a superstar who wants out of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-16T08:41:47Z)

Iowa sees more cases of whooping cough

Council Bluffs Health Director Donn Dierks says more than two-dozen confirmed and probable cases have shown up since late August. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can be very dangerous for infants and the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T12:23:42Z)

Mexico coast bracing for Karl

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said there was a possibility Karl could become a major hurricane with winds of 110 mph or higher before making landfall. The Mexican government issued a hurricane ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-17T05:13:01Z)

Nuggets' Karl enjoys his day at Dove Valley

For the record, Nuggets coach George Karl had no plans to ask Broncos coach Josh McDaniels for advice on how to deal with Carmelo Anthony. McDaniels, though, has a lot of experience with a superstar player ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-16T06:54:25Z)

Radio One (ROIAK) Extends Tender Offer for Senior Subordinated Notes Tender

Radio One, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROIAK ) further extends expiration on previously announced exchange offer for its 8-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 and its 6-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the "Existing ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-16T10:29:10Z)

FEMA cuts hours at Disaster Recovery Centers

DES MOINES (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is paring back the hours at its Disaster Recovery Centers ... Small Business Administration, are available at the centers to provide recovery information. (Source: Globe Gazette 2010-09-15T17:04:03Z)

More cases of whooping cough in Council Bluffs

Iowa (AP) — More cases of whooping ... Council Bluffs Health Director Donn Dierks says more than two-dozen confirmed and probable cases have shown up since late August. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, (Source: WQAD 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Radio One, Inc. Announces Additional New Extension of Pending Exchange Offer

WASHINGTON , Sept. 16 -- Radio One, Inc. (the "Company" or "Radio ... further extended the expiration time of its previously announced exchange offer for its 8 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the "2011 Notes ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-16T10:29:10Z)

In Britain, Pope Criticizes Response to Abuse Crisis

GLASGOW -- Pope Benedict XVI arrived Thursday in Scotland, offering his strongest criticism yet of the Roman Catholic Church's handling of the sexual abuse crisis. He said that church leaders had not been ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-17T06:03:07Z)

Hurricane Igor threatens Bermuda, Julia weakens, Karl strengthens

Hurricane Igor continues to churn toward the northwest as a powerful category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. "This is one heck of a storm," said Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Josh Marthers, who ... (Source: WCBD 2010-09-16T19:04:34Z)

Hurricane Karl heads for Mexico

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said there was a possibility that Karl could become a major hurricane with winds of 110 mph (175 kph) or higher before making landfall. The Mexican ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-16T20:51:56Z)

NASDAQ Small Cap Stock Losers (CHSI, VOLC, MDAS, IPXL)

approximately $100 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due September 1, 2015 in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Volcano Corporation designs, develops, (Source: Emailwire 2010-09-15T15:02:22Z)

GSK, Genmab adopt new development strategy for ofatumumab

the autoimmune program is being refocused ... offer added convenience and improved tolerability" says Ian Tomlinson, GSK's SVP Biopharmaceuticals R&D. The collaboration between Genmab and GlaxoSmithKline has ... (Source: FierceBiotech 2010-09-16T15:44:08Z)

Leaders vow to fight FEMA rejection of disaster funds after tornado

Leaders in Stratford and Bridgeport vowed to keep fighting for money after the Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected a request ... including the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program, (Source: Amity Observer 2010-09-16T11:40:45Z)

Karl at Dove Valley as a guest of McDaniels

ENGLEWOOD - Denver Nuggets coach George Karl was Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels' special guest Wednesday. Both men were jokingly asked if Karl was at Dove Valley to seek advice on how to handle a ... (Source: Coloradoan 2010-09-16T11:04:57Z)

Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 6:42 pm

Glowpoint and Equinix partner to offer direct access managed video services

... TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Glowpoint ... carriers and service providers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific through EquinixaEUR(TM)s global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-15T13:29:18Z)

Glowpoint signes alliance agreement with Equinix

... Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Glowpoint ... accessible to carriers and service providers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific through Equinix's global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

Best Buy® Expands Apple® iPad Availability to All U.S. Stores Sept. 26

Best Buy is a preferred channel partner for the Apple iPad, now selling the popular device online (for in-store pick-up) and through Apple Shop locations within 673 Best Buy stores. "Technology is becoming more and ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T11:33:35Z)

Best Buy to offer iPad across all stores from September 26

... 673 stores with Apple Shop locations. Interestingly, the consumer electronics retailer allows shoppers to buy an iPad through their online store and reserve it for in-store pick-up, just like Apple. Best Buy ... (Source: Geek.Com 2010-09-15T23:01:58Z)

Hoffman Loses To Doheny In Primary

... Matt Doheny pulled out a win in Tuesday's primary. "I was extremely disappointed with the results, but I think Doug Hoffman's defeat was a direct result ... Bill Owens win re-election in the state's 23rd ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T00:12:22Z)

Exco plans to sell $750M in senior notes due 2018, and use funds to buy back notes due in 2011

... Exco Resources Inc. said Tuesday it plans to offer $750 million in senior notes due 2018. Exco said it will use some of the ... and Wells Fargo Securities. In aftermarket trading Exco shares were unchanged at $ ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-07T22:57:08Z)

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: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-17T00:33:51Z)

Ovaries 'can work again after early menopause'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: The Independent 2010-09-15T08:14:21Z)

Apple Shipping iPad to 5 Latin American Countries on Sept. 17

... claimed in a report issued earlier this week that "Best Buy is a preferred channel partner for the Apple iPad, now selling the popular device online (for in-store pick-up) and through Apple Shop locations ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-09-16T08:20:19Z)

Middlesbrough soccer team to tour North Korea

... British soccer team to visit North Korea, strengthening the town's long-standing relationship with the isolated Asian country that dates back 44 years ... Portugal and Ivory Coast. It was the country's ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-13T18:53:48Z)

EXCO Resources, Inc. Announces Closing of $750.0 Million Senior Notes Offering

EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) ("EXCO") today announced that it closed its underwritten offering of $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes ... Corporation and Wells Fargo Securities, (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T12:30:51Z)

UPDATE 1-Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

... Novell Inc ( NOVL.O ) rose more than 6 percent after the New York Post reported the business software maker is three to four ... Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up 33 cents at $5 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Middlesbrough Ladies to become 1st soccer team from Britain to visit North Korea

... British soccer team to visit North Korea, strengthening the town's long-standing relationship with the isolated Asian country that dates back 44 years ... Portugal and Ivory Coast. It was the country's second ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-13T15:04:44Z)

Brief but severe storm sweeps through NYC, knocking down trees, tearing off roofs ...

... New York City, killing one person, uprooting trees and damaging cars. The National Weather Service briefly issued tornado warnings Thursday evening for Staten Island, Brooklyn ... In the Park Slope neighborhood, (Source: Republic 2010-09-17T00:12:22Z)

Rats offer baby hope to women in early menopause

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: Independent 2010-09-15T08:50:08Z)

European stocks up on US gains, Portugal bond sale

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 21.92 points ... the news that Portugal managed to raise euro1.04 billion ($1.3 billion) in a debt auction Wednesday that drew strong investor interest helped ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-08T16:22:15Z)

Taylor Swift partners with Target to offer bonus album content

NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift ... her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" - about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-16T08:34:38Z)

Glowpoint Aligns With Equinix to Offer Enhanced Managed Services to End Users Globally via ...

... PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Glowpoint ... accessible to carriers and service providers throughout North America , Europe , and Asia Pacific through Equinix's global platform that includes International Business ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-14T12:04:36Z)

Pope visits Britain: Benedict XVI admits failures in sex-abuse scandal

... indifference in Britain ... by a pope to the U.K., and his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II was symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the officially Protestant nation and the Catholic ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-16T19:04:34Z)

NY-23: Republicans promise conservative philosophy, but offer few specifics

In their final debate last night, Republicans Matt Doheny and Doug Hoffman both claimed to be the true conservative running for congress in the 23rd district. The two men, who hope to unseat Democrat Bill Owens ... (Source: North Country Public Radio 2010-09-08T11:07:17Z)

Ovaries 'can work again'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: yorkshirepost 2010-09-15T07:52:52Z)

EXCO Resources (XCO) Announces $750M Senior Notes Offering

EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO ) announced its plans today to offer $750 million of Senior Notes that are due in 2018 ... RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities. (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-07T21:02:37Z)

JOHN BOGERT: Britain not thrilled with Pope Benedict XVI's visit

Take Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Britain, which, in case you missed it, began Thursday. Yeah! Actually, it's more "Who cares?" in a nation of 60 million, of which a mere 5 million are Roman Catholic, (Source: Daily Breeze 2010-09-17T00:05:13Z)

Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

New York Post said its sources would not say who the potential buyers were, but noted that proceeds from these deals would exceed the Elliott offer. Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-15T18:29:57Z)

Brief but severe storm sweeps through NYC, tornado warning for Brooklyn and ...

... through New York City, uprooting trees and damaging cars. The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a tornado warning for Staten Island and Brooklyn. The warning was in effect until 6 p.m. In the Park ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-16T22:25:00Z)

Taylor Swift partners with retailer for new CD

Taylor Swift ... follow-up to her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" — about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Ballot Box: More Pro-life Primary Victories in New York

... candidate Doug Hoffman ... Bill Owens, who snatched the congressional seat from Hoffman by several thousand votes. This time around, the pro-life Hoffman is running as a GOP candidate and is contending with Matt ... (Source: Lifesite 2010-09-16T21:27:44Z)

Tornado Warning For Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning until 6:00 PM in Staten Island and Brooklyn. Immediately go indoors ... THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARK SLOPE... OR NEAR VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE... (Source: Gothamist.com 2010-09-16T21:49:12Z)

Novell shares surge on sale rumor

Waltham-based Novell plans to sell a division that provides Linux operating system software separately from the rest of the company, the New York Post reported on its website, citing unnamed sources familiar with the ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-15T19:20:04Z)

Kanye West: 'I Bled Hard' Over Taylor Swift Debacle

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and ... taking the trophy that Swift won at the MTV Video Music Awards and saying that it ... (Source: BlackNews.com 2010-09-07T03:16:02Z)

Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 5:40 pm

Film focuses on women of the right

Just days after the Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset against GOP establishment pick Mike Castle, Citizens United will premiere a documentary in Washington next week that they say ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-09-16T08:06:00Z)

Experts put Del. race in Dems' column

The Tea Party Express-backed O'Donnell defeated moderate GOP Rep. Mike Castle, who was widely viewed as a shoo-in for the seat — both in the primary and in the general election against Democrat Chris Coons. (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T20:37:37Z)

Ovaries 'can work again after early menopause'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: The Independent 2010-09-15T08:14:21Z)

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)

Veterans Administration expansion bound for Joliet

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet for an expanded outpatient medical center for veterans. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete ... is when Silver Cross plans to move out (to New Lenox) and we're hoping the VA will ... (Source: Kankakee Daily Journal 2010-09-16T16:05:36Z)

Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

New York Post said its sources would not say who the potential buyers were, but noted that proceeds from these deals would exceed the Elliott offer. Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-09-15T18:29:57Z)

New Jersey Lawsuit Opens Against Imam Planning NYC Islamic Center

who plans to build an Islamic community center near ground zero, and his company ... Sharif el-Gamal, and his company, SoHo Properties, moved from their building following what may be a landlord dispute. According to ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

UPDATE 1-Novell nearing sale, says report; shares rise

... Novell Inc ( NOVL.O ) rose more than 6 percent after the New York Post reported the business software maker is three to four ... Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company were trading up 33 cents at $5 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Ovaries 'can work again'

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: yorkshirepost 2010-09-15T07:52:52Z)

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)

Sanofi-Aventis sticking to first offer for Genzyme

... Sanofi-Aventis ... Genzyme Corp., a Sanofi spokesman said Thursday. That's despite rumors Paris-based Sanofi has upped its offer by $2 a share, two months after its first overture to Genzyme. The Cambridge ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T19:48:39Z)

The GOP's Christine O'Donnell dilemma

... threw a "temper tantrum" after Christine O'Donnell's victory in Tuesday's Delaware GOP Senate primary, says Edward Morrissey in The Washington Times . Her defeated rival, "liberal" Republican Mike Castle, (Source: The Week Magazine 2010-09-16T21:49:12Z)

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)

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)

VA to acquire part of suburban hospital

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet into a VA "mega-clinic" that would offer expanded services. Those may include geriatrics and radiology, among others. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson ... facility in New Lenox. (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-09-16T05:07:03Z)

VA to acquire part of suburban Chicago hospital

... Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet into a VA "mega-clinic" that would offer expanded services. Those may include geriatrics and radiology, among others. U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson ... facility in New Lenox. (Source: KWQC 2010-09-15T23:01:58Z)

Ground Zero mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

... Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where ... A spokesman for Soho Properties general manager Sharif El-Gamal and his ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T00:56:28Z)

Sanofi Chief: 'Reasonable' Chance of Genzyme Deal

sources have said Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Genzyme is prepared to give Sanofi access to its books if it raises its offer to at least $75 a share. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Sanofi-Aventis ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-16T10:14:51Z)

Kanye West: 'I Bled Hard' Over Taylor Swift Debacle

NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and ... taking the trophy that Swift won at the MTV Video Music Awards and saying that it ... (Source: BlackNews.com 2010-09-07T03:16:02Z)

Pro-Life Christine O'Donnell Defeats Anti-Life Mike Castle in Delaware Republican ...

Pro-Life, Pro-marriage and family candidate Christine O'Donnell just trounced Congressman Mike Castle - an establishment Republican who does not support the Right to Life - in Delaware's much watched Republican ... (Source: Catholic Online 2010-09-15T02:02:07Z)

Taylor Swift partners with retailer for new CD

Taylor Swift ... follow-up to her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" — about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-15T17:32:41Z)

Mosque developer booted over unpaid office rent

... from Ground Zero can raise $100 million for that controversial project, Sharif El-Gamal may have to take stock and account for the rent of his company's own office. El-Gamal's real estate firm, SoHo Properties, (Source: Metro International 2010-09-16T09:10:25Z)

Genzyme's Sale of Testing Unit May Force Sanofi to Increase Takeover Offer

Genzyme Corp. , a takeover target of Sanofi-Aventis SA, agreed to sell its ... Termeer said in an Aug. 31 interview that he would consider selling his Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company at a "fair value ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-13T15:04:44Z)

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)

Delaware Senate primary: The GOP reacts to Christine O'Donnell's win

Washington is abuzz after tea party ... Politico reports : A senior aide to Rep. Mike Castle told POLITICO the nine-term congressman will not be endorsing newly minted GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell. " (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-15T15:52:28Z)

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)

Rats offer baby hope to women in early menopause

Premature ovarian failure ... scientists at the World Congress of Fertility and Sterility in Munich said their latest work in rats could offer hope for the future. A team from Cairo University in Egypt used stem cells (Source: Independent 2010-09-15T08:50:08Z)

Novell shares surge on sale rumor

Waltham-based Novell plans to sell a division that provides Linux operating system software separately from the rest of the company, the New York Post reported on its website, citing unnamed sources familiar with the ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-15T19:20:04Z)

Taylor Swift partners with Target to offer bonus album content

NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift ... her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Fearless." The first single, "Mine," has hit the country chart's top 20. She debuted the song "Innocent" - about last year's MTV Video Music ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-16T08:34:38Z)

Christine O'Donnell Beats Mike Castle in Delaware

Christine O'Donnell has convincingly beaten Mike Castle to be the Republican nominee for US Senate from the state of Delaware. The Tea Party is ecstatic. The Republican Party is aghast. The Democratic ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-15T16:06:47Z)

Deals of the Hour / September 16, 2010, 4:41 pm

Genzyme's Sale of Testing Unit May Force Sanofi to Increase Takeover Offer

Genzyme Corp. , a takeover target of Sanofi-Aventis SA, agreed to sell its ... Termeer said in an Aug. 31 interview that he would consider selling his Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company at a "fair value ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-13T15:04:44Z)

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)

Valley hospitals, clinic will offer medical student training through university ...

Officials with UC Davis and UC Merced haven ... Six students entering the UC Davis School of Medicine in the fall of 2011 will be the first in the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education, but they must apply ... (Source: Visalia Times-Delta 2010-09-15T20:24:29Z)

New Jersey Lawsuit Opens Against Imam Planning NYC Islamic Center

who plans to build an Islamic community center near ground zero, and his company ... Sharif el-Gamal, and his company, SoHo Properties, moved from their building following what may be a landlord dispute. According to ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-16T13:49:36Z)

Pentagon proposes huge 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 and could add another $30 billion worth of naval arms ... (Source: Air Force Times 2010-09-13T20:19:42Z)

Ground Zero mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

... Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where ... A spokesman for Soho Properties general manager Sharif El-Gamal and his ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T00:56:28Z)

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)

CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Statement on Cell Tax Fairness Act Mark-Up by ...

CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement: (Logo ... CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC. (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-15T18:01:19Z)

Pentagon proposes huge sale of warplanes 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 and could add another $30 billion worth of naval arms ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-14T05:59:31Z)

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)

UC Merced to train med students in Valley

... UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (PRIME). PRIME programs specifically ... executive associate dean of UC Davis School of Medicine and executive director of Medical Education and Academic ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-09-16T07:44:31Z)

Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's Killer, Reveals Other Famous Targets

Johnny Carson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jackie Kennedy-Onnasis. He now realizes, "I felt that by killing John Lennon I would become somebody and instead of that I became a murderer and murderers are not somebodies." (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-09-16T21:27:44Z)

Sanofi Chief: 'Reasonable' Chance of Genzyme Deal

sources have said Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Genzyme is prepared to give Sanofi access to its books if it raises its offer to at least $75 a share. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Sanofi-Aventis ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-16T10:14:51Z)

Reuters Summit-WRAPUP 1-Russia eyes $50bn sell-off, tycoons feud

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday ... including on Russian assets. So if there is an insignificant fall, then we will press on with the plans. If there is a big fall, of over 20 percent, then we will ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-09-15T15:02:22Z)

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)

CTIA-The Wireless Association Recognizes September 13th-17th as 'National Telephone Discount ...

... counterproductive and places arbitrary burdens on the same consumers these programs are trying to help," said Steve Largent , president ... CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC . (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-09T13:07:47Z)

Pope visits Britain: Benedict XVI admits failures in sex-abuse scandal

... indifference in Britain ... by a pope to the U.K., and his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II was symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the officially Protestant nation and the Catholic ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-16T19:04:34Z)

Pope Benedict XVI in Britain: Even Susan Boyle Couldn't Draw Crowd To Mass

... Britain began in Edinburgh, where Britain's 84-year-old Queen greeted the 83-year-old Pope with a curt handshake and exchange of ... a 71-year-old American Catholic deacon who claims he prayed to Cardinal Newman ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-16T21:56:22Z)

Report: Largent on short list to replace Leiweke

Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent is on the short ... He currently works as the president and CEO of CTIA, the international association for wireless telecommunications in Washington DC. (Source: Olympian 2010-09-15T20:10:10Z)

Sanofi-Aventis sticking to first offer for Genzyme

... Sanofi-Aventis ... Genzyme Corp., a Sanofi spokesman said Thursday. That's despite rumors Paris-based Sanofi has upped its offer by $2 a share, two months after its first overture to Genzyme. The Cambridge ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-09T19:48:39Z)

Mosque developer booted over unpaid office rent

... from Ground Zero can raise $100 million for that controversial project, Sharif El-Gamal may have to take stock and account for the rent of his company's own office. El-Gamal's real estate firm, SoHo Properties, (Source: Metro International 2010-09-16T09:10:25Z)

Mark David Chapman Had List of Celebrity Targets

(NewsCore) - John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, said in a recent parole hearing that he also contemplated killing Johnny Carson and Elizabeth Taylor instead of John Lennon, it was revealed ... (Source: MyFox Philadelphia 2010-09-16T22:53:38Z)

John Lennon's Killer Also Targeted Johnny Carson, Liz Taylor

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- — John Lennon's killer could recall at his parole board hearing this month that he had considered shooting Johnny Carson or Elizabeth Taylor instead, but he couldn't remember that he ... (Source: KTLA.com 2010-09-16T20:59:06Z)

Pope Benedict XVI in Scotland for historic 4-day state visit, admits failures in ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland – EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-16T23:15:06Z)

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)

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)

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)

Valley hospitals to offer student training

Officials with UC Davis and UC Merced have yet ... Six students entering the UC Davis School of Medicine in the fall of 2011 will be the first in the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education. Medical students ... (Source: Visalia Times-Delta 2010-09-16T11:26:26Z)

Kudrin Sees 5-Year, $50Bln Asset Sale

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Wednesday. "We will have a privatization program ... including on Russian assets. So if there is an insignificant fall, then we will press on with the plans. If there is a big fall, (Source: Moscow Times 2010-09-15T17:54:10Z)

Russia eyes $50 billion sell-off, tycoons feud

worth around $10 billion a year," Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told the Reuters Russia Investment ... including on Russian assets. So if there is an insignificant fall, then we will press on with the plans. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-15T15:23:50Z)

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