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Deals of the Hour / August 25, 2010, 9:39 am

US STOCKS-Shares slide after home sales, but support holds

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for a fifth straight day of losses as another weak reading on the U.S. housing market underlined the prospect of a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-25T14:44:19Z)

Group wants bear hunters to call off their dogs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Animal rights groups hope new undercover video of dogs running and jumping at a chained-up bear will prod South Carolina lawmakers into banning the practice known as "bear baying." The Humane ... (Source: WMBF 2010-08-23T14:18:04Z)

Kan. woman drops suit challenging flag law

PAPILLION (AP) - Family members of a fallen U.S. soldier expressed disappointment Monday after prosecutors and protesters from Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church reached a deal that will keep both sides out ... (Source: North Platte Telegraph 2010-08-24T09:09:04Z)

Bangor's Kinney draws suspension

NEW YORK — Former major league pitcher Matt Kinney of Bangor and a minor league pitcher in the New York Mets' system, Lachlan Hodge, have been suspended 50 games for drug violations. They were penalized Tuesday under ... (Source: Bangor Daily News 2010-08-25T12:28:19Z)

VIDEO: US Humane Society Wants SC Bear Hunters To Call Off Their Dogs

Updated: August 23, 5:30 p.m. Hunters call it a training exercise. But another group says it's cruel to bears... And want the practice stopped. It's referred to as "bear baying" or "bear baiting." This video ... (Source: News Channel 7 2010-08-24T01:30:56Z)

Man accused of Ponzi scheme may be nearing plea deal

Newark, N.J. -- A Florida man accused of running an $880 million Ponzi scheme that authorities say left at least 60 investors in Florida, Indiana and New Jersey with about $80 million in losses may have ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-08-25T10:40:56Z)

Senator To Offer Legislation To Ban Bear Baying After US Humane Society Releases ...

Updated: August 24, 12:00 p.m. Columbia, SC - State Senator Joel Lourie announced plans to pre-file legislation to ban the practice of bear baying in South Carolina. Bear baying involves releasing dogs on ... (Source: News Channel 7 2010-08-24T17:01:31Z)

Psychology Student Elin Nordegren "Never Suspected" Tiger Woods Was Cheating

Poor little rich girl Elin Nordegren, who's studying for a degree in psychology now that her marriage to Tiger Woods is over, maintains that she "never suspected" young master Eldrick of cheating on her in ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-08-25T14:51:29Z)

Shirley Sherrod, Tom Vilsack

Forner Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, left, with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during a news conference at the Agriculture Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Sherrod ... (Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com 2010-08-25T11:23:53Z)

One dead, another with major injuries in I-580 crash in San Leandro

One person died and another was seriously injured in a Sunday evening crash along Interstate 580 in San Leandro, the CHP reports The California Highway Patrol got a call of the rollover accident just before 6 ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-08-16T04:03:35Z)

Continued: Kan. woman drops lawsuit in exchange for end to Nebraska case over soldier ...

PAPILLION, Neb. - Family members of a fallen U.S. soldier expressed disappointment Monday after prosecutors and protesters from Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church reached a deal that will keep both sides out ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-23T23:36:24Z)

Shirley Sherrod Turns Down Agriculture Dept. Job

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official ousted during a racial firestorm last month, declined Tuesday to accept an offer to return full-time to the agency. Agriculture Secretary ... (Source: MyFox Phoenix 2010-08-24T14:31:11Z)

German Government Adopts Plans for Bank Levy

Germany's government on Wednesday adopted an overhaul of the financial system that proposes an orderly way to restructure ailing banks and requires all banks to contribute to a bailout fund to ward off future ... (Source: ABC News 2010-08-25T16:38:51Z)

After Divorce, Life Goes on for Elin Nordegren (Tiger Woods' Ex-Wife)

Elin Nordegren Says She Didn't Whack Tiger Woods with a Golf Club, but Would We Blame Her If She Did? An article posted on Yahoo Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-tigerwoods-elin) reports ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-08-25T15:41:35Z)

Agriculture secretary to discuss job offer with ousted employee Shirley Sherrod

WASHINGTON — The USDA employee who was pushed out of her job during a racial firestorm last month is set to meet with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to discuss coming back to work at the agency. Shirley Sherrod ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-08-24T14:02:33Z)

Safety concerns raised about China crash runway

A major Chinese airline had questioned the safety of nighttime flights at the airport in northeastern China where a passenger jet crashed and burned while trying to land at night on a fog-shrouded runway, killing 42 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-25T10:12:18Z)

Runway Safety in China Plane Crash Questioned

A firefighter searches for victims near a burning Chinese passenger jet after it crashed in Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo) YICHUN, China (AP) — A major Chinese ... (Source: Product Design & Development 2010-08-25T15:20:07Z)

Shares slide after home sales

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for a fifth straight day of losses as another weak reading on the U.S. housing market underlined the prospect of a sharp slowdown ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-08-25T14:44:19Z)

5 people hurt in Sacramento crash on I-80; driver flees scene

SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California Highway Patrol says five people, including two children, were hurt Tuesday morning when a pickup truck collided with a minivan on Interstate 80. CHP officers says both vehicles flipped ... (Source: KXTV News10Net 2010-08-24T21:04:54Z)

Motorcyclist killed in I-80 collision, CHP reports

An Elk Grove man was killed late Sunday evening after his Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with back end of a pickup on Interstate 80. Officer Phil Gruidl, of the California Highway Patrol, reported that at ... (Source: Woodland Daily Democrat 2010-08-23T16:26:55Z)

Ex-Giants pitcher Kinney, prospect banned 50 games each

NEW YORK -- Former major league pitcher Matt Kinney and a minor leaguer in the New York Mets' system have been suspended 50 games for drug violations. They were penalized Tuesday under the minor-league drug program after ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-08-25T04:00:05Z)

Mets minor league pitcher suspended 50 games for drug violation

Former major league pitcher Matt Kinney and a minor leaguer in the New York Mets' system, Lachlan Hodge, have been suspended 50 games for drug violations. They were penalized Tuesday under the minor league ... (Source: Staten Island Advance 2010-08-24T21:47:51Z)

Defendant's Hearing Set in $880 Million Fraud

A Florida man accused of running a $880 million Ponzi scheme that authorities say paid for lavish spending sprees and sports philanthropy may have reached a deal with federal prosecutors, The Associated Press ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-08-24T09:23:23Z)

Safety concerns have been raised about runway where Chinese passenger jet crashed ...

The Brazilian-made Embraer E-190 jet had taken off from Heilongjiang's capital of Harbin shortly before 9 p.m. (1300 GMT) and crashed a little more than an hour later while arriving at Yichun, a city of about 1 million ... (Source: FOX6Now.com Milwaukee 2010-08-25T07:13:21Z)

Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren 'sad' that marriage is officially over

Tiger Woods and his Swedish-born wife officially divorced Monday, nine months after his middle-of-the-night car crash outside their home set off shocking revelations that the world's most famous athlete had ... (Source: Florida Times-Union 2010-08-24T01:52:25Z)

Charges against Kan. woman in Neb. protest dropped

A member of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church has reached a deal with a Nebraska prosecutor to dismiss charges against her stemming from a 2007 protest outside a soldier's funeral. Under the terms of the deal reached ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-24T14:02:33Z)

N - NEW YORK - US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St dips further after home sale data

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks briefly extended losses on Wednesday after data showed single-family home sales fell in July to set their slowest pace on record, while prices were the lowest in more than 6-1/2 ... (Source: Inside Fidelity 2010-08-25T14:22:51Z)

Plea hearing set for defendant in $880M fraud case

A Florida man accused of running a $880 million Ponzi scheme may have reached a deal with federal prosecutors.Nevin Shapiro is due in court Sept. 15 for a plea agreement hearing on money laundering and securities fraud ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-23T17:45:39Z)

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