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Deals of the Hour / August 26, 2010, 10:40 pm

BYU to WAC; MWC invites Fresno State

Boise State's reign in the Western Athletic Conference can only last one more season. The league's other eight members would like to end it sooner, sending the Broncos off without another league title before ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-08-18T22:09:17Z)

Rams starting WR Donnie Avery carted off field with right knee injury against ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – St. Louis Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery injured his right knee late in the first half of a 36-35 exhibition win over the New England Patriots on Thursday night. Avery, who led Rams wide ... (Source: FOX News 2010-08-27T05:16:27Z)

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble Sign Insomnia Drug Co-promotion Deal ...

(RTTNews) - Specialty pharmaceutical company Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SOMX: News ) Wednesday said it has entered into a co-promotion agreement with Procter & Gamble (PG: News ) for Silenor, or doxepin, a newly ... (Source: RTT News 2010-08-25T11:16:44Z)

First steps being taken toward Blagojevich retrial

CHICAGO (AP) - A little more than a week after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's monthslong federal corruption trial ended with jurors deadlocked on all but one charge, the first steps are being taken toward doing ... (Source: Herald-Star 2010-08-27T04:33:30Z)

Correction: Little League Story

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (AP) ― In a story Aug. 24 about the Little League World Series game between Toms River, New Jersey, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press, relying on official scoring ... (Source: WCCO 2010-08-26T14:35:59Z)

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals' Shares Surge 31% On Co-Promo Deal With Procter & Gamble (PG ...

Aug 25, 2010 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) -- 8/25/2010-Shares of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SOMX) are trading 31.2% higher premarket after the company announced a co-promotion agreement with Procter ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-08-25T14:08:32Z)

Home Sweet Mortgage

WASHINGTON -- I have my own spin to put on the news that sales of existing homes plunged 27 percent in July: Stop thinking of your home as your cash cow. In the last several decades, borrowers have heavily ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-08-26T05:46:16Z)

Blagojevich retrial hearing might deal with dates, defense team

(AP) — A little more than a week after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's monthslong federal corruption trial ended with jurors deadlocked on all but one charge, the first steps are being taken toward doing it all ... (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-08-26T14:43:08Z)

Amber Alert Issued for NJ Boy

The New Jersey State Police have issued an Amber Alert for 8-year-old Terry Dusseault, Jr. after he was allegedly abducted by his father. Terry Dusseault, Sr., 38, was last seen taking his son from the family's home ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-25T19:44:58Z)

Flyers fire Stevens, set to name successor

The Flyers fired John Stevens as head coach of the team Friday afternoon and are set to name a successor at an 8 p.m. press conference in Philadelphia. Stevens, 43, was in his fourth year of coaching the team ... (Source: Burlington County Times 2010-08-26T07:47:57Z)

E-mails show how WAC-BYU plans collapsed

Utah State University president Stan Albrecht gleefully wrote in an Aug. 17 e-mail that Boise State University president Bob Kustra's "world is crumbling around him and he is desperate." "All signatures are in ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-08-27T04:19:11Z)

Toms River earns one last win

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Kevin Blum homered, tripled twice and struck out eight to lead Toms River to a 10-0 win yesterday over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in a Little League World Series consolation game ... (Source: Trentonian 2010-08-25T05:11:40Z)

Using home as money source invites trouble

I have my own spin to put on the news that sales of existing homes plunged 27 percent in July: Stop thinking of your home as your cash cow. In the last several decades, borrowers have heavily leveraged themselves using ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-08-26T06:57:51Z)

Flyers coach Laviolette is ready for summer to end

VOORHEES, N.J. -- Watching the Philadelphia Phillies channel adversity, reading of their remarkable resilience, Peter Laviolette longs for shorter days and colder nights. "The summer," he said last week after ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-08-26T12:27:08Z)

Top pick Sam Bradford solid in first pro start as Rams beat Patriots on last-play ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Poised and precise, Sam Bradford made an impressive debut as a starting NFL quarterback. It may have earned him the No. 1 job in the regular-season opener. The top pick in the NFL draft ... (Source: Republic 2010-08-27T04:33:30Z)

Lawyers Pose Conundrum for Blagojevich Retrial

CHICAGO (AP) -- His own legal funds are spent and so former Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have to make do with a scaled-down defense team at any retrial. A Thursday hearing is the first since jurors deadlocked on 23 of 24 ... (Source: WIFR 2010-08-27T04:33:30Z)

Brooklyn liquor-store slaying

A former hip-hop record exec who converted to Orthodox Judaism was killed last night during a robbery at the Flatbush kosher-wine store where he worked, police and witnesses said. "He was a good guy. Rock solid," Rabbi ... (Source: New York Post 2010-08-20T14:35:56Z)

Singletary: `Owning' your home is not always accurate

I have my own spin to put on the news that sales of existing homes plunged 27 percent in July: Stop thinking of your home as your cash cow. In the last several decades, borrowers have heavily leveraged ... (Source: Berkeley Voice 2010-08-26T07:19:19Z)

Hockey heavies hit T.O. for summit

Unlike the last big summit held in downtown Toronto, the presence of this group of leaders won't likely be causing mass protests in the streets. Which isn't to say the speakers and audience at the Molson Canadian ... (Source: Canoe 2010-08-24T04:44:13Z)

Rams WR Donnie Avery hurts knee

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- St. Louis Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery has left the exhibition game against the New England Patriots with a right knee injury. Avery, who led Rams wide receivers with 47 catches last ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-08-27T04:33:30Z)

State police issue an Amber alert for Lumberton boy, 8

The New Jersey State Police have issued an Amber alert for an 8 year old from Burlington County who was apparently taken by his father, Terry Dusseault, 38, on Monday, Aug. 23 from a home in Lumberton. Police ... (Source: southjerseylocalnews.com 2010-08-26T14:07:21Z)

Liquor Store Clerk's Alleged Shooter Does Not Enter A Plea

A Brooklyn man did not enter a plea when he was arraigned today on charges in last week's deadly shooting of a liquor store clerk in Midwood, Brooklyn. Eion Klass, 33, seen above, was charged in connection with last ... (Source: NY1 2010-08-26T17:20:37Z)

Fresno State, Nevada to join Boise State in Mountain West

Associated Press Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews turns upfield against Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl last December. The Bulldogs and Nevada announced Wednesday they would leave the WAC and join the ... (Source: Birmingham News 2010-08-19T22:36:43Z)

Remains of 2 people found on Oregon's Mount Hood

(AP) OREGON CITY, Ore. - Authorities have found the bodies of two people near the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood, and they may be a pair of climbers who went missing last year. Clackamas County sheriff's ... (Source: KOB.com 2010-08-26T19:15:09Z)

Arrest in killing at Brooklyn kosher liquor store

NEW YORK — Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a man at a kosher liquor store in Brooklyn during a botched robbery. Eion (EE'-uhn) Klass was arrested Wednesday on charges of murder and ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-26T00:52:46Z)

Anthony Vietti, Katie Nolan remains may be found on Mount Hood

Authorities have found the bodies of two people near the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood, and they may be a pair of climbers who went missing last year. Clackamas County sheriff's deputies say they found the remains ... (Source: Today's THV 2010-08-26T20:12:25Z)

Somaxon Strikes Deal with P&G

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NasdaqCM: SOMX) shares received a major boost recently with the company entering into a co-promotional deal with Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG - News ) for its insomnia treatment Silenor ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-08-26T16:59:09Z)

Amber Alert issued after Lumberton boy goes missing

The New Jersey State Police have issued an Amber Alert for an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was abducted by his father in Burlington County today. Terry Dusseault, 38, was last seen taking his son, Terry ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-08-24T19:53:19Z)

Possible remains of Touchet hiker found on Mount Hood

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Authorities have found the bodies of two people near the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood, and they may be a pair of climbers who went missing last year. Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputies say they ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-26T22:14:06Z)

Correction: LLWS-New Jersey-Saudi Arabia story

(AP) — In a story Aug. 24 about the Little League World Series game between Toms River, N.J., and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press, relying on official scoring, erroneously reported that an errant throw by ... (Source: Newsday 2010-08-26T14:50:18Z)

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