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Deals of the Hour / September 11, 2010, 11:41 am

Matt Kuchar leads BMW, Tiger Woods nine back

Matt Kuchar got off to his best start of the year Thursday in the BMW Championship. A mystery season for Tiger Woods took another unexpected ... It was his highest round at Cog Hill since he opened with a 73 in the ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-10T06:54:22Z)

Obama calls on Americans to unite, not divide, over Islam

An impassioned President Barack Obama Friday warned Americans not to turn on one another over religion amid a spate of rows over Islam in US society, nine years after the September 11 attacks. Obama also ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-10T17:17:09Z)

Judge gives more time in immigrant's baby suit

A judge has given Singing River Hospital and one of its employees more time to respond to a ... Attorney Roy C. Williams, who represented the hospital and Abigail Medina, didn't immediately return a call seeking ... (Source: Hattiesburg American 2010-09-11T11:53:50Z)

So righties, you wonder where freedom went?

Osama bin Laden's terror network has been unable to launch a single major attack on high ... In a crucially important Washington Post reporting project, "Top Secret America," Dana Priest and William Arkin spent two ... (Source: DAILY KOS 2010-09-10T21:56:19Z)

Kuchar holds it together at Cog Hill

— Matt Kuchar was feeling terrible and playing even ... share the lead with Charlie Wi in the BMW ... whose 65 was the best of the day on a Cog Hill course that was getting a steady stream of criticism. Tiger Woods ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2010-09-11T14:24:10Z)

Yorktown school receiving national Blue Ribbon award

The U.S. Department of Education has named nine schools in Virginia as Blue Ribbon Schools. The Virginia schools are among 304 nationwide to receive the award, which was announced Thursday. The Blue Ribbon program ... (Source: HamptonRoads.com 2010-09-09T20:53:05Z)

New rules on airline pilot fatigue draw fire

... different requirements based on the time of day, number of scheduled flight segments, flight types, and time zones. Pilots would get nine hours of rest between ... To Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-11T07:00:21Z)

McClenny trial set for November

a Southampton County General District Court judge granted a request from Franklin City Attorney Taylor Williams to move the case from Southampton County to Franklin. McClenny objected to the move and said he has ... (Source: Tidewater News 2010-09-11T12:58:16Z)

Chicago Bulls add 4 assistants

... with Oklahoma City ... assistant coach/player development with Milwaukee after playing nine seasons. Brunson spent last season as an assistant at the University of Hartford after two years as a Virginia's director (Source: Oregonian 2010-09-09T21:21:43Z)

On this day in Mid-Columbia sports history

... Richland in the fifth annual Tri-City Shrine Jamboree championship game at Pasco Memorial Stadium. * 1973 ... opening day of the autumn Sun Downs Quarter Horse meet in Kennewick. It was the 10th victory of the ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-09-10T17:45:47Z)

Kuchar grabs lead at BMW; Tiger Woods scuffling again

Matt Kuchar got off to his best start of the year Thursday in the BMW Championship. A mystery season for Tiger Woods took another unexpected ... It was his highest round at Cog Hill since he opened with a 73 in the ... (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-09-11T10:06:28Z)

Get ready for a changed Big Nine – again

Eastmont, Hanford, Kamiakin, Kennewick, Pasco, Southridge, Sunnyside and West Valley will play in the CBBN 3A, while Wenatchee, Chiawana, Davis Eisenhower, Moses Lake, Richland and Walla Walla remain in the 4A. (Source: The Wenatchee World Online 2010-09-03T19:05:40Z)

Americans must not turn on one another over Islam: Obama

An impassioned President Barack Obama Friday warned Americans not to turn on one another over religion amid a spate of rows over Islam in US society, nine years after the September 11 attacks. Obama also ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-10T16:55:40Z)

Nolan ready to unveil Dolphins' revamped defense

... Dolphins will unveil a revamped lineup and more aggressive scheme Sunday at Buffalo. Miami may have new starters at nine positions, with end Kendall Langford and strong safety Yeremiah Bell ... Channing Crowder (Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat 2010-09-09T22:47:37Z)

Tri-Cities drug prescription plan expands

Pasco, WA- Tri-Cities Community Health is expanding ... Health began offering its patients discounted meds through the pharmacies at the Safeways in Kennewick and Richland.   (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-31T01:15:29Z)

School earns national honor

"We haven't gotten to that stage, yet," said Principal Irma Trosclair. But it's going to be big. Eunice Elementary has just been named to the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon School List, one ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-09-11T07:50:27Z)

ACLU Launches 90th Anniversary Exhibit Celebrating Nine Decades Of Fighting For Freedom

NEW YORK - September 2 - In celebration of the American Civil Liberties Union's 90th anniversary, the ACLU launched a traveling nationwide exhibit today highlighting the organization's rich history of defending ... (Source: Common Dreams 2010-09-02T16:07:53Z)

NBA notes: Chicago Bulls add 4 assistants

... Oklahoma City ... assistant coach/player development with Milwaukee after playing nine seasons. Brunson spent last season as an assistant at the University of Hartford after two years as a Virginia's director (Source: Peoria Journal Star 2010-09-10T04:16:54Z)

Mike Nolan lands with Miami Dolphins to reshape defense

... Dolphins will unveil a revamped lineup and more aggressive scheme Sunday at Buffalo. Miami might have new starters at nine positions, with end Kendall Langford and strong safety Yeremiah Bell ... Channing Crowder (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-10T02:43:50Z)

FAA mulls new pilot rules

... different requirements based on the time of day, number of scheduled flight segments, flight types, and time zones. Pilots would get nine hours of rest between ... To Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-11T09:23:31Z)

DADT Judge a "No-Nonsense" Jurist

... judge in 1999, was described in the short profile as a no-nonsense jurist with little patience for unprepared attorneys in her courtroom. "If she gets anything less, you will know it," said attorney William ... (Source: Advocate 2010-09-11T16:04:23Z)

ACLU alleges California public schools are charging illegal fees

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union said in a lawsuit to be filed Friday that California's cash-strapped school districts have been charging student fees that violate the state ... (Source: Los Angeles Daily News 2010-09-11T01:16:45Z)

9 Va schools receive national Blue Ribbon award

RICHMOND, VA. — The U.S. Department of Education has named nine schools in Virginia as Blue Ribbon Schools. The Virginia schools are among 304 nationwide to receive the award, which was announced Thursday. The Blue ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-09T19:20:01Z)

US proposes airline rules to prevent fatigue in pilots

The proposal would set different requirements ... likelihood that a pilot is able to get enough sleep, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday. It would also require that pilots be given nine hours of rest ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-11T07:50:27Z)

Abrighter future requires a better perception of Islam

But Ted Koppel wrote this week in the Washington Post: "The attacks of Sept 11, 2001, succeeded far beyond anything Osama bin Laden could possibly have envisioned... The goal of any organised terrorist attack is to ... (Source: WalesOnline 2010-09-11T05:41:36Z)

US Not at War with Islam, Obama says

... President Barack Obama ... with Islam.'' Obama marked the anniversary by speaking at the Pentagon, where 125 people were killed, along with 59 passengers and crew members and five terrorists on board an American (Source: myfoxny.com 2010-09-11T18:06:04Z)

ACLU sues Schwarzenegger over school fees

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Friday that accuses dozens of California school districts of charging student fees that violate the state Constitution's guarantee to a free public ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-09-11T01:16:45Z)

Dolphins try to escape LeBron's shadow

that's cool," Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell ... Sunday at Buffalo, while the Heat are enjoying the last part of their offseason. "We get the first at-bat while they're partying," linebacker Channing Crowder says. " (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-09-11T05:34:27Z)

Nets sign Joe Smith, add Lee to front office

Milwaukee, Denver, Cleveland, Chicago, Oklahoma City and Atlanta. His best season was in 1996-97 with the Warriors ... He also served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers summer league team in 2008 and ... (Source: YES Network 2010-09-11T04:15:42Z)

Nine Years Later, Al-Qaeda Is Still Winning On 9/11

... Ted Koppel makes a wonderful point:  Osama bin-Laden succeeded on September 11 ... From Koppel's essay in the Washington Post : The goal of any organized terrorist attack is to goad a vastly more powerful ... (Source: The Faster Times 2010-09-10T17:02:50Z)

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