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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 9:40 pm

Ryan Dempster pitches Cubs past Marlins 2-0

MIAMI -- Ryan Dempster pitched seven crisp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 2-0 on Friday night. Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto each hit an RBI double for the Cubs, who matched their ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-18T03:02:59Z)

Dempster Pitches Cubs Past Marlins, Bbn

MIAMI (AP) Ryan Dempster pitched seven crisp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 2-0 on Friday night. Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto each hit an RBI double for the Cubs, who matched ... (Source: WCBD 2010-09-18T03:24:27Z)

Hurricane Karl piles on already waterlogged Veracruz on Mexico's Gulf coast

MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Karl pounded Mexico's Gulf coast with 115-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rains Friday, swamping the already waterlogged port of Veracruz and prompting flood alerts across ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-17T23:06:45Z)

Dempster deals seven shutout innings

MIAMI -- Ryan Dempster pitched seven crisp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 2-0 on Friday night. Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto each hit an RBI double for the Cubs, who matched their ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-17T23:06:45Z)

Mom says IN teen joked after killing brother

RISING SUN, Ind. (AP) - The mother of an Indiana teenager told attorneys he ate popcorn and joked with her the morning after he strangled his 10-year-old brother. In video testimony played Friday during Andrew Conley ... (Source: WTOL-TV 2010-09-17T17:30:19Z)

After several Palin-endorsed candidates win primaries, Palin tells Iowa that GOP ...

Iowa (AP) — After helping propel several upstart Republican contenders to recent primary victories, Sarah Palin said Friday ... speech to about 1,400 people at the Iowa Republican Party's Reagan dinner, (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-18T04:07:24Z)

Teen who killed brother fought urge to stab father

RISING SUN, Ind. (AP) -- A teenager who strangled his 10-year-old brother ... an emotionless Andrew Conley described in detail how he strangled his brother Connor, dragged him to his car and stuffed him in the trunk. (Source: Associated Press 2010-09-18T00:25:30Z)

Elizabeth Warren Named Consumer Advocate to New Post

... Street critic Elizabeth Warren a special adviser Friday and tasked her with setting up a new agency to look out for consumers in their dealings with banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions. (Source: KSAX 2010-09-17T20:14:57Z)

Police: Rocket hits Kabul as Afghans prepare for vote

KABUL, Afghanistan ... polling centers and to vote for their favorite candidate." Asked what message he wanted to give to the Taliban, Karzai replied: "Those Taliban, who are sons of Afghanistan, are Muslim. (Source: FOX News 2010-09-18T04:21:43Z)

Chechen Is Detained, Then Freed, In Poland

was detained by the police on Friday in Poland , where he planned to attend a gathering of Chechen exiles. The police detained the separatist leader, Akhmed Zakayev , who has denied the Russian charges, shortly after ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-17T23:06:45Z)

What has Wall Street got against Elizabeth Warren?

Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren is either one of the best qualified people ... and traps in the fine print is over," she cautioned in a White House ... by an individual who has a long track record of seeing Wall Street ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-18T03:53:05Z)

Q+A-What has Wall Street got against Elizabeth Warren?

Obama to name Warren at 1:30 p.m. Friday at White House ... WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren is either ... depending on your point of view, of exactly what Wall Street is ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T16:40:13Z)

Mom Says Teen Joked After Killing Brother

RISING SUN, Ind. -- The mother of a southern Indiana teenager told attorneys he ate popcorn and joked with her the morning after he strangled his 10-year-old brother. In video testimony played Friday during Andrew ... (Source: WLKY.com 2010-09-17T17:58:57Z)

Bore hole for rescue reaches trapped Chilean miners

Chile (AP) — Rescuers achieved a key breakthrough in efforts to rescue 33 trapped miners on Friday, reaching the caverns where they are imprisoned with a bore hole that ... Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said. (Source: USA Today 2010-09-18T02:48:40Z)

Sidestepping Senate, Obama names Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren to launch ...

... Elizabeth Warren to help oversee creation of a new agency to look out for the interests of consumers in their dealings with banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions ... Treasury Secretary ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-17T17:58:57Z)

Trapped Miners Update: Bore Hole for Rescue Reaches Trapped Chile Miners

Chile (AP) - Rescuers achieved a key breakthrough in efforts to rescue 33 trapped miners on Friday, reaching the caverns where they are imprisoned with a bore hole that ... Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said. (Source: KSAX 2010-09-17T20:43:35Z)

Wall Street critic Warren to shape consumer watchdog

... Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren on Friday to oversee creation of a new consumer financial ... for their families' future," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden with Warren at his side, as he highlighted ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-18T03:53:05Z)

Taliban Step Up Campaign to Disrupt Vote

KABUL—The Taliban Friday stepped up their campaign to disrupt Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, kidnapping two candidates and several electoral workers across the country a day ahead of the vote ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-17T18:49:04Z)

Hurricane Karl kills two in Mexico

VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday, killing at least two people and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central Gulf Coast oil platforms ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-18T04:14:34Z)

Indian army patrols Kashmir, 2 protesters killed

India sent army troops into the streets of Kashmir on Friday as it intensified a crackdown on increasingly angry separatist protests in the region, where two more Muslim ... to the airport in Srinagar, the region's ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-18T01:01:17Z)

A life in Kashmir is a life of constant interruption

SRINAGAR, India -- Imagine being cooped up in your house for a ... That's the reality for residents of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, who have ... community and religious charities in the Muslim-majority ... (Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

Indian army patrols Kashmir, 1 protester killed

SRINAGAR, India (AP) - India sent soldiers into the streets of Kashmir on Friday as part of a new strategy to use the military to crack down ... from Hindu-dominated India or be allowed to merge with predominantly Muslim ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-09-17T23:42:33Z)

Obama names Wall Street critic Warren as special adviser

... Street critic Elizabeth Warren a special adviser Friday and tasked her with setting up a new agency to look out for consumers in their dealings with banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions. (Source: Bennington Banner 2010-09-18T03:17:18Z)

Chechen exile leader released in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – Exiled Chechen independence leader Akhmed Zakayev was released from custody in Poland late Friday, after he was arrested earlier in the day on a Russian warrant accusing him of ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-17T20:22:07Z)

Hurricane Karl Lashes Mexico's Coast, Killing 2

VERACRUZ, Mexico | Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday, killing at least two people and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central Gulf Coast oil ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-18T04:07:24Z)

Chechen exile leader freed in Poland

Exiled Chechen independence leader Akhmed Zakayev was freed from custody in Poland late Friday, after being arrested earlier in the day on a Russian warrant accusing him of terrorism. "Poland respects ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-17T20:50:45Z)

Sarah Palin: Primaries are over, GOP must unite

After helping propel several upstart Republican contenders to recent primary victories, Sarah Palin said Friday ... fiery speech to about 1,400 people at the Iowa Republican Party's Reagan dinner, the party's largest ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-18T04:14:34Z)

Big step completed in Chile miners' escape route

Chile -- Drilling equipment pounded its way into one of the caverns where 33 miners have been trapped for a month and a half, completing a bore hole ahead of ... but Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said Friday that ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-17T23:42:33Z)

Sarah Palin in Iowa: Primaries are over, GOP must unite

Iowa (AP) — After helping propel several upstart Republican contenders to recent primary victories, Sarah Palin said Friday ... speech to about 1,400 people at the Iowa Republican Party's Reagan dinner, (Source: Quad Cities Onlines 2010-09-18T03:02:59Z)

Taliban Say They Kidnapped 30 Involved in Afghan Election

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Friday claimed to have kidnapped 30 campaign workers, election officials and even a candidate for Parliament as Afghans prepared to vote in elections Saturday. On ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-17T15:28:38Z)

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