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Deals of the Hour / September 18, 2010, 7:39 pm

Rotten Tomatoes Website Goes Social

... Rotten Tomatoes ... Flixster, all ratings and reviews from moviegoers will be seamlessly shared across Flixster's other properties - including Flixster.com and the leading movie apps for the iPhone, iPad ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-18T13:11:26Z)

Union accuses China of illegal trade tactics in clean-tech sector

The United Steelworkers filed a 5,800-page petition with the U.S. trade representative alleging that China was giving Chinese firms unfair advantages over American companies. The document complains that China used ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-09T23:23:24Z)

Texas man who duped Army gets 6 months in prison

DALLAS—A Texas man who ... papers to dupe the Army into thinking he was a decorated ex-Marine. The deception allowed the 26-year-old Johnston to join a reserve unit at the Fort Worth Naval Air Station as a sergeant ... (Source: El Paso Times 2010-09-17T17:44:38Z)

China rejects US trade complaint over solar, wind industries, says policies in line with rules

... industries and said Wednesday such criticism is hypocritical at a time when China is under pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Sept. 9 complaint by the United Steelworkers said Chinese producers of ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-15T14:33:44Z)

Oracle lifts Nasdaq as options expiration arrives

Oracle Corp (NasdaqGS: ORCL - News ), the world's No. 3 software maker, jumped 8.3 pct to $27.46, and led the Nasdaq higher after it posted better-than-expected results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street's ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-17T20:22:07Z)

Longhorns, Aggies, Horned Frogs, Red Raiders win

Texas A&M should be happy with its offense. The Aggies aren't. Jerrod Johnson had 349 ... up after halftime with Johnson connecting on a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Fuller, who finished with 160 yards receiving, (Source: McAllen Monitor 2010-09-12T04:43:09Z)

Texas man who duped Army gets six months in prison

... Texas man ... Army into thinking he was a decorated ex-Marine who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The falsified DD-214 form allowed Johnston, 26, to enter a reserve unit at the Fort Worth Naval Air Station ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-18T13:25:45Z)

Police: Texas mayor shot daughter well before self

... of the affluent Dallas suburb of Coppell shot her 19-year-old daughter in the back of the head, then waited as long as a day before killing herself. The bodies of Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her daughter were ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-17T00:05:13Z)

Stocks post modest gains to keep September rally going

The Dow Jones industrial ... The Standard & Poor's 500 index inched up 0.93, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59, and the Nasdaq composite rose 12.36, or 0.5 percent, to 2,315.61. For the week, the Dow and S&P bothgained ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-18T12:35:39Z)

22 hour stand-off ends peacefully

ODESSA, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies, then taunting snipers before barricading himself in a bunker, has been arrested after a 22-hour standoff in western Texas. A ... (Source: WWMT 2010-09-19T01:43:03Z)

Police: Suburban Texas Mayor Shot Daughter Then A Day Later, Herself

... Coppell shot her 19-year-old daughter ... Texas and until the day she was shot to death was driving a car that she evidently thought was a graduation gift, although it turned out to have been a rental. Jayne Peters (Source: KBTX.com 2010-09-17T16:54:32Z)

Wall Street little changed, but tech lifts Nasdaq

led the Nasdaq after they posted better-than-expected results and gave outlooks that topped Wall Street's forecasts. Oracle jumped 7.9 percent at $27.35, while RIM rose 1.6 percent to $47.25. Texas Instruments Inc <TXN. (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-17T18:41:54Z)

Drivers to move into fast lane for licenses

man who duped Army gets 6 months in prison DALLAS — The Texas man who earlier this ... The falsified DD-214 form allowed Johnston, 26, to enter a reserve unit at the Fort Worth Naval Air Station at the rank of ... (Source: Cleveland Advocate 2010-09-18T06:30:34Z)

Texas man accused of shooting deputies in custody

... two sheriff's deputies and another man ... of Odessa, surrendered as SWAT team members in an armored vehicle closed in on him outside his trailer, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman John Barton said. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-19T01:57:22Z)

Police: Daughter Killed Well Before Mayor Shot Herself

The Coppell ... Her daughter had told friends she was headed to the University of Texas, but the school has since said the young woman never even applied. Logan said the city attorney determined after Jayne Peters ... (Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 2010-09-17T00:48:10Z)

Fla International-Texas A&M Preview Capsule

... Texas A&M's high-powered offense against Florida International's defense. The Aggies ... WR Jeff Fuller. Fuller's 3-yard touchdown against Louisiana Tech was the 19th of his career. He is now tied with Bob Long (Source: KLTV 2010-09-17T11:10:56Z)

Rotten Tomatoes Goes Social

... Rotten Tomatoes ... Flixster, all ratings and reviews from moviegoers will be seamlessly shared across Flixster's other properties – including Flixster.com and the leading movie apps for the iPhone, iPad ... (Source: Business Wire 2010-09-17T03:04:10Z)

Stock market: September rally maintains momentum

The Dow Jones industrial ... 2 of 2) The Standard & Poor's 500 index inched up 0.93, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59, and the Nasdaq composite rose 12.36, or 0.5 percent, to 2,315.61. For the week, the Dow and S&P are ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-19T01:14:25Z)

US STOCKS-Wall St little changed, but tech lifts Nasdaq

The S&P 500 managed ... The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 7.23 points, or 0.07 percent, to 10,602.06. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 0.79 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1,125.45. The Nasdaq ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T18:34:45Z)

Wesley and Dalton lead No. 4 TCU 45-10 over former SWC rival Baylor for 16th ...

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Ed Wesley ran for 165 yards with two touchdowns and fourth-ranked TCU stretched its home winning streak to 16 games with a 45-10 victory over former Southwest Conference rival Baylor on Saturday ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-18T23:48:31Z)

Texas and Big 12 College Football Capsules: No. 4 TCU dominates old SWC rival ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The football fortunes for TCU and Baylor have been drastically different since going their separate ways. The gap was evident in one of their rare games since the end of the Southwest Conference ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-19T01:00:06Z)

Not Everyone's Happy About Solar Growth in China

The United Steelworkers have started a fight against Chinese solar companies it feels are getting an unfair advantage over U.S. rivals. A few weeks ago we covered how wide the cost advantage has gotten for ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-16T23:50:54Z)

18 hurt in Texas bus crash

SANGER ... charter bus crashed in Texas Saturday, leaving 18 people with injuries, authorities said. The Dallas Morning News said the El Conejo bus, carrying 30 people on a trip from Dallas to Oklahoma City, (Source: United Press International 2010-09-19T01:07:16Z)

TCU-Baylor rivalry not same 15 years after SWC

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Baylor coach Art Briles isn't mentioning anything about a rivalry with fourth-ranked TCU to his players. Briles says they wouldn't have any idea what he was talking about. Many of them were ... (Source: KBTX.com 2010-09-17T18:41:54Z)

Stock futures rise before consumer data

according to a Wall Street Journal report. Late Thursday, Texas Instruments (TXN), announced plans to increase its quarterly dividend by 8% and buy back $7.5 billion worth of its stock.  In commodity markets, (Source: MSN Money 2010-09-17T12:08:12Z)

Texas bus driver's medical condition eyed in charter bus crash

SANGER, Texas (AP) — A charter bus driver's medical condition may have caused him ... The bus left Dallas and was headed to Oklahoma City when it struck the concrete barrier and came to rest on the grassy median, (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-19T01:57:22Z)

Fuller a Texas A&M star that almost wasn't

... as Aggies coach, one of the first things he did was recruit. A phone call to Jeff Fuller ... Bob Long, who played from 1966-68. Fuller already has three TD catches this season. In this era of pass-drunk offenses, (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-09-18T03:24:27Z)

Texas bus driver's health eyed in crash

SANGER — A charter bus driver's medical condition may have caused him to lose ... The bus left Dallas and was headed to Oklahoma City when it struck the concrete barrier and came to rest on the grassy median, (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-19T00:45:47Z)

Texas man accused of shooting sheriff's deputies tells snipers to make him martyr ...

ODESSA, Texas - Authorities say a man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies, then taunting snipers before barricading himself in a bunker, has been arrested after a 22-hour standoff in western Texas ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-18T23:55:41Z)

Rotten Tomatoes, Facebook partner for movie-review social networking

Rotten Tomatoes' parent company. All ratings and reviews from moviegoers will be shared across Flixster's other properties, including Flixster.com and its movie apps for the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android ... (Source: San Jose Business Journal 2010-09-17T17:30:19Z)

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