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Deals of the Hour / September 20, 2010, 12:41 pm

Big night for tea party: O'Donnell wins Delaware

former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte moved ahead of Ovide Lamontagne with a lead of roughly ... Club for Growth and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint's Senate Conservatives Fund. The financial arm of the Tea Party ... (Source: mysouthwestga.com 2010-09-15T11:34:47Z)

'Patch' bidders call city's rejection 'ridiculous'

... Georgia Secretary of State's Office and has a federal tax identification number. Organizing attorney Benjamin McElreath said he tried to ... North Carolina-based Bob Barker Co. Inc. provided no license, (Source: Augusta Chronicle 2010-09-20T04:19:21Z)

Discover Financial buying Citigroup's Student Loan Corp. stake for $600M

(AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Friday it is selling its student loan business and about $32 billion in related assets to Discover Financial Services and the student lender Sallie Mae, Citi's latest move to ... (Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2010-09-18T04:57:31Z)

IBM buying Marlborough-based Netezza for about $1.7 billion

NEW YORK — IBM said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Netezza Corp., a company that helps businesses sort through data on corporate servers. Netezza's software and hardware systems are designed to help ... (Source: Union-News & Sunday Republican 2010-09-20T14:42:07Z)

Signs continue to point to Vincent Jackson heading to Minnesota

... Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson. But the team couldn't work out a trade with the Chargers ... They say that that Rams and Seahawks are only moderately interested; the Redskins are believed to be interested but ... (Source: NBC Sports 2010-09-19T15:47:44Z)

Vincent Jackson deal

Wide receiver Vincent Jackson (notes) reached an agreement ... three teams have thus far gained permission from the Chargers to talk to Jackson about a possible trade. The Seattle Seahawks confirmed last month that ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-06T02:12:47Z)

Citigroup's Student Loan Corp. Said to Be Near Sale

(Updates with board meeting in the third paragraph.) Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. is nearing a sale of its Student Loan Corp. business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services in a deal that ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T12:29:40Z)

IBM to acquire analytics firm Netezza for 1.7 billion dlrs

IBM announced Monday it will acquire technology analytics firm Netezza in a cash transaction valued at 1.7 billion dollars. IBM said Netezza, a publicly held company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, will expand ... (Source: Turkishpress.com 2010-09-20T15:10:45Z)

Nine States Oppose CA Game Law

The brief was filed by Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch, on behalf of Arkansas, Georgia, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and Washington. The states claim that ... (Source: Atomicgamer 2010-09-20T04:33:40Z)

Paris Hilton pleads guilty, sentenced to year of probation

After warning Paris Hilton that the Clark County Detention Center wasn't "the Waldorf Astoria," a Las Vegas justice of the peace sentenced the celebrity socialite Monday to a year of probation after she pleaded ... (Source: Las Vegas Review Journal 2010-09-20T18:09:43Z)

American Sarah Shourd, freed by Iran, plans medical exam in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — American Sarah Shourd planned a medical exam Wednesday for the first appraisal of her health after more than 13 months in an Iranian prison, said Omani officials after the country's ... (Source: Delaware County Daily Times 2010-09-16T07:51:41Z)

Paris Hilton - Hilton Given Suspended Sentence In Las Vegas Drug Case

PARIS HILTON has been handed a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to attend an "intensive" substance abuse programme as part of a plea deal stemming from her drug arrest in Las Vegas ... Clark County Detention ... (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-09-20T18:09:43Z)

On the Call: Discover Financial CEO David Nelms sees Student Loan deal boosting ...

he noted during a call to discuss the Riverwoods , Ill., company's fiscal third quarter results. It also adds about 300,000 customers to Discover's rolls, which it can use to sell future student loans, along with ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-20T18:31:11Z)

Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV appearances

... Christine O'Donnell ... Diane Banister told The Associated Press on Saturday that O'Donnell canceled so she could attend previously scheduled events, including a Republican picnic Sunday in Delaware's ... (Source: Palladium-Item 2010-09-18T22:36:56Z)

Christine O'Donnell and Witchcraft -- Wicked, Wacky or None of the Above?

Christine O'Donnell ... and the Delaware Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, who was helped with the support of Sarah Palin, is shown saying that she dabbled in witchcraft in a 1990's clip on Bill Maher's former ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-20T18:31:11Z)

American freed by Iran will seek medical exam

MUSCAT, Oman — American Sarah Shourd planned a medical exam yesterday for the first appraisal of her health after more than 13 months in an Iranian prison, Omani officials said after the country's ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-16T05:35:41Z)

Report: Potential Trade Of Chargers' Vincent Jackson Scuttled

... Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson have reportedly reached an impasse after no deal was reached Saturday ... but the Seahawks decided to pull out after hearing of the receiver's asking price, according to ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-09-06T14:22:56Z)

Paris Hilton Cops Plea Deal

... Sun : Paris ... Las Vegas strip on Aug. 28. "The purpose of this is that you change your conduct," Las Vegas justice Joe Bonaventure told Hilton at a brief hearing. "I assure you that Clark County Detention Center (Source: Momlogic.com 2010-09-20T18:38:21Z)

O'Donnell cancels national TV interviews

... Christine O'Donnell ... Diane Banister told The Associated Press on Saturday that O'Donnell canceled so she could attend previously scheduled events, including a Republican picnic Sunday in Delaware's Sussex ... (Source: WDEL 1150AM 2010-09-18T23:55:41Z)

Jim DeMint raises $174K for Christine O'Donnell

Jim DeMint, R-S.C ... Florida's Marco Rubio, $507,000; Colorado's Ken Buck, $476,000; Kentucky's Rand Paul, $140,000; Utah's Mike Lee, $263,000; Nevada's Sharron Angle, $460,000; Ron Johnson in Wisconsin, (Source: USA Today 2010-09-17T15:07:09Z)

MORTON KONDRACKE: Tea party puts Republicans on road to disaster

... Miller (Alaska), Mike Lee (Utah), Ken Buck (Colorado), Marco Rubio (Florida), Rand Paul (Kentucky) and former Rep. Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) bolstering right-wing ranks led by Sen. Jim DeMint (South Carolina ... (Source: Indiana Gazette 2010-09-19T06:00:45Z)

Deal Shows Discover's Trajectory Beyond Cards

Discover Financial Services is ... less dependent on plastic with its planned $600 million student loan acquisition. The deal, announced Friday, would help the Riverwoods, Ill., payments company further diversify ... (Source: Structured Finance News 2010-09-20T19:14:08Z)

Conservative rebel DeMint may cost GOP

... Marco Rubio, Ken Buck in Colorado and Mike Lee in Utah. "Jim DeMint, superstar," enthused Human Events Online ... Shortly after DeMint-backed Rand Paul won Kentucky's U.S. Senate Republican primary in May, (Source: The Post and Courier 2010-09-20T04:12:11Z)

Christine O'Donnell Witchcraft Comment from 1999 Bill Maher Show Surfaces

Del - WATCH THE VIDEO FROM REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HERE.  Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is making ... at a GOP picnic in southern Delaware on Sunday. "There's been no witchcraft since. (Source: MyFox Houston 2010-09-20T18:09:43Z)

IBM's $1.7 billion Netezza deal may prompt rival bids

IBM said in a statement today. The per-share price is 9.8 percent more than Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Netezza's Sept. 17 closing price. Netezza, whose clients include NYSE Euronext and Estee Lauder Cos., (Source: Daily Business Review 2010-09-20T16:00:52Z)

Discover, Citigroup student loan deal

as it responds to the new federal law and the changes in the government student loan business. Discover, based in Riverwoods, Ill., will end up with $4.2 billion of student loans and related assets at an 8.5 percent ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-19T10:47:05Z)

Citigroup decides to drop student loan business

Financial services giant Citigroup said Friday that it will sell off its student loan business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services, a move that consolidates the sector after the government took ... (Source: Olympian 2010-09-18T07:06:22Z)

Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell laughs off witchcraft story

... Before Christine O'Donnell ... shocked Delaware's political establishment by beating U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, a nine-term congressman, in last week's Republican primary. On Friday, liberal commentator Bill ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-09-20T18:24:02Z)

Freed American plans medical visit in Oman after bail deal cut with Iran

MUSCAT, Oman - American Sarah Shourd planned a medical exam Wednesday for the first appraisal of her health after more than 13 months in an Iranian prison, said Omani officials after the country's rulers ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-15T14:05:06Z)

O'Donnell Cancels National TV Spots

... Christine O'Donnell ... Diane Banister told The Associated Press on Saturday that O'Donnell canceled so she could attend previously scheduled events, including a Republican picnic Sunday in Delaware's Sussex ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-18T22:01:09Z)

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