Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 20, 2010, 3:39 pm

3rd District race turning ugly

... Democrat John Adler and Republican Jon Runyan is turning ugly ... congressman a loyal follower of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The campaigns clashed again last ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-19T10:39:55Z)

Lewis: Business slow for disaster tour operator

the New Orleans tour operator has put more than 20,000 visitors in vans and shown them the wreckage Hurricane Katrina left behind. "People are forgetting," she said. "It's fading in memory." She had hoped BP PLC's ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-18T06:59:12Z)

United, Continental shareholders OK airline deal

... planes ... Airlines in 2008 — which made Delta the biggest airline, for a while — the combined company reduced the supply of seats on U.S. flights. He expects the same to happen when United and Continental ... (Source: TheDay 2010-09-17T18:41:54Z)

No Strike For Cessna Aircraft Machinists

Wichita, KAN.--Members of the machinists union at Cessna Aircraft have failed ... the contract offer ``very fair'' given the extraordinary challenges in the economy and aircraft industry. But the union says workers ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-19T03:59:04Z)

Property value rise won't fix Wood County budget

all three municipalities saw a slight increase: Wisconsin Rapids, 2.33 percent, Nekoosa, 1.04 percent, and Grand Rapids, 0.64 percent. The town of Marshfield saw the biggest drop in property value, with a 4.56 ... (Source: stevenspointjournal.com 2010-09-20T08:51:22Z)

Paris Hilton pleads guilty in Las Vegas cocaine possession arrest

LAS VEGAS — Paris Hilton acknowledged Monday that she ... Hilton, 29, must complete a drug abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. Hilton - wearing a champagne-colored blouse, (Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger 2010-09-20T17:55:24Z)

Swedish gov't loses majority as far-right surges

STOCKHOLM—A far-right party entered the Swedish Parliament for the first time in elections Sunday ... who voted for the Left Party. The Electoral Authority said 82 percent of 7.1 million eligible voters turned out ... (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-20T14:13:29Z)

Dems make deals

New Jersey: In the Third Congressional District, where Republican Jon Runyan is challenging Democratic freshman U.S. Rep. John Adler, the GOP says the incumbent is boosting the third-party bid of Peter DeStefano. (Source: Vindy.com 2010-09-10T05:14:09Z)

UAL, Continental shareholders approve deal

... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines ... The airlines hope that by ... (Source: TheDay 2010-09-18T08:03:38Z)

UAL, Continental deal gets OK

... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines ... The airlines hope that by ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

Banks must be 'weaned off ECB funds'

Axel Weber, the head of Germany's Bundesbank and another ECB council member, said there was still work to be done on making sure no banks were so big they could not be allowed to fail in future and said regulation ... (Source: Irish Times 2010-09-17T17:01:41Z)

Exit poll: Swedish far-right party may be deal-maker

Shoukri , who voted for the ex-communist Left Party. Surveys show Swedish voters are more concerned about unemployment ... The Electoral Authority said a record 2.2 million Swedes cast advance ballots before Sunday's ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-09-17T23:56:52Z)

Paris Hilton Cops Plea Deal

Toronto Sun : Paris Hilton pleaded guilty Monday to cocaine possession and was fined $2,000 by a Las Vegas judge and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. Hilton, 29, was also given a one-year ... (Source: Momlogic.com 2010-09-20T18:38:21Z)

Ochsner Health Systems Prepares for Future with New Anatomic Pathology Information System from ...

The healthcare environment has drastically changed in the New Orleans area over the past few years. Both, hurricane Katrina, and now, the BP oil spill have caused executives to focus on increased workflow ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-15T21:36:04Z)

UAL, Continental shareholders approve airline deal

... the planes ... Delta, Air France-KLM and American Airlines to become the world's biggest airline. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-17T21:26:32Z)

UPDATE 3-ECB's Weber hopeful of Basel III deal at weekend

FRANKFURT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Talks on the way banks around the world gird themselves for shocks can be wrapped up at the weekend, the head of Germany's Bundesbank Axel Weber said on Wednesday, warning no ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-08T14:20:34Z)

Ronald Walters: a pioneer on the politics of race

To most African-Americans ... Massive criticism shamed the Democrats into a $3 million campaign. Walters was so incensed by the secondary treatment of the black vote that he told me, "I think blacks should show up in ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-09-20T20:40:02Z)

UAL, Continental deal gets shareholders' OK

... UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines ... The airlines hope that by ... (Source: Bradenton Herald 2010-09-18T04:14:34Z)

Obama ads target black voters, hoping to boost midterm turnout

... President Barack Obama's off-the-charts approval rating among blacks, the ... Democrats are betting that if the midterms are a referendum on Obama, they'll like their odds with African-Americans. So in print and ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-19T06:58:01Z)

Deal holds slim lead over Barnes in latest poll

African-Americans ... mark in the state and that blacks are unlikely to turn out in the same numbers this year. Typically, a higher African-American turnout translates into good news for Democrats. "The total ... (Source: Ledger-Enquirer 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

The State at 2:30 P.M.,

WICHITA, Kan. Members of the machinists union will vote Saturday on whether to accept Cessna Aircraft's ... offer "very fair" given the extraordinary challenges in the economy and aircraft industry. But the union ... (Source: WNCT 2010-09-19T00:31:28Z)

United, Continental airline deal approved

... the planes ... Delta, Air France-KLM and American Airlines to become the world's biggest airline. Shareholders of United parent UAL Corp. will own 55 percent of the new company, to be called United Continental ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-19T02:11:41Z)

Cessna machinists vote Saturday on 7-year contract

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Members of the machinists union are voting on whether to accept Cessna Aircraft's ... offer very fair given the extraordinary challenges in the economy and aircraft industry. But the union says ... (Source: KTKA 2010-09-18T21:32:31Z)

Adler near top in spending to reach voters

... New Jersey's most competitive House race have heard a lot from freshman U.S. Rep. John Adler the last two years. In newsletters, the Democrat has ... campaign as he faces Republican Jon Runyan. Between taking ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-20T06:56:50Z)

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 ... hours of community service (Source: Contactmusic.com 2010-09-20T18:09:43Z)

Germany's Weber tipped for ECB job despite dissent

succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as ECB president next year? That is the decision European Union leaders will have to make unanimously within the next nine months. German Bundesbank president Axel Weber, 53, an outspoken ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-09-20T08:01:15Z)

Property value rise no savior

all three municipalities saw a slight increase: Wisconsin Rapids, 2.33 percent, Nekoosa, 1.04 percent, and Grand Rapids, 0.64 percent. The town of Marshfield saw the biggest drop in property value, with a 4.56 ... (Source: marshfieldnewsherald.com 2010-09-20T18:02:33Z)

Swedish election too close to call

who voted for the ex-communist Left Party. Reinfeldt's coalition ousted the Social Democrats in 2006 and kept ... The Electoral Authority said a record 2.2 million Swedes cast advance ballots before Sunday's vote, (Source: Baxter Bulletin 2010-09-20T10:10:06Z)

Pilots Offer Abandoned Pets Second Chance At Life

com While families are making tough decisions to give up their pets after disasters strike New Orleans one after another ... Not only because of Katrina but (because of) the BP problem, there are a lot of folks who ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-19T23:47:20Z)

Events offer information on preventing falls

both the Marathon and Wood county boards of supervisors and the city councils of Marshfield, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids signed Fall Prevention Proclamations. Why this interest in falls? In a recent report, (Source: Wausau Daily Herald 2010-09-20T09:48:38Z)

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