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Deals of the Hour / September 20, 2010, 8:40 am

Christine O'Donnell cancels Sunday show appearances

... Delaware tea partier stands up CBS and Fox Video Christine O'Donnell had the time to make 22 "Politically Incorrect" appearances ... cancellations happened quite soon after Bill Maher played a clip of O'Donnell ... (Source: Salon 2010-09-20T14:49:17Z)

Poll: Deal has slight lead over Barnes in gov race

... Republican Nathan Deal with a slight lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in the race for Georgia governor ... Johnny Isakson has 52 percent compared with Michael Thurmond's 33 percent, while Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-18T15:20:17Z)

Deal takes small lead over Barnes in poll

... Republican Nathan Deal with a slight lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in the race for Georgia governor ... Johnny Isakson has 52 percent compared with Michael Thurmond's 33 percent, while Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has ... (Source: WRDW-TV 2010-09-18T18:19:14Z)

NRSC Hits Chris Coons

... The Tipsheet Guy Benson NRSC Hits Chris Coons ... Say Tax Hike Small, But Express Fears For Future," The [Wilmington ... to the new media, bloggers and just plain folks to help get Christine O'Donnell ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-09-19T22:57:14Z)

CHIEF LETDOWN: Scoreless second half sends Browns to second-straight loss after ...

... Hillis ... Chiefs combined for 33 points, and 17 of those were off Browns turnovers. The only touchdown pinned on the defense was scored by Tampa Bay last week, and that was on a 47-yard drive because the ... (Source: Morning Journal 2010-09-20T05:16:37Z)

Paris Hilton to plead guilty in Vegas arrest

LAS VEGAS (KABC) -- Paris Hilton is expected to accept a plea deal on Monday stemming from her August arrest for drug possession in a Las Vegas hotel-casino. Under the terms of the deal, the hotel heiress will plead ... (Source: KABC 2010-09-20T14:13:29Z)

Former US POWs want Japanese company apology

Six former U.S. POWs ended their first official trip to Japan on Friday with government recognition of the often brutal treatment they suffered during World War II but no apology from the companies that forced them ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-17T09:52:11Z)

Gov. Poll: Deal Has Slight Lead Over Barnes

... Republican Nathan Deal with a slight lead over Democrat Roy Barnes in the race for Georgia governor ... Johnny Isakson has 52 percent compared with Michael Thurmond's 33 percent. Thurmond, the Georgia labor ... (Source: News/Talk 750 WSB 2010-09-19T09:49:49Z)

Paris Hilton Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas Cocaine Bust

Paris Hilton pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from her arrest for drug possession last month at a Las Vegas hotel-casino. She will serve a year of probation and avoid a felony ... (Source: Pop Eater 2010-09-20T15:10:45Z)

Licensing deal for apple under fire

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-09-20T01:13:14Z)

RED RIGHT 88: Browns' effort not worth celebrating

... Browns alone in a dark room. Like an addict that needs a fix, I can't stay away even though I know there isn't going to be a happy ending. The easy answer is that the Browns lost to the Chiefs ... Peyton Hillis (Source: Morning Journal 2010-09-20T05:16:37Z)

Community Bulletin Board

Classes are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6-9:30 p.m. New book club A new book club is starting up and looking for interested readers. The first meeting will be on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. at The Daily Grind ... (Source: Lahontan Valley News 2010-09-19T23:04:23Z)

IBM buying Netezza for $1.7B

IBM Corp. said it is offering $27 per share for Netezza, a 10 percent premium over Friday's closing share price of $24.60 ... which is based in Marlborough, Mass., with about 500 employees, lists Neiman Marcus, (Source: Mississippi Business Journal 2010-09-20T14:49:17Z)

Alaska Airlines adds Guadalajara flight at San Jose

Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and from Guadalajara at 7 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. -- Ann Tatko-Peterson Additions to Truckee event The Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk and Shop will include two ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-19T06:58:01Z)

IBM to buy analytics firm Netezza for $1.7 billion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM Corp ... The deal values Netezza at $27 per share, a 9.8 percent premium from Friday's closing price of $24.60. The stock rose 12.3 percent to $27.62 in morning trading. Marlborough, (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-20T15:03:36Z)

For former POW in Japan, three apologies -- but silence from Japanese business

... Carlsbad resident who spent three years as a slave laborer in Japan during World War II, is back in Japan as part of a Japanese government-funded program designed to make amends to former POWs. The trip follows ... (Source: San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-09-15T00:14:44Z)

District attorney: Paris Hilton to enter plea deal, dodge felony charge in Vegas ...

LAS VEGAS - Paris Hilton is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges stemming from her arrest for drug possession last month at a Las Vegas hotel-casino. Clark County District Attorney David ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-20T14:56:26Z)

Traveling exhibit in Medina deals with German POWs in U.S. camps

By the end of World War II some 425,000 German, Italian and Japanese POWs found themselves imprisoned in more 660 base and branch POW camps in almost all of the then-48 United States and the territory of Alaska. (Source: The Daily News Online 2010-09-17T05:41:39Z)

Republican Establishment Pledges Support for O'Donnell After Infighting

But party leaders on Capitol Hill tried to embrace her candidacy Wednesday.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Ky., told Fox News he would support the nominee and donate money from his political action ... (Source: FOX 9 News 2010-09-15T15:59:38Z)

Christine O'Donnell's Win in Delaware "Reenergized" Chris Coons' Supporters

O'Donnell now faces an uphill battle against Chris Coons, her Democratic opponent ... featuring CBS News Christina Ruffini with a report from Wilmington, Delaware, on Christine O'Donnell's victory and CBS News ... (Source: CBS News 2010-09-15T19:41:32Z)

O'Donnell & Coons First Forum In DE

Fresh off of her upset victory in The Republican Senate Primary in Delaware, Christine O'Donnell is now taking on her Democratic rival, Chris Coons, in their first Candidate Forum in Wilmington. Fox 29 ... (Source: MyFox Philadelphia 2010-09-17T02:57:00Z)

UPDATE 2-IBM to buy analytics firm Netezza for $1.7 billion

Sept 20 (Reuters) - IBM Corp ... The deal values Netezza at $27 per share, a 9.8 percent premium from Friday's closing price of $24.60. The stock rose 12.3 percent to $27.62 in morning trading. Marlborough, (Source: Reuters 2010-09-20T14:56:26Z)

Don't sleep on Vick, Jackson for fantasy's second week

... t ... Browns: Hillis started ahead of Jerome Harrison and outscored him in fantasy leagues in Week 1, so he's quickly gaining steam as a potential sleeper. This week, the Mike Alstott clone goes up against a Chiefs (Source: NFL 2010-09-18T00:32:39Z)

Apple license deal under fire

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple Orchard, (Source: Monterey County Herald 2010-09-18T08:39:25Z)

Competitors have soured on apple orchard's sweet deal

... group of growers under an exclusive licensing deal ... industry," Frank Femling said. "The only thing they considered was their financial interests." The Femlings grow 13 kinds of apples at Afton Apple ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-18T04:36:02Z)

Delaware's Christine O'Donnell Makes Light of Past Witchcraft Experimentation

Christine O'Donnell was raised in a Catholic home. This is not the first time Christine O'Donnell has run for a the U.S. Senate in Delaware ... Donnell appeared on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect program on ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-20T15:25:04Z)

Senate to Vote on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Next Week

... the Senate ... Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Monday afternoon of his plan to introduce a vote on a DADT ban for inclusion in a must-pass defense spending bill, according to aides cited by news sources on Capitol Hill. (Source: Lifesite 2010-09-14T21:15:47Z)

Tuesday's Calendar

The restaurant is featuring Chardonnay and Shrimp Tuesdays, Merlot and Mushroom Wednesdays and Cabernet and Kobe Beef Thursdays. Also, it is offering its Wine Wednesdays now Monday through Thursday. For more ... (Source: Daily Pilot 2010-09-07T04:13:17Z)

Franken and O'Donnell talk sex, condoms with Bill Maher

If Christine O'Donnell — the Delaware Senate candidate who rode the ... O'Donnell and Franken appeared as panelists on TV host Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect." The pair of potential Senate colleagues ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-20T15:03:36Z)

D.C. shrugs as poverty jumps

... Senate had no reaction to the poverty report. But earlier in the week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took the Senate floor ... We talk to many people on Capitol Hill who do believe poverty is ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-19T06:58:01Z)

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