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Deals of the Hour / September 21, 2010, 3:40 am

Grassley: Senate majority unlikely for Republicans

Chuck Grassley said Wednesday. "Well, I never thought we would take control of Senate regardless of what happened in Delaware," the Iowa Republican said. Christine O'Donnell, who had the backing of the tea ... (Source: Quad-Cities Times 2010-09-16T04:31:15Z)

Shareholders approve UAL, Continental deal

... France- KLM ... 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 Inc. CEO Jeff ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-09-18T08:17:57Z)

Somerset County woman gets probation for insurance fraud using dead mother's identity

WARREN TOWNSHIP — A Somerset ... struck between Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Michael McLaughlin and public defender Maureen O'Reilly. The deal called for three years of probation, 100 hours of community ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-09-17T14:45:41Z)

Israeli PM: Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish character crucial for peace deal

JERUSALEM (AP) — Days ahead of a crucial peacemaking session, Israel's prime minister touched a raw nerve with the Palestinians on Sunday by demanding they recognize Israel as a Jewish state ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-09-12T14:58:46Z)

Goats, sheep mow Detroit school lot for urban garden

Students at Detroit Enterprise Academy are ... something new and pretty innovative," principal Rodney Deal said of the school garden committee's proposal to bring in goats. "These students will have an urban ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-17T21:40:51Z)

For neurons to work as a team, it helps to have a beat

according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Specifically, cortical rhythms ... UC Berkeley assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, the Program in ... (Source: PhysOrg 2010-09-20T20:47:11Z)

High Income, Absent Father May Lead to Early Puberty

the study's lead author and an assistant professor in the UC Berkeley ... researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, anticipated that girls in ... (Source: Daily Californian 2010-09-21T06:55:39Z)

UAL, Continental deal gets OK

... Continental Holdings Inc. and based in United's hometown of Chicago. It will be led by Continental Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Smisek. The UAL acquisition of Continental ... Air France-KLM and American ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-09-18T04:00:15Z)

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Vale

Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking ... Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS. On CAPS, 98% of the 6,424 members who have rated Vale ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-20T20:04:15Z)

Jacory Harris Receives Racially Charged Twitter Message Before Coach Bans Team's ...

... Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris , who threw four interceptions in a 36-24 loss to Ohio State on Sept ... head coach Randy Shannon banned his players from using Twitter, saying it was an unnecessary ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-09-21T01:47:50Z)

Premier wants Israeli troops at Palestinian border

The only force that can be relied on to defend the Jewish people is the Israeli Defense Force." That will never happen, said Palestinian spokesman Husam Zomlot. He said "not one Israeli soldier" will be permitted to ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-21T10:08:55Z)

The Pixies Bring Doolittle To Nashville

... Pixies, loves the Pixies. They're just that good. The band reunited in 2004, and since then, they haven't looked back. On Friday, they brought their Doolittle ... White" sung by bassist Kim Deal, (Source: American Songwriter 2010-09-13T18:32:20Z)

Roberts: Health hearing, stat

Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to formulate the request in a letter to the Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Roberts said voters should know the facts prior to heading to the polls in November. (Source: Topeka Capital-Journal 2010-09-20T20:54:21Z)

'California on the Breadlines: Dorothea Lange, Paul Taylor and the Making of a New Deal ...

... assistant professor of literature at the University of California, Merced, published by ... Lange had a portrait studio in San Francisco and Taylor taught at UC-Berkeley. Their lives merged in a Roosevelt ... (Source: Everett Herald 2010-09-12T06:59:10Z)

SLIDE SHOW AND REVIEW: The Pixies at Tulsa's Brady Theater

bassist Kim Deal said during Saturday night's concert. The Pixies rocketed through their set of more than two dozen fuzzed-out and intense pop-punk classics, including the entire "Doolittle" album plus b-sides ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-20T20:32:52Z)

Iowa's U.S. Senate race: Roxanne Conlin has debate stage all to herself

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roxanne Conlin criticized opponent Chuck Grassley on Social Security, gay rights and women's issues Sunday in an "empty chair" debate without the Republican incumbent ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2010-09-21T09:25:58Z)

Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial raises $4.1 million for charity

Colonial tournament director, has said the 2010 donation total will exceed last year's $5 ... Chuck Scherer, Colonial tournament chairman, said it was "incredibly gratifying to see the community support" for the ... (Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2010-09-21T04:39:38Z)

George P. Shultz, Madeleine K. Albright, Gary Hart and Chuck Hagel: No more delays for New START

the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... From the director of the Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, senators learned that the treaty in no way limits the ability of our military to deploy the ... (Source: madison 2010-09-12T09:36:39Z)

Goats help Detroit school go green

DETROIT (NBC) - A herd of goats have found a new home on Detroit ... parents and our families with food and or sell food to the community," said principal Rodney Deal. By Spring, the students should be ready to plant ... (Source: 14 WFIE 2010-09-20T17:12:27Z)

Jacory Harris Receives Racist Message on Twitter

... Jacory Harris didn't have enough need to get his head straight in the wake of throwing four interceptions against Ohio State. After the game, the Hurricanes ... factor into coach Randy Shannon's controversial ... (Source: NBC Miami 2010-09-20T15:10:45Z)

Elementary school task force looking ahead

chairman of a committee reviewing the physical conditions of elementary schools. Waechter, assistant director of design and ... We're in the information-gathering stage," said Chuck Warner, a retired bank ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-09-21T08:07:14Z)

Israeli official says Palestinians need to compromise

JERUSALEM (AP) — With crisis looming for recently restarted Mideast peace talks, Israel's deputy prime minister on Monday urged the Palestinians to relax their demand that a freeze on new Jewish ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-21T08:35:52Z)

Picked off: Miami QB Jacory Harris having to deal with ongoing interception issues

AP) — Jacory Harris was in uniform an hour before practice Sunday ... at least in Miami coach Randy Shannon's estimation. Harris wanted the blame, took the blame and has had a long layoff between games to figure ... (Source: FOX43.com 2010-09-19T15:47:44Z)

The Deal LLC Announces Winners of the Third-Annual Most Admired Corporate ...

NYSE: MMM) in industrials ... According to the data from The Deal Pipeline and Standard & Poor's Capital IQ, of the more than $202 billion in deals closed by the 25 candidate companies that were included in the ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-20T13:30:32Z)

Back to jail for Liberty Township man shot by police

VALPARAISO | A 44-year-old Liberty Township man ... year of violating his probation by being arrested on a drunken driving charge and failing to pay probation fees. He struck a deal with prosecutors then to be placed ... (Source: NWI.com 2010-09-20T17:05:17Z)

1 Thing You Should Know About Level 3

... IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's. Amounts in millions ... And I would never have bought shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD ) if low cash balances and high debt loads scared me. But take two parts ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-09-20T20:40:02Z)

Shareholders approve deal between UAL, Continental

... 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 Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek ... France-KLM (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-18T00:04:01Z)

Lawyer wants to know what happened to rims stolen from Beaver Township scrap dealer

... prosecutors were asking the judge to order Gailey pay restitution to the Beaver Township scrap dealer ... Corrections records show that Reinbolt is serving three years of probation. He also pleaded guilty to ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-09-20T22:56:02Z)

Goats, sheep clear way for new garden at Detroit school

Students at Detroit Enterprise ... from Ravenna-based Goat Mowers were contracted at a school, said owner Todd Sluis. "I thought it was incredible, something new and pretty innovative," principal Rodney Deal said of ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-18T14:08:42Z)

Pixies 'Doolittle' tour success in Nashville

... its "Doolittle ... Pixies' Friday performance was accompanied by videos for each song, which kept things interesting, and compensated for the band's nontraditional, static stage presence. Bassist Kim Deal, (Source: Sidelines 2010-09-16T06:25:47Z)

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