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Deals of the Hour / September 23, 2010, 6:40 am

In win for Democrats, Senate passes small business credit, tax cut bill

The 61-38 tally rewards President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies of Capitol Hill with a long-sought ... large and small businesses and also boost the Small Business Administration's lending programs. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-16T17:02:52Z)

Poland Unlikely To Sign Gas Deal With Russia This Week

... Jones)--Poland is unlikely to sign a revised long-term natural gas agreement with Russia this week when negotiations resume in Moscow, Poland's Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak told reporters Thursday. Polish ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-23T12:36:52Z)

Remotely control a MacBook

... heartbroken that his or her MacBook ... iPhone isn't one of them). And, of course, if you don't plan to stroll around during your presentation, you could control it with a small Bluetooth keyboard such as Apple' (Source: Computerworld 2010-09-22T17:24:23Z)

French unions challenge Sarkozy with new strikes, protests over raising ...

PARIS (AP) — French commuters squeezed onto limited trains or fought for rare parking spots Thursday as a second round of strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy 's ... and about half of France's long-distance ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-23T10:06:33Z)

Indian court delays verdict on holy site dispute

... a holy site in Ayodhya that has shaken the core of modern India ... given to the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or returned to the Muslim community to rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-23T10:28:01Z)

Indian Supreme Court agrees to delay verdict in dispute over Ayodhya holy site

... a holy site in Ayodhya that has shaken the core of modern India ... given to the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or returned to the Muslim community to rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-23T10:49:30Z)

Lack Of Run Game On Hogs' Minds

... Petrino said Monday the Razorbacks will continue to work to improve the ground game, which ranks last in the SEC and 98th in the nation. The Hogs did some ... Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long called for a ... (Source: Southwest Times Record 2010-09-22T13:35:19Z)

Russia turns over a further 20 files on the 1940 Katyn massacre to Poland

... to acting Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in May in an effort to mend ties with its Western neighbor. Komorowski at the time described Katyn as "an ordeal experienced jointly by both Poland and Russia." (Source: Allentown Morning Call 2010-09-23T11:10:58Z)

New strikes over French retirement age

PARIS - French commuters squeezed onto limited trains or fought for rare parking spots Thursday as a second round of strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan ... and about half of France's long-distance ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-09-23T11:39:36Z)

Attorney: Bishop Long denies coercing 2 into sex

... allegations ... Eddie Long. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they were victims of sexual impropriety. The men were 17- and 18-year-old members of Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist (Source: mysouthwestga.com 2010-09-23T07:43:23Z)

Lawyers say Indian Supreme Court has agreed to delay verdict in dispute over ...

... religious dispute that has shaken the core of modern India ... the Hindu community to build a temple to the god Rama or should be returned to the Muslim community so it can rebuild the 16th-century Babri Mosque. (Source: Canada East 2010-09-23T10:20:52Z)

Crap!!! Lundquist and Daniels calling Tide/Hog ga

And does Petrino ... want a Razorback Red Out this weekend so let's join together to give them one," Director of Athletics Jeff Long says. "We are asking all our fans to wear Razorback red as they cheer on the Hogs. (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-22T16:55:45Z)

Head of Atlanta megachurch denies sex with young men

... megachurch near Atlanta denies allegations ... Bishop Eddie Long. The third lawsuit was filed Wednesday. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they were victims of sexual impropriety. (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-23T09:30:45Z)

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will reorganize

... Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday ... transform our business model to meet the evolving preferences of our customers," said CEO Jim Keyes. Blockbuster, founded in 1985 by a Dallas ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-23T12:08:14Z)

Long's Attorney Addresses Abuse Allegations

... Eddie Long plans his first public response to the allegations Sunday during ... Associated Press normally does not name people who claim they are victims of sexual impropriety, but Bernstein said all three ... (Source: News/Talk 750 WSB 2010-09-23T13:12:40Z)

Hogs Want Fans To 'Red Out' For Bama

... Razorback red for the CBS nationally televised game between the Hogs ... Petrino and our student body want a Razorback Red Out this weekend so let's join together to give them one," Director of Athletics Jeff Long (Source: KHBS 2010-09-22T14:18:16Z)

Lawyer: Other young men went on trips with pastor Eddie Long

ATLANTA — The pastor of a nationally known Atlanta-area megachurch took other young ... who were enrolled in New Birth's ministry for teen boys, during trips he took them on in the U.S. and abroad. Gillen said the ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-23T12:58:21Z)

iSkysoft DVD Ripper for Mac 20% Discount – Support Apple iPad and iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4

iPhone 4, Apple TV and more with provided optimized presets. 2. Rip DVDs to mobile players or MacBook. 3. Convert DVD to HD videos and standard videos like WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV (Flash for posting online), AVI, (Source: pressreleasepoint.com 2010-09-20T05:16:37Z)

Anti-drill ship pod trio up for a long haul on Stena Carron

Environmental campaigners occupying an oil-drilling ship off the Shetland Islands said on ... Greenpeace activists had initially suspended themselves from the anchor of the 228m-long Stena Carron oil-drilling ship on ... (Source: Morning Star 2010-09-22T17:10:04Z)

Apple scores another victory in customer satisfaction

... Apple and the PC makers has never been wider, proving it's not just fan boys who love their Macs Last month I took my daughter to Apple's main San Francisco store to buy her a MacBook ... year by iPhone antenna ... (Source: Infoworld 2010-09-23T11:46:46Z)

Greenpeace boards another rig, stops Chevron ops offshore Shetland Islands

Environmental activists with Greenpeace have boarded the Stena Carron drillship and stopped the rig from moving into position to drill west of Shetland. According to a report from Greenpeace, two activists have ... (Source: PennEnergy 2010-09-21T15:38:12Z)

Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long accused in sex scandal

ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Eddie Long built one of the nation's best-known ... a news conference Thursday to speak about the lawsuits filed this week by the three New Birth Missionary Baptist Church members who say that ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-23T11:53:55Z)

Senate passes small business bill

The 61-38 tally rewards President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies of Capitol Hill with a long-sought ... large and small businesses and also boost the Small Business Administration's lending programs. (Source: WTNH.com 2010-09-16T16:55:43Z)

Bishop Eddie Long cancels radio interview amid sexual coercion accusations

The Atlanta megachurch leader accused of coercing young men into sex canceled ... Nationally-famous Bishop Eddie Long, of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, was set to appear on local radio program the Tom ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-23T12:22:33Z)

Senate passes $30B small business credit measure

The 61-38 tally rewards President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies of Capitol Hill with a long-sought ... large and small businesses and also boost the Small Business Administration's lending programs. (Source: Associated Press 2010-09-16T20:59:06Z)

Company warns Polish industry may face gas shortages if no agreement signed with ...

Poland and Russia negotiated a deal to raise Poland's annual imports from 265 billion cubic feet (7.5 billion cubic meters) to 318 billion cubic feet (9 billion cubic meters) through 2037. However, it hasn't yet been ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-20T13:01:54Z)

France wants to hear Qaeda's hostage demands

At the Elysee Palace in Paris, President Nicolas Sarkozy brought together a war cabinet of senior ministers and France's top military, intelligence and police chiefs to discuss the crisis. The French foreign ministry ... (Source: Raw Story 2010-09-23T13:19:49Z)

Greenpeace 'occupies' Chevron vessel

stopping it from heading to the Shetland Islands, Greenpeace said. Activists with Greenpeace attached themselves to Chevron's oil drilling ship Stena Carron to prevent the U.S. supermajor from drilling in the deep ... (Source: United Press International 2010-09-22T15:01:13Z)

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 6:55 AM CT

If Jim Keyes would have seen the changes that were evolving in this industry in the past few years Blockbuster would not have been in the courts today filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy." In an email Thursday morning, (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-23T11:53:55Z)

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

... Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has ... business model to meet the evolving preferences of our customers," Chairman and CEO Jim Keyes said in a statement Thursday. The bankruptcy ... (Source: Kansas City Business Journal 2010-09-23T12:51:11Z)

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