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Deals of the Hour / September 25, 2010, 12:40 am

Phillies 3, Mets 2

PHILADELPHIA -- Joe Blanton threw seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies won their 11th straight game, 3-2 over the New York Mets on Friday night. The Phillies reduced their magic ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-24T22:58:27Z)

Lindsay Lohan is out of jail hours after a judge revoked her bail

Lindsay Lohan walked out of the Los Angeles County women's jail in Lynwood on Friday night, capping an unusual day of legal twists in which one judge overturned another's decision to jail the actress without bail on a probation violation. The star of ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-25T07:12:23Z)

Lindsay Lohan Freed After 15 Hours in Jail

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan was freed from jail late on Friday night after spending around 15 hours behind bars for evidence of another failed drug test, a Los Angeles-based celebrity website reported. The once-promising star was led ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-25T07:19:32Z)

Facebook founder pledges $100M to Newark schools

CHICAGO -- Proclaiming that he believes in the education visions of New Jersey's Republican governor and Newark's Democratic mayor, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday pledged to set up a foundation to donate $100 million to Newark's schools over ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-25T07:05:13Z)

Hertz says it has made final bid for Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty

Hertz said Friday it won't raise its bid valuing Tulsa -based Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. at $50.25 per share. Avis on Thursday sweetened its own bid for Dollar Thrifty to $53 per share, or about $1.52 billion in cash in stock. "A vote against the ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-25T05:03:32Z)

Brother Of Crete Plant Gunman Blames Co-Workers

The brother of a 26-year-old man authorities say wounded three co-workers at a cold-storage plant near Crete, Nebraska Wednesday night said Friday he doesn't know why he opened fire on them before killing himself. The brother of a 26-year-old man ... (Source: WOWT 2010-09-24T22:01:11Z)

KB Homes narrows third-quarter loss

LOS ANGELES — KB Home said Friday it narrowed its fiscal third-quarter loss, as the homebuilder booked fewer write-downs and higher average selling prices helped boost revenue. But the company's backlog, which represents future housing revenue, dropped ... (Source: Courier-Post 2010-09-25T07:12:23Z)

Officials seek motive in shooting at Crete plant

The Saline County attorney says an autopsy is being conducted on the body of a 26-year-old man authorities say shot three co-workers at a cold-storage plant in Crete before killing himself. County Attorney Tad Eickman said Friday that investigators also ... (Source: Fremont Tribune 2010-09-24T19:59:30Z)

Talks on split families' reunions held up

SEOUL , South Korea (AP) รข€" Talks between the two Koreas were held up Friday after North Korea insisted that tours to its scenic Diamond Mountain resort be resumed before reunions of divided families can be held there, South Korea's Red Cross said ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-24T21:11:05Z)

Sanchez says she `did not intend to offend anyone'

Orange County Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez says she didn't intend to offend anyone when she told a reporter in a Spanish-language interview that "the Vietnamese" and Republicans were trying to take her seat in Congress. Sanchez said Friday she ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-25T01:07:18Z)

Arab Push To Censure Israel Stymied

VIENNA | A 151-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency narrowly defeated an Arab push Friday to censure Israel for shielding its nuclear programs from inspection in a closely watched result that the U.S. said was a positive signal for ongoing Mideast ... (Source: The Ledger 2010-09-24T23:19:56Z)

Blanton, Ruiz lead Phillies to 11th straight win, 3-2 over Mets

PHILADELPHIA – Joe Blanton threw seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies won their 11th straight game, 3-2 over the New York Mets on Friday night. The Phillies reduced their magic ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-25T01:35:56Z)

Calif. congresswoman says she didn't `intend to offend anyone' with Vietnamese comments

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez says she didn't intend to offend anyone when she told a reporter that "the Vietnamese" and Republicans were trying to take her seat representing California's Orange County. Sanchez said Friday ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-25T01:50:15Z)

KB Home's 3rd-quarter loss narrows as revenue rises partly on higher average selling prices

LOS ANGELES — KB Home said Friday it narrowed its fiscal third-quarter loss, as the homebuilder booked fewer write-downs and higher average selling prices helped boost revenue. But the company's backlog, which represents future housing revenue, dropped ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-09-24T21:03:55Z)

Facebook's Zuckerberg gives $100 million to Newark

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million gift to the beleaguered public schools of Newark, New Jersey, to help improve public education in a city he has no connection to. The billionaire announced the grant on Friday ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T22:08:21Z)

Lindsay Lohan released from jail: report

Lindsay Lohan is a free woman again, just hours after being sent back to jail. TMZ.com reports that the starlet left Lynwood Correctional Facility shortly before midnight Pacific time, Friday evening. Earlier that night, Lohan posted the $300,000 bail set ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-25T07:19:32Z)

U.N. nuclear assembly rejects Arab move targeting Israel

VIENNA (Reuters) - Member states of the U.N. nuclear watchdog narrowly rejected an Arab-sponsored resolution on Friday calling on Israel to join a global anti-atomic weapons treaty, a U.S. victory after a bruising diplomatic battle. Washington had urged ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T20:35:17Z)

Clinton, Abbas talk as a deadline nears

NEW YORK - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Friday night with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as the Obama administration engaged in last-minute diplomacy to prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from collapsing. The ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-25T06:58:04Z)

Woman skydiver on trial in Belgium for love-triangle parachute murder

BRUSSELS - A young Belgian schoolteacher went on trial for murder Friday, accused of killing her rival in a skydiving love-triangle by disabling her parachute. Els Clottemans, 26, is standing jury trial in the northeast town of Tongres for four weeks for ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2010-09-25T05:25:00Z)

Hertz says it won't up bid

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. is not budging from its "best and final" $50.25-a-share, $1.45 billion offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., company executives said Friday. Five days before a Dollar Thrifty shareholder vote on Hertz's offer and a day ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-25T07:26:42Z)

Phillies win 11th straight

Joe Blanton threw seven strong innings, Carlos Ruiz hit a tie-breaking RBI single and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies won their 11th straight game, 3-2 over the New York Mets on Friday night.The Phillies reduced their magic number for clinching ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-25T01:43:06Z)

Avis Shakes Up Hertz-Dollar Thrifty Deal

Not taking "non-negotiable and final" for an answer, Avis strikes back in rental car bidding war. The offer comes a few weeks after Dollar Thrifty and Hertz announced they had agreed on a deal worth $1.4 ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-23T17:23:12Z)

2 Koreas meet to arrange split families' reunions

Red Cross officials from the two Koreas discussed on Friday holding another round of reunions for families separated by war more than a half-century ago, South Korea's Unification Ministry. The meeting comes a week after the two sides failed to decide on a ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-24T03:31:39Z)

Calif. Rep. 'Did not intend to offend anyone'

Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez says she didn't intend to offend anyone when she told a reporter that "the Vietnamese" and Republicans were trying to take her seat representing California's Orange County. Sanchez said Friday she "used a poor ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-25T02:26:03Z)

Two Koreas again fail to agree over family reunions

SEOUL (AFP) – North and South Korea on Friday again failed to agree on details for restarting a reunion programme for families separated by war 60 years ago, but consented to meet once more in a week. Any resumption of the reunions after a year-long ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-24T17:07:42Z)

Love triangle skydive murder trial begins

TONGEREN, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian woman went on trial on Friday charged with the murder of a fellow skydiver and love rival who plunged to her death after her parachute was sabotaged. Els Van Doren, 38, smashed into a back garden from some 4,500 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-24T15:27:29Z)

KB Home third-quarter loss narrows as revenue rises

LOS ANGELES — KB Home said Friday it narrowed its fiscal third-quarter loss, as the homebuilder booked fewer write-downs and higher average selling prices helped boost revenue. But the company's backlog, which represents future housing revenue, dropped ... (Source: San Mateo Daily Journal 2010-09-24T23:55:43Z)

Crete community abuzz over shooter's motive, but sheriff mum

CRETE -- Because many people here know someone who works at or used to work at Americold Logistics, there was plenty of speculation circulating as to why Akouch Kashoual opened fire on his co-workers Wednesday night before killing himself. But ... (Source: Lincoln Journal Star 2010-09-25T02:47:31Z)

Trial opens of Belgium woman accused of parachute murder

Brussels - The trial opened Friday of a Belgian woman accused of murdering her alleged love rival by sabotaging her parachute, leaving the victim to plunge to her death. Els Van Doren, 37, an experienced skydiver, fell 4,000 metres to her death in November ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-24T15:13:10Z)

Newark mayor's crime-fighting spirit led to $100 million gift

NEWARK, N.J. — Two months ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at a conference in Idaho and found himself seated at dinner with Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Booker, 41, a charismatic former Stanford football player, regaled the other guests around the ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-25T06:58:04Z)

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