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Deals of the Hour / September 9, 2010, 5:40 pm

Stocks set to rise after drop in jobless claims

Dow Jones industrial ... President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their ... (Source: Joplin Globe 2010-09-09T13:00:38Z)

And so it begins: Chipper Jones plays Coors Field card on Carlos Gonzalez

It's pretty obvious that Carlos Gonzalez ... title and a Triple Crown? Chipper Jones seems to think so. Jones, when asked by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Gonzalez passing teammate Omar Infante for the NL ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-09T15:45:16Z)

Portland victim's mother speaks at parole hearing

... Cunningham told KGW-TV she's anxious but hopes the parole board sees that Omar Carroll is capable of killing again and should not be let out. He was convicted in the 1985 stabbing of Tina Marie Jones. He said he ... (Source: Longview Daily News 2010-09-08T15:17:50Z)

Killer Of 13-Year-Old Girl Up For Parole

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland mother will make a plea to the state parole board Wednesday to keep the man who killed her daughter in prison. Omar Carroll stabbed 13-year-old Tina Marie Jones to death at ... (Source: kptv.com 2010-09-08T13:51:56Z)

Asian shares rise as Europe worries ease

the Dow Jones industrial ... President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their ... (Source: Joplin Globe 2010-09-09T13:07:47Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Calls Off Koran(Quran) Burning Event-Iman Muslim Group to Move ...

In a surprise move, a once-defiant Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, has called off his plans of a Koran (Quran) burning event. Jones says he had been in prayer ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-09T22:33:18Z)

Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez one of three players vying for Triple Crown

First on the list: There are multiple candidates — Colorado's Carlos Gonzalez, St. Louis' Albert ... The Cardinals' Joe "Ducky" Medwick was the last player in the NL to win the Triple Crown, in 1937. No player ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-09-09T06:55:34Z)

Sanford: Next S.C. gov. should offer detailed budget

Mark Sanford objected Wednesday to a campaign proposal to scrap the detailed executive budgets that Sanford introduced ... past governors typically submitted a short list of policy priorities because the Legislature ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-09-09T12:10:31Z)

Tennessee to offer $2,500 rebate on first 1,000 Nissan Leafs bought in state

Phil Bredesen today announced that the state will offer a $2,500 rebate for the first 1,000 electric ... will be put in the homes of early-bird buyers of the all-electric Nissan Leaf, who are to get their cars in ... (Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press 2010-09-08T18:52:34Z)

John Eby: Malice in Wonderland and hope versus nope

... comes to President Barack Obama ... the Dow Jones shriveled to nothing. If Bush had won, the Democrats, ironically, would be better off politically because older voters would say, 'I can't trust Republicans (Source: Niles Daily Star 2010-08-29T22:17:42Z)

7-Eleven said to have bid for Casey's General Stores

is in talks to buy Casey's General Stores Inc., thwarting Alimentation ... Couche-Tard said then that Casey's report of a higher offer showed the Ankeny, Iowa- based chain was trying to "artificially inflate ... (Source: Daily Business Review 2010-09-09T18:58:33Z)

Investor in proposed NYC mosque site turns down Donald Trump's offer to buy him out

Trump told Hisham Elzanaty ... down the World Trade Center would be an insult. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-09T21:50:21Z)

Casey's Confirms Discussions with 7-Eleven

ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Casey's General Stores, Inc. ("Casey's") (NASDAQ: CASY - News ) today ... future actions by Couche-Tard in connection with its unsolicited tender offer to acquire Casey's, (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-09T23:37:43Z)

HP ups offer for 3Par, trumping Dell's bid

SEATTLE — Hewlett-Packard Co. said yesterday it is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to about $1.69 billion, topping a revised bid that rival Dell Inc. made public earlier in the day. HP ... PCs at ever ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2010-08-27T06:06:33Z)

Ground Zero mosque investor declines Donald Trump's buyout offer

N EW YORK — Donald Trump's offer to buy an investor's stake where a mosque is planned near ground ... Trump told Hisham Elzanaty he would buy his stake in the lower Manhattan building for 25 percent more than ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-09T22:04:40Z)

Donald Trump Deals to Buy Out Major NYC Mosque Investor

... Hisham Elzanaty, reads in part: "As part of the offer, it would be agreed that, if you or your representative were to build a mosque, it would be located at least five blocks further from the World Trade Center ... (Source: WIBW 2010-09-09T22:26:08Z)

Florida Preacher Cancels Plan to Burn Koran

AP) — A Florida ... never talked to Pastor Terry Jones. Jones' plans to burn Islam's holiest text Saturday sparked an international outcry. President Barack Obama, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan and several ... (Source: WKRC 2010-09-09T22:26:08Z)

HP counters Dell's offer for 3par Inc.

... Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. to about $1.69 billion, topping a revised bid that rival Dell Inc. made public earlier in the day. HP ... sophisticated PCs (Source: Deseret News 2010-08-27T05:09:17Z)

Robert Gates Urged Terry Jones to Call Off Koran Burning

Terry Jones ... a planned Koran burning. Jones announced today that he has called off the event. (Watch his announcement at left.) CBS News Pentagon correspondent David Martin reports Gates told the Florida minister ... (Source: CBS News 2010-09-09T22:40:27Z)

Sanford urges retention of budget style

Mark Sanford ... executive budgets that Sanford introduced when he took office in 2003. While governors are required to submit a budget proposal, past governors typically submitted a short list of policy priorities ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-09-09T04:03:46Z)

Casey's rejects latest Couche-Tard buyout offer

... board of Casey's General Stores Inc. rejected the latest takeover bid from convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., saying Tuesday that the $1.47 billion offer was too low. The Ankeny, Iowa, (Source: KOB.com 2010-09-07T15:11:51Z)

Florida pastor calls off Quran-burning 'stunt'

Florida's Terry Jones — alas, not that Terry Jones — has called off the "Burn a Koran" event that propelled him from obscurity in recent days. Tampa Bay Online quotes the Gainsville pastor as saying he ... (Source: Minnesota Independent 2010-09-09T21:36:02Z)

Tennessee to offer $2,500 rebates on Nissan Leaf electric car

... Nissan Leaf in Tennessee via a program that could later be extended to buyers of other alternative fuel vehicles. Gov. Phil Bredesen, speaking ... include vehicles such as the new Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-09T23:37:43Z)

Oregon parole board keeps killer in prison

... nearly 25 years ago will stay in prison after telling the Oregon state Parole Board the killing did not affect him. Omar Carroll was convicted in the December 1985 stabbing of Tina Marie Jones in Portland. (Source: Statesman Journal 2010-09-09T10:16:00Z)

Tennessee to offer $2,500 rebate on electric cars

... rebate ... Phil Bredesen announced today. That's on top of a $7,500 tax credit offered by the federal government. Together, the two subsidies will lower the effective cost of a Nissan Leaf to $22,780, or a ... (Source: Birmingham Business Journal 2010-09-08T19:21:12Z)

Sanford criticizes Nikki Haley over executive budget

Mark Sanford objected Wednesday to a campaign proposal to scrap the detailed executive budgets that Sanford introduced ... past governors typically submitted a short list of policy priorities because the Legislature ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-09-09T11:49:03Z)

Dell Matches HP's $27/Share Offer for 3PAR

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is once again in the lead as the race for data ... the offer from Dell, but there is little doubt among investors that HP ... The two companies have made sophisticated PCs affordable through price ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-08-27T11:50:09Z)

Obama implores Florida minister Terry Jones to call off planned 9/11 Quran burning

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend. Obama told ABC's "Good ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-09-09T18:08:26Z)

Pastor Terry Jones brushes off worldwide condemnation of his Koran burning plan

... for Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones ... a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation.'' Finally, Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-09-09T21:07:24Z)

Carlos Gonzalez On Track to Capture NL Triple Crown (Video)

If you don't know who Carlos Gonzalez is, it's time to wake up. Gonzalez is, of course, the likely candidate for NL Most Valuable Player. Even more impressive, though, is the fact that Gonzalez has a ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-09-09T03:42:17Z)

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