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Deals of the Hour / October 10, 2010, 6:40 am

Israel to approve citizenship bill

JERUSALEM – Israel's Cabinet is set to approve a controversial bill that will require new citizens to pledge allegiance to a "Jewish and democratic" state. Introducing the measure to his Cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended it as ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-10T10:36:30Z)

China's Global Education Closes Up 16% Post-IPO

Foreign-language training specialist Global Education and Technology Group Ltd. ( GEDU ) wrapped up another week of U.S. initial public offerings of Chinese companies with double-digit percentage gains Friday. The company's stock closed at $12.20 a share ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-10-08T22:13:13Z)

Obama takes GOP to task over education funding

WASHINGTON — Offering voters a reason to keep Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama says Republicans would cut education spending and put the country's economic future at risk if they had their way. A quality education is paramount ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-10T07:01:45Z)

Ford, UAW reach deal on Focus plant

Ford and the UAW have reached a tentative local agreement that would allow the automaker to build the 2012 Ford Focus compact car profitably at Michigan Assembly Plant without a second-tier wage rate like the one announced earlier this week at a General ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-10T03:19:50Z)

North Korea's Kim, heir apparent son appear on live TV

Pyongyang, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, heir apparent Kim Jong Un, appeared together a massive military parade Sunday held amid celebrations marking the foundation of the country's ruling party. State television in a rare ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-10T05:00:03Z)

Kim Jong-il's Heir Attends Parade

SEOUL, South Korea -- The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, attended a massive military parade with his youngest son and designated successor on Sunday as the ruling Communist regime celebrated the 65th founding of its Workers' Party. The son, Kim Jong-un ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-10-10T06:04:29Z)

Ellington Financial shares edge up on first day of trading; IPO prices within expected range

NEW YORK — Shares of Ellington Financial LLC are inching higher in their first day of public trading Friday. Ellington, a specialty finance company that deals in mortgage-backed securities, priced 4.5 million shares at $22.50 each, raising a total of $ ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-08T16:08:09Z)

$19.1 billion budget deal reached in California

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers said Friday night that they have reached a deal to close the state's $19.1-billion deficit. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), flanked by three other legislative leaders, proclaimed a ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-02T04:26:36Z)

Nathan Deal's steady career leads to GOP bid

Elissa Eubanks, eeubanks@ajc.com Throughout his career, Deal, 68, has been the kind of cautious candidate who relies on a steady string of hits to score runs, rather than swinging for the fences. He casts himself as a proven leader and a consensus builder ... (Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 2010-09-27T13:15:05Z)

Are 3-0 Chiefs the real deal?

Just like we predicted, the Bears, Steelers, and Chiefs are all 3-0. Or something like that. We hand out our weekly SCHEINERS, SCHEIN 9 style. 1. Bye-ing in? Four fascinating teams hit their bye in Week 4. We take the temperature ... McCluster, a Scott ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-28T17:10:07Z)

Officer's deal to smuggle drugs into Cook County Jail caught on tape

A correctional officer at the Cook County Jail who was caught on camera accepting marijuana and cocaine to deliver to an inmate has been charged with four felonies after undercover officers arrested him Monday. Timothy Fuller, 42, of Oak Park, is charged ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-07T15:04:54Z)

Obama rips GOP plans for education

WASHINGTON - Offering voters a reason to keep Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama says Republicans would cut education spending and put the country's economic future at risk if they had their way. A quality education is paramount ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-10-10T07:37:32Z)

Schwarzenegger Signs California Budget to End Record Impasse

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a plan intended to spare the world's eighth-largest economy from having to issue IOUs for the second year in a row. The $87 billion budget closed a gap of about $19 billion ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-09T04:03:58Z)

Kurds: Deal closer on settling Iraq's political limbo

BAGHDAD - Iraqi political leaders took a step closer Friday to unsnarling the nation's seven-month political gridlock, according to a Kurdish negotiator who cited a tentative deal that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power. The possible ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-09T07:02:56Z)

Schwarzenegger vetoes follow budget deal in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Signed, sealed and delivered. California's record-long budget impasse ended in a whirlwind Friday that included an all-night legislative session followed by nearly $1 billion in line-item vetoes by Gov. Arnold ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-09T14:19:35Z)

Chiefs seek validation against Colts

The rivalry that defined the NFL for much of the last decade now has a branch in, of all places, Kansas City. The competition between the Colts and Patriots was so intense it produced four Super Bowl-winning teams in a six-year period and now lives on, to ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2010-10-09T05:01:14Z)

COLTS-CHIEFS PREVIEW

The Colts and Chiefs last played each other in November of the 2007 season. While three years does not seem like a long time, in the NFL, three years can bring a lot of changes. And the Chiefs have changed. On Sunday, the Colts probably will not recognize ... (Source: Indianapolis Colts 2010-10-09T16:21:17Z)

Calif. lawmakers pass long-overdue budget

California lawmakers finally sent a financially shaky budget to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger early Friday, putting the state on track to start paying long-overdue bills but likely punting the state's deficit problems to the next governor. Senators voted 27-9 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-08T18:31:19Z)

Man sold meth in jail, police say

Centralia — As Robert "Robbie" Shawn Russell sat in the Lewis County Jail waiting to face multiple charges on at least three unrelated cases, the Centralia career criminal dealt methamphetamine to fellow inmates, the Lewis County Prosecutor's ... (Source: Olympian 2010-10-10T08:56:17Z)

Israeli Cabinet passes bill that requires new citizens to pledge loyalty to 'Jewish' state

JERUSALEM - Israel's Cabinet has approved a bill that would require new citizens to pledge a loyalty oath to a "Jewish and democratic" state. The language has triggered charges of racism from Arab lawmakers who see it as undermining the rights of the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-10T12:52:30Z)

GM, UAW agree on wage deal

ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — General Motors and the United Auto Workers have reached a cost-cutting deal that could help accomplish what once seemed impossible: making a profit on small cars built in the United States. The deal, announced Thursday, could cut ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-08T06:56:58Z)

The Jail Report for Oct. 2 to 8

Blog about this Blog about this page on your steamboatpilot.com blog. Steamboat Springs — The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses. Saturday, Oct ... (Source: Steamboat Pilot & Today 2010-10-10T07:23:13Z)

Ellington Financial shares edge up after IPO

Shares of Ellington Financial LLC are inching higher in their first day of public trading Friday. Ellington, a specialty finance company that deals in mortgage-backed securities, priced 4.5 million shares at $22.50 each, raising a total of $101.3 million ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-08T15:53:50Z)

GM and UAW make deal on building small cars in U.S.

ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. • General Motors and the United Auto Workers have reached a cost-cutting deal that could help accomplish what once seemed impossible: making a profit on small cars built in the United States. The deal, announced Thursday, could cut ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-08T05:02:26Z)

Calif. gov, legislative leaders reach budget deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders said they struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting Friday night, signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate after 93 days. No details ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-02T08:37:08Z)

Israelis, Palestinians Signal Settlements Deal

In the clearest sign that a deal may be emerging to keep the troubled U.S. Mideast peace push alive, a top Palestinian official said Thursday that his side would accept an American proposal for Israel to curtail settlement construction for two months ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-08T07:25:36Z)

Gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers kill 3 guards

BAGHDAD – Iraqi political leaders took a step closer Friday to unsnarling the nation's seven-month political gridlock, according to a key Kurdish negotiator who cited a tentative deal that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power. The possible ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-09T08:43:09Z)

Sunni, Shiite groups in Iraq closer to agreement on new government

That new authority would broaden the presidency's mostly ceremonial role to include foreign policy, defense and energy sectors, said a senior official inside the largely Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc. The deal would stop Iraqiya's planned boycott of a Maliki ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-10-05T03:11:27Z)

NKorea's heir apparent Kim Jong Un appears with father at lavish parade signaling succession

PYONGYANG , North Korea (AP) — Clapping, waving and even cracking a smile, Kim Jong Il 's heir apparent joined his father Sunday at a massive military parade in his most public appearance since being unveiled as North Korea's next leader. Kim Jong Un ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-10T12:38:11Z)

7 statewide offices are in play in addition to the governor's race

Voter attention invariably gravitates toward the top of the ticket and the glamorous job of governor — the heated battle between Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown in which the winner will be charged with steering California's ship of the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-10T07:01:45Z)

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