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Deals of the Hour / October 25, 2010, 10:40 pm

2 Ark. counties, 1 township to vote on alcohol

Voters in two counties and one township will soon decide whether they want alcohol sold in bars, restaurants and stores. More than half the counties in Arkansas don't allow the packaged sale of alcohol and require special permits with strict rules for ... (Source: Stuttgart Daily Leader 2010-10-25T14:50:43Z)

North American Onshore Drilling Boosts Oil Service Profits as Shale Market Expands The ...

Further increases in demand for natural gas will be necessary to sustain the current level of North American onshore gas drilling. When Schlumberger reported earnings last Friday, the company's CEO Andrew Gould said the shift to liquids-rich shale fields ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-25T16:02:18Z)

Governors' races offer many sharp skirmishes

Washington — Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season are the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. There are now 26 Democratic governors and 24 Republicans ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-25T04:56:35Z)

Amazon.com Inc Breaks Out To All-Time High

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock has achieved another fresh, lifetime high. AMZN shares s have hit a fresh all-time high, when they reached $171.69 per share. If the stock can re-break this level on the upside, the following levels based on scaled range ... (Source: Times of the Internet 2010-10-25T15:05:02Z)

Prospective buyers gather to inspect FEMA trailers

Hundreds of people spent part of their weekend milling around a former Ozark auto dealership checking out 183 FEMA trailers going on the auction block. The trailers were being sold by Easterly Auction Co. on behalf of a company in Georgia called Reliant ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-24T19:59:43Z)

Bush book tour to offer new read on his legacy

When former President George W. Bush trades his silence for the limelight of a book tour in the coming weeks, he surely won't be the only one reassessing his presidency. But as political pundits scurry for the latest opinion polls, few have taken stock of ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-26T04:26:46Z)

Australia backlash against Singapore bourse merger

AFP - A planned multi-billion dollar merger of the Sydney and Singapore stock exchanges faced a fierce political backlash Tuesday, as a senior Treasury official warned the deal also posed "regulatory issues". Greens leader Bob Brown, a key ally of ... (Source: France 24 2010-10-26T04:48:14Z)

Afghan Peace Council to Offer Concessions to Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new peace council said on Thursday it would be willing to make concessions to bring insurgents to the negotiating table, and called for Saudi Arabia's help in mediating peace talks. Qiyamuddin Kashaf, the spokesman for the ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-21T23:09:23Z)

Prospective buyers inspect FEMA trailers in Mo.

Hundreds of people spent part of their weekend milling around a former Ozark auto dealership checking out 183 FEMA trailers going on the auction block. The trailers were being sold by Easterly Auction Co. on behalf of a company in Georgia called Reliant ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T14:22:05Z)

Hats off to Browns' shocking win

Kudos to the Cleveland Browns and head coach Eric Mangini for a fabulously entertaining and winning game plan they employed in their upset victory over the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. The Saints won the coin toss but after that everything fell ... (Source: Toronto Sun 2010-10-24T23:27:18Z)

Governors' races offer some heated skirmishes

WASHINGTON (AP) – Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season are the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. Many also are important in presidential elections ... (Source: Sauk Valley Daily Gazette 2010-10-25T06:08:10Z)

Alcohol sales to be on Nov. 2 ballot in 2 Ark. counties, 1 township

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters in two Arkansas counties and one township in a third county will get to decide next week if buying alcoholic beverages will be legal in those jurisdictions. Boone County in north Arkansas and Clark County in the state's ... (Source: WREG 2010-10-24T22:08:34Z)

Home sales up 10% in September

Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month after the worst summer for the housing market in more than a decade. And the industry fears lawsuits over flawed foreclosure documents could keep buyers on the sidelines in the final months of the year ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-25T16:59:34Z)

Discount Retailers Seemingly Immune to Economic Turbulence

Discount variety stores have fared better than other retailers during the employment crisis. With unemployment rates remaining high and economic turbulence continuing, shoppers are still looking to save on purchases. Consumers are staying away from non ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-10-13T12:41:47Z)

Brees, Saints not so super

A puzzled Carl Nicks sat in a quiet New Orleans Saints locker-room and tried to put his finger on what went wrong. The third-year offensive lineman failed to do it. Much like the Saints themselves. "No one expects to play like this," Nicks said after the ... (Source: The Vancouver Sun 2010-10-25T23:54:45Z)

Australian lawmakers attack Singapore ASX takeover

CANBERRA, Australia -- Key lawmakers on Tuesday signaled they might scuttle the Singapore Exchange's $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse. Opposition Liberal Party treasury spokesman Joe Hockey raised ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-26T04:05:17Z)

Australia-Singapore bourse deal faces hurdles

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — ASX shares retreated Tuesday, as some doubt set in about whether the government will allow the Australian exchange operator to fall into the hands of its Singapore counterpart. ASX Ltd. (ASX) ( ASXFF ) shares traded down 5.7% at ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-10-26T04:33:55Z)

Arkansas counties, communities to vote on alcohol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Voters in two counties and one township will soon decide whether they want alcohol sold in bars, restaurants and stores. More than half the counties in Arkansas don't allow the packaged sale of alcohol and require special permits ... (Source: Times-Leader 2010-10-25T04:56:35Z)

Condoleezza Rice visits Omaha to receive UNMC's award for cancer research

Condoleezza Rice will be in Omaha tomorrow not to raise awareness for a candidate but for breast cancer. Rice, the former U.S. Secretary of State, will be accepting Ambassador of Hope Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Eppley Cancer ... (Source: Daily Nebraskan 2010-10-26T04:19:36Z)

Iran paying millions to Afghanistan president

KABUL, Afghanistan | President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Monday that he regularly receives bags of cash from the Iranian government in payments amounting to millions of dollars, as evidence mounted of a worsening rift between his government and its U.S ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-26T04:55:24Z)

Homes sale are on the rise but trouble looms ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month after the worst summer for the housing market in more than a decade. And fears over flawed foreclosure documents could keep buyers on the sidelines in the final months of the year ... (Source: Trentonian 2010-10-26T05:31:11Z)

WSJ Doesn't Buy Into Amazon's 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere' Plans

Earlier this month, I told an Amazon ( NSDQ: AMZN ) VP the aspect that bothered me most as a Kindle user was the inability to access my subscriptions across the e-reader platform. Amazon execs are among the best I've ever seen at playing it close to the ... (Source: paidContent.org 2010-10-25T13:31:59Z)

Amazon Kindle software to offer newspapers and magazines smartphones

Amazon recently announced that it will begin making Kindle newspapers and magazines available on devices, such as smartphones, with the free Kindle ereader software installed. Amazon will first deploy the functionality on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch ... (Source: MobileBurn 2010-10-25T11:51:46Z)

Ozarkers search for deals in former FEMA trailer auction

Ozark -- The red-and-white stickers on the used FEMA trailers said, "Not to be used for housing," but that didn't deter some of the hundreds of prospective buyers who visited a former auto dealership here in search of bargains. "We're going to be in and ... (Source: News-Leader.com 2010-10-23T09:02:20Z)

Credit Services Industry Posting Surprising Profits The Bedford Report Provides Analyst ...

Earlier in the month, the Justice Department filed suit against Visa, MasterCard and American Express, accusing them of violating antitrust laws. Visa and MasterCard agreed to settle, and will let merchants offer discounts to consumers who use cheaper ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-10-25T16:02:18Z)

Governors' races offer some of sharpest skirmishes

Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season are the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. Many also are important in presidential elections, and both parties are ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T12:41:52Z)

Condoleezza Rice's family memoir, reviewed by Patricia Sullivan

On Sept. 15, 1963, 8-year-old Condoleezza Rice was in her father's church in Birmingham, Ala., when a loud thud echoed from the explosion that killed four young girls at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church across town. In the paralyzing fear of that moment ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-21T23:59:30Z)

In Afghan and American Custody

John Moore of Getty Images has visited American-run detention centers in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib and Camp Cropper; prisons for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan run by that country's National Directorate of Security; the Pul-i-Charkhi prison outside ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-26T04:33:55Z)

Fake punt helps Cleveland shock New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS • A puzzled Carl Nicks sat in a quiet New Orleans Saints locker room and tried to put his finger on what went wrong. The offensive lineman failed to do it. Much like the rest of the Saints. "No one expects to play like this," he said after ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-25T04:35:06Z)

Sales of previously occupied homes rise 10 pct. in September but housing troubles continue

WASHINGTON - Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month after a dismal summer but remain well short of healthy levels. The National Association of Realtors says sales grew 10 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.53 million ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-25T14:14:56Z)

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