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Deals of the Hour / October 25, 2010, 4:39 am

Obama visiting Bay Area for fundraising events

President Barack Obama will arrive in the Bay Area this afternoon to headline two fundraising events for local Democratic politicians. Air Force One is scheduled to land at San Francisco International Airport at 3 p.m. today. The president will be ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-10-21T18:44:32Z)

Mountain West Conference Notebook - Oct. 25

Air Force: The Falcons women's soccer team won their first MWC game since 2003 on Sunday, in a 1-0 defeat of TCU . The lone goal of the game came off the foot of junior Kelly Bieber in the 25th minute. Before Sunday's match, the Falcons had not won in ... (Source: Rocky Mountain Collegian 2010-10-25T04:27:57Z)

New Mexico St 14, Idaho 37

Moscow, ID (Sports Network) - Nate Enderle threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the Idaho Vandals posted a 37-14 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies in a Western Athletic Conference game at the Kibbie Dome. Enderle was 25-of-47 through the air ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-10-24T03:10:24Z)

Shark Kills Surfer Off California Coast

Lucas Ransom was surfing Friday morning between 50 and 100 yards offshore at Surf Beach, which is in Vandenburg Air Force Base, north of Santa Barbara, when the shark reared up out of the waves, pulled him under and bit off his leg, witnesses said. Because ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-24T12:50:13Z)

NATO Airstrike Kills 25 People In Afghanistan

About 25 people may have been killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan on Monday, an Afghan official said. NATO officials confirmed there had been an airstrike in Helmand province but said initial reports indicated that there were no civilian ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-25T11:01:39Z)

Air strike kills 15 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 15 insurgents were killed in a NATO air strike overnight in southern Helmand province, a spokesman for the alliance said on Monday. U.S. Captain Ryan Donald, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force ... (Source: Reuters Canada 2010-10-25T11:01:39Z)

Afghan Locals: 25 Killed in NATO Air Strike

Some recent scenes from the war in Afghanistan as Obama's deadline to begin withdrawing troops nears. Stories Iran Sends Cash to Gain Influence in Afghanistan American-Led Forces Pound Taliban Strongholds (CBS/AP) About 25 people may have been killed in a ... (Source: CBS News 2010-10-25T11:01:39Z)

Recap: Idaho vs. New Mexico St

Nate Enderle threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns as the Idaho Vandals posted a 37-14 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies in a Western Athletic Conference game at the Kibbie Dome. Enderle was 25-of-47 through the air without an interception for ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-10-24T03:17:33Z)

Air Force men's basketball picked to finish last in Mountain West

DENVER ? The goals for Air Force men?s basketball are modest, but still a bit loftier than the team?s standing in the Mountain West?s preseason poll. All 35 media members who voted picked the Falcons to finish in last place in the poll, which was released ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-12T23:41:32Z)

US did find Iraq WMD

There were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after all. The massive cache of almost 400,000 Iraq war documents released by the WikiLeaks Web site revealed that small amounts of chemical weapons were found in Iraq and continued to surface for years after ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-25T04:49:25Z)

Shark attack kills surfer, 19, off central California coast

LOS ANGELES - Matthew Garcia was surfing two feet away from a friend who was bodyboarding when he heard a desperate cry for help. Within seconds, a shark flashed out of the water, bit into his friend's leg, and pulled the man under in a cloud of blood off ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-25T06:58:16Z)

18-Foot Shark Attacks, U. C.- Santa Barbara Student Killed

Friend Says Shark Attack was "Very Fast, Very Stealth" A college student simply bodyboarding and enjoying morning waves Friday was attacked off the coast of California by what a friend described as an 18-foot shark, receiving a bite wound to his leg that ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-23T20:43:51Z)

Dream Builders Announces Free Window Replacement Consultations to Take Advantage of $ ...

Dream Builders is helping San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula homeowners save money on their energy bills by upgrading to Energy Star compliant windows, doors, and skylights now while up to $1,500 in 2010 tax credits are still available. (PRWEB) October 25 ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-25T07:19:45Z)

NCAA Game Summary - Colorado State at Utah

Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Jordan Wynn threw three touchdown passes, as the ninth-ranked Utah Utes kept their home winning streak going with a 59-6 victory over the Colorado State Rams in Mountain West Conference action from Rice-Eccles Stadium ... (Source: WXIA 11 Alive 2010-10-24T04:50:37Z)

Democrat Sink to air 2-minute ad attacking credibility of Republican opponent Rick Scott

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida's Democratic candidate for governor, Alex Sink, said Monday she will begin airing a rare two-minute-long TV ad attacking Republican opponent Rick Scott for the massive fraud scandal that occurred on his watch at his former hospital ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-11T22:59:46Z)

McCollum Buries Hatchet, Endorses Scott for Florida Governor After Bruising Primary

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Saturday endorsed Republican Rick Scott for governor, after withholding his support for two months following their bruising GOP primary battle.  With 10 days to go until the election, McCollum issued a brief ... (Source: FOX News 2010-10-24T01:15:52Z)

EU, Russia prod Iran to hold nuclear talks in November

BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton reissued an invitation to Iran on Friday to hold talks on its nuclear program next month, while Russia also pressed Iran to take up the offer. In a letter to Iran's ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-22T16:27:20Z)

Defense the key in Colorado State's sweep of New Mexico

Saturday night the Colorado State volleyball team finished off a victorious homecoming weekend with a three-set sweep of Mountain West Conference rival New Mexico. The 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 win was the Rams' most impressive all-around display of the season ... (Source: Rocky Mountain Collegian 2010-10-18T04:07:37Z)

Singapore's Offer for ASX Misses Mark

Afraid of losing its relevance, Singapore Exchange is offering to pay $8.3 billion for its Australian counterpart, ASX. Not only an expensive proposition, it's one that might not even work. True, the bid offers SGX access to Australia's $1 trillion pool of ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-25T09:50:04Z)

Palin, GOP leaders lambast Obama during Florida rally

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ten days before Election Day, former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin rallied with the top of the Republican ticket and delivered marching orders to a state that could help swing the balance of power in Congress. The former Alaska ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-10-25T10:54:30Z)

Utes blast Rams, turn attention to Air Force

The weather for Utah's only home game in October was cold and sloppy, which was a good description for the Utes' play in the opening minutes of Saturday's game against Colorado State. Luckily for Utah, it delivered the thunder and lightning in the ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-10-21T23:59:30Z)

Secret Iraq war files from WikiLeaks document thousands more civilian deaths than US count

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-10-23T14:38:46Z)

President Obama leaves the Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- President Barack Obama is taking his star power from the Bay Area to Southern California to help embattled Sen. Barbara Boxer in her close race with Republican contender Carly Fiorina. Obama took off in Air Force One shortly before ... (Source: KABC 2010-10-22T19:04:49Z)

Ugly injury mars Vandal win over New Mexico St.

MOSCOW — In the moment, with the crowd stone silent and an ambulance on the Kibbie Dome turf, the only thing JoJo Dickson's teammates could think to do was lash out. Dickson, a senior linebacker for Idaho, was on his back, clutching his fractured left ... (Source: Twin Falls Times-News 2010-10-24T07:35:15Z)

EU official urges Iran to accept proposal for talks

The European Union's chief diplomat has again urged Iran to accept an offer to meet for three days of talks in Vienna next month to discuss its nuclear program. While Iranian officials have indicated an interest in such talks, they have not formally ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-22T16:27:20Z)

Utes roll over Rams

SALT LAKE CITY - Larry Kerr didn't mince his words. "They're better than us," the CSU defensive coordinator said Saturday night. "Position by position, you could see it in every phase of the game - special teams, offense, defense." "They" were the Utah ... (Source: Coloradoan 2010-10-24T14:23:16Z)

Iran wants to discuss dates to start nuclear talks

Iran wants to discuss specific dates for resuming talks with six major powers on its nuclear programme after a European Union offer to meet in mid-November, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-15T10:01:56Z)

Singapore bourse makes $8.3B offer for ASX

The Singapore Exchange Ltd. said Monday it is making a $8.3 billion cash and shares takeover offer for the operator of the Australian bourse, aiming to vault from second-tier stock market to leading Asian finance center. The combined exchange company would ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-25T05:03:44Z)

WikiLeaks documents offer vivid insights into Iraq war

A huge trove of secret field reports from the battlegrounds of Iraq sheds new light on the war, including such fraught subjects as civilian deaths, detainee abuse and the involvement of Iran. The secret archive is the second cache obtained by the ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-23T04:58:57Z)

Singapore Exchange to Buy Australian Exchange Operator

Singapore Exchange will buy Australia's main stock exchange operator, ASX , for about 8.4 billion Australian dollars ($8.3 billion), the companies said Monday. The merger aims to ward off the threat of alternative trading systems, to line up new avenues ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-25T05:53:51Z)

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