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Deals of the Hour / October 31, 2010, 2:40 am

Latest bank effort in foreclosure cases met with skepticism by homeowners' attorneys

Two of the nation's largest banks said they are reissuing affidavits in foreclosure cases after news reports revealed the original filings ran afoul of the law in 23 states, including Connecticut. Bank of America announced it was moving forward on more ... (Source: Stamford Advocate 2010-10-29T02:28:40Z)

NASA and DARPA Plan 'Hundred-Year Starship' To Bring Humans to Other Worlds And Leave Them There ...

If NASA ever gets a clear directive for interplanetary exploration, a new Hundred-Year Starship could be their version of the Mayflower. And like the first pilgrims, Martian explorers might set sail with the knowledge they would never return home . NASA ... (Source: Popular Science 2010-10-21T10:01:58Z)

Jeld-Wen offers Oregon, Idaho resorts for sale

PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen has put several Northwest destination resorts up for sale. The privately held company based in Klamath Falls declined to comment about why it is selling some of the best-known resort properties ... (Source: East Oregonian 2010-10-30T13:18:53Z)

Utep notes: Special teams let Miners down

HUNTINGTON, W.V. -- Special teams ranged from spectacular to catastrophic for UTEP, and two plays at the end of the game fell into the latter category. Most obvious was the roughing-the-kicker penalty on the block attempt with 1:50 to play, turning a ... (Source: El Paso Times 2010-10-31T06:15:22Z)

Halloween costumes rules in force for Iowa game

If you plan on wearing a Halloween costume to the Iowa-Michigan State game in Iowa City, university police have special guidelines. University of Iowa police are asking fans not to wear authentic-looking police uniforms or player or game official uniforms ... (Source: Quad-Cities Times 2010-10-29T21:12:31Z)

Thousands Rally To Restore 'Sanity' ... Or Fear

Tens of thousands of people got together on the National Mall on Saturday with comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. NPR's Andrea Seabrook was there, and she tells host Guy Raz that the "Rally for Sanity and/or Fear" was mostly a good-natured riot ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-31T09:00:00Z)

On Tuesday, it will be Obama's fellow Dems left holding the scooper

As Tuesday's midterm elections approach, it's gotten so deep for the Democrats that President Barack Obama just had to make a stunning announcement. He was headlining a $7,500-per-head fundraising dinner in liberal Providence , R.I., last week, trying to ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-30T03:03:17Z)

NCAA Game Summary - Texas-El Paso at Marshall

Huntington, WV (Sports Network) - Tron Martinez ran for a one-yard touchdown run with 1:47 remaining in the game to give the Marshall Thundering Herd a 16-12 victory over the Texas-El Paso Miners in a Conference USA showdown at Joan C. Edwards Stadium ... (Source: WUSA 2010-10-30T22:51:33Z)

Jury selection starts in Panhandle trial for alleged organizer in killings of wealthy couple with nine special ...

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a karate instructor charged with leading a group of armed men dressed as ninjas in robbing the home of a wealthy couple and killing the pair as their nine special-needs children cowered or slept nearby. Leonard ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-10-25T15:33:40Z)

This day in history

Today's highlight in history: On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake breaking news reports, panicked some listeners who thought the portrayal of a Martian invasion ... (Source: Lincoln Daily News 2010-10-30T11:02:53Z)

Jury calls for death sentence in Fla. killings

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former karate instructor should be put to death for leading a group of men dressed like ninjas to rob and kill a wealthy Florida couple while their nine special-needs children slept or cowered nearby, a jury recommended yesterday. The ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-30T08:54:02Z)

MacDonald, Dettwiler considers sale

VANCOUVER — MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd., the maker of the robotic arm used on NASA space shuttles, is exploring the sale of part or all of the company after private-equity firms and competitors expressed interest, said two people with ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2010-10-20T21:01:43Z)

Jon Stewart's 'Sanity' rally draws tens of thousands

WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of people turned out on the sun-splashed National Mall today to hear comedian Jon Stewart proclaim "reasonableness" as the norm in American life and to jab the cable news media for being purveyors of fear and division. "The ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-31T07:48:25Z)

Halloween costume rules in force for Iowa game

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — If you plan on wearing a Halloween costume to the Iowa-Michigan State game in Iowa City, university police have special guidelines. University of Iowa police are asking fans not to wear authentic-looking police uniforms or player ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2010-10-30T01:23:04Z)

Costume rules for Hawkeye game

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — If you plan on wearing a Halloween costume to the Iowa-Michigan State game in Iowa City, university police have special guidelines. University of Iowa police are asking fans not to wear authentic-looking police uniforms or player ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-10-30T11:17:12Z)

Today in History

Today is Saturday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2010. There are 62 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-30T04:00:33Z)

Running Y Resort for sale

Jeld-Wen is selling several of its Pacific Northwest resort properties, including the Running Y Ranch Resort and Ridgewater Properties in Klamath Falls. The two Klamath Falls developments are listed, along with other company resorts - Brasada Ranch near ... (Source: Herald and News 2010-10-30T15:27:44Z)

Soviets test world's largest hydrogen bomb in 1961

Today is Saturday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2010. There are 62 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-10-30T10:55:43Z)

NASA and DARPA Plan 'Hundred-Year Starship' To Bring Humans to Other Worlds And Leave Them There ...

Mars Mining This Mars miner will probably never go home again. NASA If NASA ever gets a clear directive for interplanetary exploration, a new Hundred-Year Starship could be their version of the Mayflower. And like the first pilgrims, Martian explorers ... (Source: Eureka! Science News 2010-10-20T19:57:18Z)

Jeld-Wen puts Running Y up for sale

Oregon window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen has put several Northwest destination resorts up for sale. The Oregonian reported the privately held company based in Klamath Falls declined to comment about why it is selling some of the best-known resort ... (Source: Herald and News 2010-10-29T17:37:46Z)

Taliban cold on truce talks, U.S. says

WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Taliban resistance in Afghanistan have shown no interest in a negotiated end to the war, a senior Obama administration official said Friday. Richard Holbrooke, special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said news reports of ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-30T06:59:30Z)

Afghan Taliban Contacts Fall Short of Peace Talks, Envoy Says

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said recent contacts between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders don't rise to the level of peace negotiations. "What we've got here is an ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-24T04:00:30Z)

Data weigh mortgage satisfaction

NEW YORK — When Meghan Faux, a lawyer and foreclosure counselor in New York, calls JPMorgan Chase & Co. to help a homeowner modify a mortgage, she expects the runaround from representatives unwilling or unable to answer basic questions about the borrower ... (Source: Columbia Daily Tribune 2010-10-30T13:26:03Z)

Watch Live Marshall vs UTEP Online NCAA College Football Gam

Marshall vs UTEP , Marshall vs UTEP live, Marshall vs UTEP live stream, Marshall vs UTEP live football watch Marshall vs UTEP live football tv, Marshall vs UTEP live football. Watch Live Stream American football of Marshall vs UTEP in NCAA Football match ... (Source: Salon 2010-10-30T20:21:14Z)

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Special Guests Rally for Sanity in D.C.

Jon Stewart 's Rally to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert's competing/companion March to Keep Fear Alive was refreshingly free of the usual liberal-vs.-conservative rhetoric and instead pointed a finger at a different adversary: the country's mass media ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-10-30T23:41:40Z)

Fla. jury recommends death in ninja slayings

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A former karate instructor should be executed for leading a group of men dressed like ninjas to rob and kill a wealthy Florida couple while their nine special-needs children slept or cowered nearby, a jury recommended yesterday. The ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-30T06:59:30Z)

Obama's electric-car cult

General Motors' Chevy Volt is finally here, heralded by a new TV ad. "This is America, man," the narrator purrs, as the sun rises over a solitary Volt tooling along a country road. "So doesn't it make sense that we build an electric car that goes far ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-30T04:00:33Z)

To Boldly Go to New Worlds, NASA Announces '100-Year Starship'

(Oct. 22) -- It might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a NASA official says that "within a few years" scientists will unveil a prototype for a spaceship capable of taking earthlings to other worlds. Speaking at a Long Now Foundation conference ... (Source: AOL News 2010-10-23T14:10:08Z)

General Motors moves to bolster finances as it prepares for public stock sale

DETROIT — General Motors Co. has moved to strengthen its finances ahead of an initial public stock sale, announcing plans on Thursday to cut debt and pension obligations by $11 billion. The automaker, whose IPO is expected next month, will lighten its ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-28T19:54:58Z)

US Official: No High-Level Talks Taking Place with Taliban

The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, says high-level talks with the Taliban are not taking place. He briefed reporters at the State Department, hours after he returned from a trip to Afghanistan.   Ambassador ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-10-29T23:50:00Z)

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