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Deals of the Hour / October 31, 2010, 5:40 pm

Al Horford has double-double, helps Hawks hold off pesky 76ers late in 4th 104-101

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For three quarters, the Hawks' loaded offense appeared ready to bust open the game. Instead, they needed Josh Smith to touch just enough of Andres Nocioni 's last shot to hang on and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 Friday night ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-10-30T02:48:58Z)

San Francisco Giants Vs Texas Rangers 2010 World Series MLB

Giants beat the Rangers 9-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. 2010 World Series will be the 106th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff will be played between the American League champion Texas ... (Source: Salon 2010-10-31T22:36:03Z)

Iowa: Propane pricing deal concluded

DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced an agreement Thursday with a major supplier of liquid propane gas that requires the company to provide customers with an easily understood summary sheet that explains pricing and charges. Under the ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-10-29T14:03:02Z)

Iowa AG announces propane pricing deal

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced an agreement Thursday with a major supplier of liquid propane gas that requires the company to provide customers with an easily understood summary sheet that explains pricing and charges. Under ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-28T17:46:07Z)

Effort of Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton worthy of praise

ARLINGTON, Texas — In years to come, there will be plenty of time to argue and lament. There will be moments when the story seems infuriating and depressing and moments when it is more aggravating and unfair. And there will be nothing wrong with any of ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-10-31T03:45:02Z)

Guantanamo jury: Canadian 'child soldier' should get 40 years, but plea deal caps at 8 years

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A military jury in Guantanamo says a former teenage al-Qaida fighter should serve 40 years in prison for war crimes, a symbolic decision because a plea deal caps his sentence at eight years. Omar Khadr earlier pleaded ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-31T21:53:06Z)

SN's baseball awards: Josh Hamilton player of the year

The players' votes are in, and Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is Sporting News' 2010 player of the year. Find out who won SN's other baseball awards. Joe Mauer and Robinson Cano are the only unanimous selections for SN's AL and NL all-star teams. Rangers ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-10-31T21:45:56Z)

Fox, Cablevision Deal Finally Ends N.Y. Blackout

Fox and Cablevision reached an agreement Saturday that will restore programming to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers who have been without some of their favorite shows and baseball playoff games for two weeks. Signals for all stations and cable ... (Source: NPR News 2010-10-31T19:37:06Z)

Hawks hold on to edge Sixers

Al Horford scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks fended off a late rally from the Philadelphia 76ers en route to a slim 104-101 victory at Wells Fargo Center. Josh Smith added 12 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and hit a ... (Source: KSN.com 2010-10-30T01:51:42Z)

Iowa GOP Wants Probe Into Miller Loans

KCCI.com Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn called for an investigation into Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller's campaign funding. He said he wants to know more about the $95,000 loans that two of Miller's employees made to his campaign. Strawn said ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-31T22:43:12Z)

Canadian pleads guilty in Guantanamo trial

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty on Monday to all five terrorism charges against him in the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of a deal that could send him home to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-25T15:55:09Z)

DISH Network and Fox strike deal

(CNN) -- DISH Network and Fox have struck a distribution deal, ending a month-long standoff that blacked out channels for millions of satellite television customers. The new agreement -- announced by the companies Friday -- will restore access to FX ... (Source: CNN 2010-10-30T08:32:34Z)

Is Halloween weekend the new Black Friday?

New York – Struggling retailers are pushing the launch of the holiday discount season back to Halloween weekend. Are shoppers ready to battle for bargains? Who is leading the charge to start Black Friday on Halloween? Both struggling retailers, like ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-29T19:03:40Z)

Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone'

The soon-to-be-unveiled Verizon iPhone is the answer to many consumers' prayers. But a deal with Apple will test the company that Ivan Seidenberg has spent his career building. The most talked-about cellphone in America is one that doesn't officially exist ... (Source: Fortune Tech 2010-10-29T06:17:44Z)

Sixers' rally falls short as they lose to Hawks

A COUPLE OF sequences defined the 76ers' loss to the Atlanta Hawks last night at the Wells Fargo Center. Each came at points in the game when, if the Sixers had been able to can a short jumper or survive a nice defensive stand without Josh Smith nailing a ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-30T11:31:31Z)

Cablevision deal with News Corp. restores Fox programs

NEW YORK — Fox programming was back on Cablevision late Saturday after the cable company reached what it called an unfair deal with News Corp. Fox said signals for all stations and cable channels were restored for 3 million viewers before the first ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-30T23:34:30Z)

Rangers owner impressed with 'tremendous' fans

Before Game 3, Rangers CEO and co-owner Chuck Greenberg complimented the support Giants fans gave their team in Games 1 and 2, but predicted, "It's nothing like what the Giants are going to see when they come to Texas. They better buckle up." From ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-10-31T18:54:09Z)

Why Rangers will win Game 4

ARLINGTON -- For a team down two games to one in the World Series, the Rangers are as close to the driver's seat as can be going into Game 4 on Sunday. Game 3 was the daunting task. Would this Rangers team, a franchise that had never been to the World ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-10-31T04:27:59Z)

Verizon iPhone: Apple's Worst Kept Secret

Throw another Verizon iPhone rumor into the quickly-growing pile. The latest scuttlebutt comes from Fortune magazine , citing multiple sources that say the Verizon iPhone will launch in early 2011. It will reportedly be an iPhone 4, running on Verizon's ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-29T23:21:22Z)

UPDATE 1-Dish Network, Fox Network reach programming deal

NEW YORK Oct 29 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp ( DISH.O ) and News Corp's ( NWSA.O ) Fox Network have entered into a new contract restoring some of Fox's programming to Dish subscribers. Financial terms of the agreement announced on Friday were not ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-29T21:48:19Z)

Fox, Cablevision reach deal to end NY blackout

NEW YORK—Fox and Cablevision reached an agreement Saturday that will restore programming to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers who have been without some of their favorite shows and baseball playoff games for two weeks. Signals for all ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-31T09:14:19Z)

Black Friday 2010 Has Deals for Increasing Black Friday Sales in 2010

Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Ace Hardware are gearing up for Black Friday Sales for 2010. Black Friday ads are being leaked and the deals are good as every store tries to wrestle your hard earned savings away from you. The Chicago Tribune predicts there is ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-28T14:47:10Z)

Rangers report: Inside pitch

Mitch Moreland hit his way into the majors. He hit himself into the lineup. And, on Saturday, he just might have hit himself into the Rangers ' lineup for 2011. He definitely hit himself into Rangers lore. Moreland's two-out, three-run homer off Giants ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-31T06:15:22Z)

Verizon iPhone in early 2011 a done deal: Fortune report

When Verizon announced it would begin  selling the iPad in its stores , albeit with a MiFi hotspot device for 3G connectvity, we said that this was the final signal, that after all the other signs earlier this year, Verizon would be getting the iPhone in ... (Source: Examiner 2010-10-30T14:23:19Z)

State News Group: D.C. group sues gun store in Milwaukee

The Washington D.C. based Brady Center has filed suit against a Milwaukee gun shop on behalf of two of the six Milwaukee police officers injured by guns. Those weapons were sold at the same shop over a 20 month period. MILWAUKEE - The Washington D.C. based ... (Source: Pierce County Herald 2010-10-31T17:06:46Z)

Black Friday sales starting early

It is not even Halloween yet, but those big holiday sales are starting already. Several stores started offering Black Friday deals. Stores like Sears and Toys-R-Us had sales on Friday, and they will continue every week through December. Many people cut ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-30T03:10:26Z)

Runner collides with deer during race

APPLETON, Wis.: Sarah Glidden is one of the few people who can say she collided with a deer — while on foot. The Hortonville High School sophomore was running at a cross-country sectional at Wausau's 9-Mile County Forest course on Oct. 22 when a deer ... (Source: Arab News 2010-10-30T21:11:20Z)

Factbox: Canadian captive's Guantanamo trial ends with deal

Canadian captive Omar Khadr was sentenced on Sunday to 40 years in prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba but a plea deal means he will serve only eight years in addition to the eight years he has been held. Here are some facts about the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-31T22:14:34Z)

Hortonville cross country runner Sarah Glidden collides with deer at sectional, misses out on state

Sarah Glidden has never picked up a rifle, but she's getting offers to join hunting parties for Wisconsin's upcoming gun deer season. "Hunters want me to go with them because they say I'm a magnet for deer," said Glidden with a laugh. ♦ Sign up for news ... (Source: Post-Crescent 2010-10-29T09:16:42Z)

FCC fight for News Corp., Cablevision

News Corp.'s Fox said Cablevision wanted to restrict online distribution of Fox programming as part of their carriage deal. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Fox said Cablevision wanted restrictions on content that "would have required ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-26T04:19:36Z)

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