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Deals of the Hour / November 1, 2010, 2:40 am

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)

Iowa AG, satellite TV provider reach agreement

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa attorney general says his office has reached an agreement with a Utah satellite television marketing company to alter its sales practices and complaint procedures. Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday that Linx ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-10-26T21:51:52Z)

Top Swiss banker sees tax talks with France and Italy

GENEVA (Reuters) - France and Italy are likely to negotiate tax deals with Switzerland following agreements last week with Britain and Germany that preserve banking secrecy while paying tax on Swiss accounts held by their nationals, a top Swiss banker was ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-31T11:58:58Z)

Sports digest: Lee Westwood supplants Tiger Woods as world's No. 1-ranked golfer

Lee Westwood reached No. 1 in the world in golf on Sunday for the first time. He ended a record run by Woods, who had led the world ranking for 281 weeks. "Everyone thought it was unattainable," Westwood said. "People go through different things in life ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-01T03:22:23Z)

Deal or punt decision on Bush tax cuts is Obama's

W ASHINGTON — Will Congress extend the Bush tax cuts into 2011 in the weeks after Tuesday's election or let the automatic increase start cutting into most people's paychecks early next year? It's really pretty much up to President Barack Obama ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-01T01:13:32Z)

Landmark European flight lands at Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD: A French airliner landed at Baghdad International Airport Sunday, becoming one of the first passenger planes to fly into the Iraqi capital direct from western Europe since the Gulf War and opening a potential new route to stronger international ... (Source: Arab News 2010-10-31T20:34:22Z)

IA Supreme Court revokes SC attorney's license

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - A state disciplinary board filed a complaint with the Iowa Supreme Court alleging nine counts of ethical violations against Patricia Wengert. Wengert practiced law in Sioux City and Des Moines. Ethical violations include conflict ... (Source: KTIV 2010-10-31T03:02:06Z)

French airline flies into Baghdad from Paris

BAGHDAD— A French airline flew into Baghdad's international airport Sunday morning, becoming one of the first passenger carriers to fly into the capital direct from western Europe since before the Gulf War. The inaugural flight by France's Aigle Azur ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-01T04:26:48Z)

Iraq's Shi'ite politicians turn down Saudi offer

RIYADH (Reuters) – Iraq's Shi'ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer on Saturday to host all-party talks to resolve months of political stalemate because it said it was confident a deal could be struck in Baghdad on a new government. Iraq has ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-31T08:52:51Z)

Top Swiss banker sees tax talks with France, Italy

GENEVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - France and Italy are likely to negotiate tax deals with Switzerland following agreements last week with Britain and Germany that preserve banking secrecy while paying tax on Swiss accounts held by their nationals, a top Swiss ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-10-31T11:37:29Z)

Iraqi forces storm church to end standoff; 37 killed

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi security forces stormed a Catholic church Sunday where gunmen suspected of having ties to al Qaeda were holding worshippers hostage, ending an hours-long standoff, police officials said Sunday. Thirty-seven people were killed ... (Source: CNN 2010-11-01T08:30:11Z)

Official: Saudi initiative complicates Iraqi talks

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister's Shiite-dominated coalition on Sunday rebuffed a Saudi initiative aimed at breaking Baghdad's political deadlock, saying it complicates efforts to form a new government. A Sunni-backed political coalition led by Ayad ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-31T15:55:11Z)

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)

Google Bans Sale Of Android Spying App

Menlo Park, CA, United States (AHN) - Google is not letting a handset application that spies on someone's text messages be sold at its Android App Store. The Secret SMS Replicator developed by DLP Mobile to help lovers find out if their partners are ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-31T18:54:09Z)

Saudi king offers to host talks to end political stalemate in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah offered Saturday to host talks in his kingdom aimed at ending the nearly eight-month political stalemate in Iraq, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The king, in a statement published by the ... (Source: CNN 2010-10-30T22:08:36Z)

Flight reconnects Baghdad to Europe

A French airliner has landed at Baghdad International Airport, becoming one of the first passenger planes to fly into the Iraqi capital direct from western Europe in 20 years. France's Aigle Azur Airbus A319 landed in Baghdad on Sunday after taking off ... (Source: Al Jazeera 2010-10-31T09:14:19Z)

Lee Westwood goes to No. 1, overtakes Tiger Woods

SHANGHAI - For the first time in more than five years, Tiger Woods is no longer golf's No. 1 player. Lee Westwood of England took the top ranking Sunday after PGA champion Martin Kaymer failed to finish among the top two at the Andalucia Masters in Spain ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-01T07:40:05Z)

Cablevision-Fox Blackout May Raise Hurdles for Comcast-NBC Deal

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The spat between News Corp. and Cablevision System Corp. that blacked out Fox programming for more than 3 million subscribers may raise hurdles for Comcast Corp.'s $28 billion deal to take control of NBC Universal. Comcast, which is ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-01T04:05:20Z)

Will tax cuts get an extension after the election?

WASHINGTON — Will Congress extend the Bush tax cuts into 2011 in the weeks after Tuesday's election or let the automatic increase start cutting into most people's paychecks early next year? Despite the punishment his fellow Democrats are expected to ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-11-01T09:05:59Z)

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)

Iraqi church siege killed 52, official says

Fifty-two hostages and police were killed on Sunday when security forces raided a Baghdad church to free more than 100 Iraqi Catholics held by al-Qaida-linked gunmen, a deputy interior minister said. Lieutenant General Hussein Kamal said on Monday that 67 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-01T08:37:21Z)

Guantanamo Canadian to serve 8 more years in prison

A U.S. war crimes tribunal on Sunday sentenced a young Canadian to 40 years in prison, but he may serve only a few more years under a deal that included his admission he was an al Qaeda conspirator who murdered a U.S. soldier. Toronto native Omar Khadr's ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-01T01:06:22Z)

Under a plea agreement, former child soldier Omar Khadr will serve one year at Guantanamo ...

A fence is seen at the US high-security prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A seven-member military panel deliberated for nearly nine hours over a two-day period before reaching their decision to jail former child soldier Omar Khadr who pleaded guilty ... (Source: Big Hollywood 2010-11-01T09:20:18Z)

Deal or punt decision on Bush tax cuts is Obama's

WASHINGTON -- Will Congress extend the Bush tax cuts into 2011 in the weeks after Tuesday's election or let the automatic increase start cutting into most people's paychecks early next year? It's really pretty much up to President Barack Obama. Despite the ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-31T18:46:59Z)

19 die as police free Baghdad hostages

BAGHDAD — Islamic militants held about 120 Iraqi Christians hostage for nearly four hours in a church yesterday before security forces stormed the building and freed them, ending a standoff that left at least 19 people dead, US and Iraqi officials said ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-01T06:14:11Z)

Italy, France likely for tax deal with Switzerland

Italy and France are likely to be the next two countries to reach deals with Switzerland over bank secrecy, a top Swiss banker was quoted as saying Sunday. The chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association, Patrick Odier, told weekly NZZ am Sonntag that Italy ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-31T15:33:43Z)

Apple sales top $20 billion - a new record

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple's wildly popular gadget lineup propelled the company to a new all-time sales record of $20 billion, Apple said Monday as it announced its fourth-quarter results. Calling himself "blown away" by the results, Apple CEO Steve ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-10-18T22:15:41Z)

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)

SMS Spying App Pulled from Android Market

A controversial application, which allows users to forward copies of all incoming SMS messages to a different phone, has been removed from the Android Marketplace for violating the service's content policy. The app, called the "Secret SMS Replicator," was ... (Source: Softpedia 2010-10-28T08:56:24Z)

A new No. 1 in golf: Lee Westwood ends Tiger Woods' 5-year reign in major step for Englishman

SHANGHAI - Lee Westwood had little reason to think one year ago he could be No. 1 in the world, a position that looked "unattainable" the way Tiger Woods had been dominating golf for so much of the decade. Golf can take some peculiar turns, though, which ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-01T06:07:01Z)

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