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Deals of the Hour / November 1, 2010, 8:40 pm

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 2010-11-01T20:47:29Z)

Connecticut: McMahon could be down for the count

Connecticut's marquee race is for the Senate, where state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) faces off against former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive Linda McMahon (R). Blumenthal ran into trouble over repeated misstatements about his ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-11-01T14:20:57Z)

Groupon Launches in Reno

Groupon ( www.groupon.com : ), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Reno on October 27, 2010. "Reno lives up to its reputation as a city ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-01T15:03:54Z)

Ivory Coast presidential election holds promise, fear

(11-01) 04:00 PDT Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- Eight years after civil war tore the world's top cocoa producer in two, Ivory Coast finally held a long-awaited presidential ballot Sunday that millions of people here are praying will truly reunite the country and ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-01T07:40:05Z)

AIG ready to repay $37 billion in taxpayer bailout money

NEW YORK (AP) - AIG said Monday that it has raised nearly $37 billion from the sale of two foreign insurance units and will use that money to repay a taxpayer bailout. The insurance giant closed its previously announced sale of American Life Insurance Co ... (Source: KSDK 2010-11-01T13:52:19Z)

Ivory Coast awaits results of first presidential election held since war erupted in 2002

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Electoral workers in Ivory Coast counted ballots Monday from the country's first election since civil war split the world's biggest cocoa producer in half nearly a decade ago. The United Nations special envoy, meanwhile, praised ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-01T13:38:00Z)

Report: GM stock IPO details coming Tuesday

General Motors Co. on Tuesday is expected to announce size and pricing details of its long-awaited stock offering. Reuters, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that the auto giant will offer 365 million shares to the public, hoping to fetch between $26 ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-01T20:33:10Z)

Groupon Launches in Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa - (Business Wire) Groupon (www.groupon.com), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Des Moines on October 25, 2010. "As ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-01T13:09:22Z)

Kuril Islands trip by Russian president angers Japan

MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday visited one of the southern Kuril Islands, which the Soviet Union seized from Japan at the end of World War II, making it clear that Russia had no plans to cede the mineral-rich territory despite Japanese ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-02T00:29:24Z)

Factbox: World Series champion San Francisco Giants

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Factbox on the San Francisco Giants, who beat the Texas Rangers on Monday to win the 2010 World Series. * The Giants are one of baseball's oldest teams. Originally based in New York, they joined the National League in 1883 and ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-02T02:52:34Z)

World Series Game 5: San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions

Nothing more you can say about this World Series than, congratulations to the San Francisco Giants. They earned this championship. They pitched, they hit, and they were the better team this year. They needed 163 games to get into the playoffs but once you ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-11-02T02:45:24Z)

Spying app kicked out of Android Market

Secret SMS Replicator , a spying application that forwards contents of a user's text messages to the phone of the person who installed it in the first place, has been booted out of the Android Market. Once the application in question is installed, there is ... (Source: Help Net Security 2010-11-01T17:55:41Z)

San Francisco Giants are unlikely World Series champions

ARLINGTON, Texas — This is the World Series that Willie Mays could never bring home to San Francisco. The Series that Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Barry Bonds did not win for the bay area. This is the World Series that ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-11-02T03:21:12Z)

Ivory Coast awaits results of 1st vote since war

Electoral workers in Ivory Coast are counting ballots from the West African country's first election since war split the world's biggest cocoa producer in half nearly a decade ago. The United Nations special envoy, meanwhile, praised Sunday's vote for ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-01T12:40:44Z)

Groupon Launches in Saskatoon

Groupon ( www.groupon.com : ), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Saskatoon on October 25, 2010. "An energetic city known for its live ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-01T13:16:31Z)

General Motors nears terms for IPO

General Motors Co. stock should sell for $26 to $29 a share in an initial public offering that could happen in mid-November, two people briefed on the matter said Monday. The people said the U.S. government is expected in the sale to reduce its stake in ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-01T23:03:30Z)

Lee Westwood snaps Tiger Woods' record streak of 281 weeks as No. 1 in World Golf Ranking

Tiger Woods is no longer king of the course. After a record 281 straight weeks as the world's No. 1-ranked golfer, Woods was officially overtaken Sunday by England's Lee Westwood. Westwood is the fifth player to displace Woods as No. 1 since he first ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-11-01T04:48:17Z)

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)

US backs Japan in islands dispute with Russia - spokesman

Washington, Nov 02, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- The United States showed its support Monday for Tokyo's stance on disputed islands off Hokkaido held by Russia but claimed by Japan. "We are quite aware of the dispute. We do back Japan regarding the ... (Source: Investors Business Daily 2010-11-02T03:21:12Z)

Japan in diplomatic row after Russian isle visit

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited an island outpost seized by Russia from Japan at the end of World War Two stirring a diplomatic row with Tokyo, which demands their return. Medvedev's visit to the island, one of four known as the Southern Kuriles ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-02T02:31:05Z)

Steelers' physical game spirited away by Saints

N EW ORLEANS -- It's one thing for the New Orleans Saints to settle for a field goal after a first-and-goal at the 1. They are a passing team -- a pretty, finesse team, if you will. It's something much worse for the Steelers to do it. They like to ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-02T01:19:30Z)

NFL's Steelers-Saints beats MLB's World Series in TV ratings

Major League Baseball's showcase event proved no match for the NFL's regular season in the TV ratings on Sunday night. NBC's broadcast of the New Orleans Saints' win against the Pittsburgh Steelers drew a higher rating (11.8, meaning 11.8% of TV households ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-01T15:54:00Z)

UConn students confront Linda McMahon about WWE's programming

Several student activists confronted U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon today, alleging that the company she helped create and used to run, World Wrestling Entertainment, produced programming that denigrates women. "Linda McMahon has been repeatedly asked ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-11-01T18:02:51Z)

AIG set to repay $37B in bailout money

(AP) - American International Group Inc. said Monday it raised nearly $37 billion from the sale of two foreign insurance units and will use that money to repay a government bailout. The insurance giant closed its previously announced sale of American Life ... (Source: Crain's New York Business 2010-11-01T14:20:57Z)

Sources: GM IPO expected to raise $10 billion

The sale of General Motors stock is expected to raise about $10 billion in an initial public offering that will reduce the U.S. government's stake in the automaker below 50 percent, three people briefed on the sale said Monday. GM common stock is expected ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-02T02:38:15Z)

Google Boots Spyware App from Android Market

Note to Android developers: the Google Android Market is open, but it's not that open. After being profiled by the New York Times Bits blog , DLP Mobile's new app Secret SMS Replicator , which forwards all SMS text messages to another device unbeknownst to ... (Source: ReadWriteWeb 2010-11-01T17:34:13Z)

AIG says recent sales raised $37 billion; money will repay government bailout

NEW YORK, N.Y. - AIG says it has raised US$37 billion from the recent sale of two foreign insurance units to help repay U.S. government bailout money. AIG says it closed its sale of American Life Insurance Co. Monday to MetLife Inc. for $16.2 billion. It ... (Source: CJAD 2010-11-01T11:57:47Z)

Week 8 matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints

Marquee matchup. The NFL chose one of its juiciest matchups of the year to go head-to-head against the World Series on Sunday night. The last two Super Bowl champions will square off in the Superdome, with the Saints' high-powered offense going up against ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-10-30T21:04:11Z)

Lee Westwood is world golf No. 1

SHANGHAI -- For the first time in more than five years, Tiger Woods is no longer golf's No. 1 player. Lee Westwood claimed the top ranking after PGA champion Martin Kaymer failed to finish among the top two Sunday at the Andalucia Masters in Spain ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-31T15:40:52Z)

Linda McMahon vs. Richard Blumenthal: Connecticut's wrestling match

It has been said that American politics and professional wrestling share a paucity of honest emotions. But Linda McMahon , who as chief executive built World Wrestling Entertainment into a billion-dollar company, might think comparing wrestling to politics ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-10-28T04:02:55Z)

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