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Deals of the Hour / November 15, 2010, 2:39 am

Timing's everything when grabbing best holiday deals

New York — Before you head into the final stretch before the holiday rush, when stores lose all subtlety in the ways they push gift buying, you may wonder whether to pass up November bargains in the hope that some prices will keep falling. Last year ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-15T06:04:44Z)

For Bruins, home is where the hard is

B ruins players have reacted with exasperation in recent days when asked about the team's problems with playing the same style and caliber of game at home as it does on the road. "We were just a bad team," said B's coach Claude Julien, whose club ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-15T06:04:44Z)

Veterans Day parade steps off Sunday

Honoring Women Veterans is this year's theme for the Hamilton County Veterans Day parade, which will be marshaled by the Greater Cincinnati Women's Post 644 of The American Legion on Sunday in Harrison. "A lot of women who are veterans don't know we're ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2010-11-04T23:57:12Z)

Senators 2, Bruins 0: Ottawa deals Thomas first loss

 Brian Elliott stopped 31 shots for his first shutout this season, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 last night to hand Tim Thomas his first loss. Erik Karlsson and Daniel Alfredsson scored for the Senators, who won for the seventh time ... (Source: MetroWest Daily News 2010-11-14T05:01:30Z)

Texas-Pan American 67, E. Kentucky 53

CHICAGO -- Texas-Pan American used a 15-0 spurt in the second half to pull away from Eastern Kentucky 67-53 on Saturday night in the Nick Kladis Classic. Jeff Allgood led the Colonels (0-2) with 14 points, and Joshua Jones scored 10. Allgood's 3-pointer ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-13T21:59:09Z)

GM's stock offering proves problematic

D ETROIT – General Motors executives are playing up three bright spots in the company's future as they try to persuade investors to buy GM stock: a better lineup of cars and trucks, potential for global growth and a new cost structure that enables the ... (Source: Durango Herald 2010-11-15T06:54:51Z)

Rhythmless Sycamores start season 1-2

CHICAGO — Indiana State's men's basketball trip to Loyola's Nick Kladis Classic turned out to be a study in inconsistency. At times, the Sycamores showed the promise that's expected of them this season. At other times, they struggled like a team ... (Source: Tribune-Star 2010-11-15T10:00:57Z)

Veterans Day celebrated early with prayer vigil

FLINT (WJRT) -- (11/06/10) -- The names of U.S. service men and woman who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq were read Saturday during a prayer vigil at Saint Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Davison Township. A color guard from the American Legion post in ... (Source: KABC 2010-11-07T04:05:22Z)

Denair Superintendent Apologizes For Prohibiting American Flag

FOX40 was the only station at a special school board meeting in Denair Sunday where the district superintendent apologized for the school's flag policy. The American flag will be flying at Denair Middle School tomorrow, but today it was more like the white ... (Source: Fox40 2010-11-15T09:03:41Z)

Anglo American announces sale of Moly-Cop and AltaSteel to OneSteel for $932 million

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that it has agreed to sell Moly-Cop and AltaSteel (the "Business") to OneSteel Limited ("OneSteel) for a total consideration of $932 million on a debt and cash free basis. The Business consists of ... (Source: pressreleasepoint.com 2010-11-14T22:26:36Z)

Anglo American sells steel units in Chile, Canada

Mining company Anglo American says it is selling two steel businesses in the Americas to OneSteel Ltd. of Australia for $932 million. Anglo American said Monday that the sale is part of a process of focusing on its core commodities businesses. OneSteel is ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-15T08:13:35Z)

BHP kills Potash Corp bid, revives $4.2 billion buyback

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> scrapped its $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp <POT.N>, the world's biggest deal this year, and bowed to calls from investors to return cash with a $4.2 billion share ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-15T05:43:16Z)

Bargains before Black Friday? Act now, analysts say

Before you head into the final stretch before the holiday rush, when stores lose all subtlety in the effort to push gift-buying, you may wonder whether to pass up November bargains in the hope that some prices will keep falling. Last year, most customers ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-11-12T09:57:21Z)

Bruins blanked; Thomas loses 1st

BOSTON (AP) -- Brian Elliott stopped 31 shots for his first shutout this season, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Bruins 2-0 last night to hand Tim Thomas his first loss. Erik Karlsson and Daniel Alfredsson scored for the Senators, who won for the seventh ... (Source: Lowell Sun 2010-11-14T11:35:12Z)

GM's initial public offering presents concerns for buyers

DETROIT - General Motors executives are playing up three bright spots in the company's future as they try to persuade investors to buy GM stock: a better lineup of cars and trucks, potential for global growth and a new cost structure that enables the ... (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-11-15T10:08:07Z)

GM Posts $2 Billion Quarter Profit, IPO Next

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co posted a $2 billion third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by an accelerating turnaround in North America as it rushes to complete an initial public offering of stock set for next week. The quarterly profit was the ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-10T16:11:58Z)

Diplomatic success and economic failure on Asian trip show limits for Obama on global stage

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama left Asia with a greater foothold in the emerging nations that could help shape the American economy for years. But his failure to deliver on his own high expectations on key economic issues served notice that the global ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-15T07:44:57Z)

Denair School Allows Boy To Fly American Flag On Bike

KCRA.com A teenage boy is proudly flying an American flag on his bike again after a flap from his school. Cody Alicea, 13, said he put a flag there as a show of support for the veterans in his family. But officials at Denair Middle School told him he ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-15T00:42:37Z)

The case of Cody Alicea: Ordered to remove American flag from his bike

Have you heard of 13-year-old Cody Alicea? He rides his bicycle to middle school in Denair, California. He flies the flag of the United States from the rear fender of his bike. He flies the flag to express patriotism and to honor his grandfather and other ... (Source: American Thinker 2010-11-13T13:38:05Z)

Best Black Friday Deals on HDTVs 2010

Several stores have Black Friday deals on a 32" LCD HDTV by the brand Samsung. These are 720p flat screen televisions rather than 1080p. Three stores that have Black Friday deals on these are RadioShack, Target, and Sears. The best deal of those three ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-11T16:32:15Z)

BHP Billiton withdraws bid for Potash Corp.

BHP Billiton on Sunday withdrew its hostile takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, saying it cannot convince Canada's federal government to approve the deal. Ottawa announced earlier this month that it would block the deal because it wasn't a net ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-15T00:42:37Z)

Texas-Pan American downs Eastern Kentucky 67-53

CHICAGO—Texas-Pan American used a 15-0 spurt in the second half to pull away from Eastern Kentucky 67-53 on Saturday night in the Nick Kladis Classic. The Broncs' Aaron Urbanus led all scorers with 21 points, including three 3-pointers. Jared Maree added ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-14T02:09:42Z)

Cartoonist apologizes for "Garfield" strip on Veterans Day

The cartoonist who does "Garfield" apologized for a strip that ran on Veterans Day that veterans might have found offensive. The strip, which ran in the Post-Dispatch, shows a spider daring the cat character Garfield to squash it, saying if he does ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-11-12T05:03:52Z)

Obama's Asian trip shows limits on the global stage

President Barack Obama visits the Great Buddha of Kamakura with Michiko Sato, temple director, and Takao Sato, the 15th chief monk of the temple, Sunday at Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Japan. WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama left Asia with a greater ... (Source: Texarkana Gazette 2010-11-15T09:32:19Z)

Walmart Black Friday 2010 Ads

Walmart Black Friday 2010 Ads: latest news about Walmart Black Friday 2010 Ads updates, Walmart Black Friday 2010 ads and as it stands now, they still haven't leaked their ad. This is strange because other outlets, including Target has allowed some of ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-15T02:08:31Z)

UPDATE 4-BHP kills Potash Corp bid, revives $4.2 bln buyback

MELBOURNE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Top global miner BHP Billiton ( BHP.AX ) scrapped its $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp ( POT.N ), the world's biggest deal this year, and bowed to calls from investors to return cash with a $4.2 billion share buyback ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-15T05:36:06Z)

Anglo American To Sell Moly-Cop, AltaSteel For US$932 Mln - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Anglo American plc (AAL.L: News ) said it has agreed to sell Moly-Cop and AltaSteel to OneSteel Limited for a total consideration of US$932 million on a debt and cash free basis. The Business consists of the grinding media and steel products ... (Source: RTT News 2010-11-15T06:04:44Z)

Obama's Asian trip shows limits on global stage

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- President Barack Obama left Asia with a greater foothold in the emerging nations that could help shape the American economy for years. But his failure to deliver on his own high expectations on key economic issues served notice that the ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-11-15T01:04:05Z)

Black Friday Ads Alert 2010 Leak Site; Best Buy, Walmart, Sears Kmart & Target

Black Friday alert! Black Friday 2010 is coming, and everybody wants to be in on the deal. Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Kmart, Sears & Lowes all have 2010 Black Friday ads that have been leaked to the internet. This year Black Friday falls on Friday, Nov. 26 ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-11-13T11:00:36Z)

Holiday Shopping and Deep Discounts Kick Off Early At CouponAlbum.com With Pre Black Friday Sales!

For decades, the Day-After-Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, has marked the official Christmas shopping : kickoff. In the past, consumers have braved crowds or even camped out in front of stores that offer best doorbuster deals. But not this year. Retailers ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-11-11T14:59:11Z)

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