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Deals of the Hour / November 6, 2010, 9:40 am

Tea party founder defends attack on congressman's Muslim faith

Judson Phillips, founder of the Tea Party Nation, suggested this weekend that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) be voted out of Congress for being too liberal, too radical--and because he's a Muslim who supports terrorists. And Phillips says he's not about to ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-28T16:13:04Z)

Keith Olbermann Suspended from MSNBC for Political Contributions

MSNBC has suspended anchor Keith Olbermann , after it was revealed the "Countdown" host made political contributions to three Democratic candidates. Politico reported Friday that Olbermann contributed to the candidates in the run-up to Tuesday's midterm ... (Source: ABC News 2010-11-06T14:50:48Z)

Vermont nuclear plant for sale; governor-elect says it should shut down in 2012

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Entergy Corp. made it official Thursday: It's putting the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear plant on the market. But Vermont's governor-elect said a new owner wouldn't change his view that the plant should shut down when its current ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-04T21:26:53Z)

19 Alaskans charged in drug-trafficking bust

Nineteen Alaskans were part of a drug trafficking ring that peddled thousands of powerful prescription painkiller pills in Alaska communities and that laundered more than $1.2 million through a Las Vegas motorcycle shop, according to federal court ... (Source: Anchorage Daily News 2010-11-06T06:29:43Z)

SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring The NASDAQ Stock ...

ADVISORY, Nov. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Eli Harari, Chairman and CEO, and Sanjay Mehrotra, President and COO, of SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) will visit NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square and preside over the opening bell to celebrate 15 years on ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-06T08:09:56Z)

Nuns sell Honus Wagner card for $262K

A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000. This damaged Honus Wagner card fetched $262,000 at auction. The Baltimore-based School Sisters of Notre Dame put the card up for sale ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-05T16:03:34Z)

TriMas Corporation Announces Sale of 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock by Stockholder

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. , Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriMas Corporation (Nasdaq: TRS ) today announced that Heartland Industrial Associates, L.L.C., has agreed to sell 3,000,000 shares of its common stock to Goldman, Sachs & Co. All net ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-11-01T20:18:51Z)

Tea Party Blasts Congressman for Being Muslim

WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, the Tea Party Nation sent a mass e-mail urging support of Lynn Torgerson, the Republican challenger in Minnesota's Fifth District. Torgerson is running against Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison, about whom the e-mail stated ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-10-28T06:54:43Z)

Nuns sell Honus Wagner card for $262,000

B ALTIMORE — A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000. The Baltimore-based School Sisters of Notre Dame put the card up for sale after inheriting it from the brother of a ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-06T04:06:34Z)

Keith Olbermann suspended for political donations

MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-11-06T07:34:09Z)

Ex-Miami football player headed to prison

HAMILTON — Former Miami University football player Zachary Marshall will spend the next 15 months in prison after admitting Wednesday, July 21, to violating his probation. Marshall, 23, on probation for a 2008 burglary conviction, was convicted July 6 ... (Source: Oxford Press 2010-11-06T04:06:34Z)

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Increase in Earnings for the Nine and Three ...

GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The First of Long Island Corporation (Nasdaq:FLIC) earned $1.85 per share for the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $.31, or 20.1%, over $1.54 per share earned in the same period last year. Net ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-06T07:41:18Z)

Nuns auction baseball card for $262k

BALTIMORE — A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000. The Baltimore-based School Sisters of Notre Dame put the card up for sale after inheriting it from the brother of a ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-06T09:07:12Z)

Teen's trial in alpaca beating case begins next week

HAMILTON — The second of three Madison Twp. residents charged with stealing and fatally beating an alpaca last winter will go to trial next week. Marcus Miller, 18, appeared before Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth today, Nov. 4, for a pre ... (Source: Oxford Press 2010-11-04T14:53:11Z)

Keith Olbermann suspended indefinitely by MSNBC for political contributions to 3 Democrats

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. NBC News prohibits its employees from working on, or donating to ... (Source: Daily Press 2010-11-06T03:02:08Z)

Keith Olbermann Suspension and Crossing a Fine Line - Good for Goose but not Gander?

The Keith Olbermann suspension is indefinite without pay for the MSNBC news anchor. Keith Olbermann was suspended for making alleged contributions to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates while covering 2010 midterm elections on MSNBC. Details of ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-11-06T16:09:33Z)

Gov't asks judge to deny bail for Navy Seal, calling him flight risk, dangerous

SAN DIEGO - Government prosecutors have asked a federal judge to deny bail to a Navy SEAL accused of smuggling machine guns from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert S. Huie told the judge Friday that Nicholas ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-05T22:58:45Z)

Navy SEAL, others accused in weapons smuggling plot

LAS VEGAS — Federal agents seized 5 pounds of C-4 military explosives from the Colorado home of a man accused with a Navy SEAL and a Las Vegas associate of smuggling machine guns from Iraq into the United States for sale and shipment to Mexico ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-05T05:33:39Z)

Tea Party official points to Rep. Keith Ellison's worship of Islam as reason to vote against him

Conservatives and members of the Tea Party movement are ratcheting up their rhetoric against Muslims and the religion of Islam. Last week National Public Radio fired longtime news analyst Juan Williams after comments he made during a discussion with Bill O ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-10-26T22:49:08Z)

Defense: 2nd defendant in alpaca case ready for trial

HAMILTON — The second of three Madison Twp. residents charged with stealing and fatally beating a 3-month-old alpaca last winter will go to trial Tuesday. Defense attorney Frank Schiavone told Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth on Thursday ... (Source: Journal-News 2010-11-06T07:55:37Z)

Keith Olbermann muzzled for donations

N EW YORK — MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-06T14:29:20Z)

Vt. Yankee nuclear plant sale faces hurdles

MONTPELIER, Vt.—Entergy Corp. has less than 17 months to find a buyer for the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, close on a sale and get approval for the plant's new owner from federal and state regulators. New Orleans-based Entergy announced this ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-06T00:53:17Z)

Feds accuse 27 people in $1.2 million sale of oxycodone from Las Vegas in Alaska

Nevada's top federal prosecutor says 27 people, including 19 Alaskans, have been arrested and charged with distributing oxycodone in Alaska and laundering proceeds in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS -- Nevada's top federal prosecutor says 27 people have been arrested ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-11-05T22:37:17Z)

Small Caps to Showcase American Innovation at the San Diego Investment Conference

SDIC announces its "Founding Conference" to be held at the Hilton Torrey Pines Resort in La Jolla, CA on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Through a series of bi-monthly scheduled conferences, SDIC provides an extraordinary platform for companies desiring ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-04T14:24:33Z)

Gov't asks judge to deny Navy Seal bail

Government prosecutors have asked a federal judge to deny bail to a Navy SEAL accused of smuggling assault rifles from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert S. Huie told the judge Friday that Nicholas Bickle is ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-06T01:57:43Z)

Warm Oct. weather kept shoppers away

NEW YORK - Americans took a pause in shopping in October, leaving retailers with their weakest performance since April as unusually warm weather depressed their appetite for cold weather items. Stores were forced to discount more on coats and hats to get ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-11-04T19:25:11Z)

Federal investigators bust million-dollar Las Vegas drug ring

Las Vegas, NV - A million dollar drug ring based in Las Vegas is busted. Federal investigators have arrested 27 people for illegally distributing Oxycodone, more commonly known as Oxycontin. Thousands of tablets of the prescription drug were acquired in ... (Source: KTNV 2010-11-06T07:26:59Z)

Heavy Discounts Fuel Modest Retail Gains

Americans took a pause in shopping in October, leaving retailers with their weakest performance since April as unusually warm weather depressed their appetite for cold weather items. Stores were forced to discount more on coats and hats to get shoppers to ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-04T23:14:15Z)

Entergy explores nuke plant's sale

BRATTLEBORO -- Entergy announced today that the company is exploring the potential sale of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon. "We want to do what's in the best interests of all our stakeholders, especially the 650 men and women who work at the ... (Source: Brattleboro Reformer 2010-11-05T12:50:18Z)

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann Suspended Because Of Political Donations

MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky ... (Source: WITN 2010-11-06T01:50:33Z)

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