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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 5:41 am

Cowboys face Super Bowl jinx

the Cowboys and Dolphins ... the same: 37 Super Bowls have been held in an NFL stadium and never has the home team been involved. The next championship is being held at Cowboys Stadium, and Jerry Jones has made no ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-09T16:56:51Z)

Pastor Terry Jones says Quran-burning suspended, not canceled

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking his decision to cancel burning Qurans to mark 9/11. Pastor Terry Jones earlier Thursday had ... (Source: Middletown Press 2010-09-10T04:59:51Z)

Cowboys have a chance to go where no team has gone before

... Cowboys Stadium. But don't let your dreams intrude on reality. Maybe now you have a greater appreciation of why everyone in the organization, even eternally optimistic owner Jerry Jones ... the 44 Super Bowls, (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-09-10T12:16:30Z)

Hot picks: Kickoff and Rib Festival, Allegheny County Music Festival

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra principal oboist Cynthia DeAlmeida will lead a benefit concert at Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday evening for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. The hospital ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-08-31T23:55:33Z)

Jimmy Johnson becomes `Survivor' celebrity

AP) MIAMI - Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity ... Miami Dolphins, University of Miami and Oklahoma State spent more than a month as one of 20 castaways. He was part of a team of 10 contestants over the ... (Source: WHEC TV-10 2010-09-10T10:07:39Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning, Calls 'Ground Zero Mosque' Denial 'Very ...

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning, Calls 'Ground Zero Mosque' Denial 'Very ... ABC News' Terry Moran that assurances of a deal by Florida imam ... "'Islam under attack in America.' That's the theme of it ... (Source: ABC News 2010-09-10T02:58:09Z)

Pentagon Plan: Buying Books to Keep Secrets

setting off a scramble by Pentagon ... Department's inspector general later concluded that the claim was inaccurate. In 2004, after Colonel Shaffer returned from another brief assignment in Afghanistan, (Source: Star-Banner 2010-09-10T10:50:36Z)

Super Bowl host without a hometown champion in 37 tries

the Cowboys and Dolphins ... the same: 37 Super Bowls have been held in an NFL stadium and never has the home team been involved. The next championship is being held at Cowboys Stadium, and Jerry Jones has made no ... (Source: NFL 2010-09-09T23:59:12Z)

Jimmy Johnson becomes `Survivor' celebrity

MIAMI— Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity ... The former coach of the Dallas Cowboys , Miami Dolphins , University of Miami and Oklahoma State spent more than a month as one of 20 castaways. (Source: Boston Globe 2010-09-10T10:00:29Z)

Rambus To Present At The Deutsche Bank Technology Conference

will present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, September 16, 2010. (Source: Street.Com 2010-09-09T20:10:08Z)

Pa. Family Sues Ambulance Company, Hospital

... The RSI controversy and Haiti ... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sept. 08--Relatives of a McKeesport man who died two years ago filed a lawsuit charging that an ambulance crew declined to bring him to a hospital (Source: EMS 2010-09-08T13:37:37Z)

College football: Take these tips when flying to a game

Expedia and Orbitz will give you a range of options to compare, but don't rule out sites like Travelzoo, which point out the best sales. Fans take note: Deals include one from American Airlines, with flights starting ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-09-09T18:37:04Z)

Sandia Labs' device helps U.S. troops in Afghanistan disable improvised ...

... Afghanistan to help them disable deadly improvised explosive devices, or IEDs — the No. 1 killer and threat to troops in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon ... which performs a general disruption that ... (Source: WebWire 2010-09-10T11:55:01Z)

Flying to college football game? Follow these tips to make the trip grimace-free

Expedia and Orbitz will give you a range of options to compare, but don't rule out sites like Travelzoo, which point out the best sales. Fans take note: deals include one from American Airlines, with flights starting ... (Source: Canada East 2010-09-08T21:30:03Z)

Florida minister 'suspends' Quran burning

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Rev. Terry Jones backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, angrily accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-10T07:08:41Z)

Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Koran Burning; Claims Deal Reached to Move Ground Zero ...

Terry Jones, the pastor of the Gainesville, Florida ... canceling his church's planned Koran-burning scheduled for September 11th, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The planned burning of Islam's holy ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-10T00:20:40Z)

Fla. minister vows to burn Quran as 9/11 protest

... Quran to protest the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, despite warnings from the White House and the top U.S. general in Afghanistan that doing so would endanger American troops ... David Petraeus warned that ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-08T06:35:16Z)

Anti-Islam Florida church plans Koran burning despite Gen. Petraeus concerns

... said Tuesday that he will go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran ... would endanger American troops. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center said he understands Gen. David Petraeus' concerns, (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-09-07T18:10:49Z)

City event a lifeline for hospital in Haiti

Friday night, members of Pittsburgh high society will gather as they do every year for the "H'Art and Soul of Haiti" gala to benefit Hopital Albert Schweitzer. But for the hospital, located in Deschapelles, Haiti ... (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010-09-09T04:53:52Z)

How Google Instant Will Impact SEO

... deals" will see suggested results for Travelocity and Travelzoo, as they type the word "travel ... they will see also results for Expedia, Orbitz and others. Kerley believes Expedia and Orbitz may miss ... (Source: eWeek 2010-09-09T17:04:01Z)

OBAMA: Call off Florida Quran burning

... Barack Obama ... Morning America" broadcast Thursday, Obama said what Jones proposes "is completely contrary to our values as Americans. This country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious ... (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-10T06:04:16Z)

Pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal

especially in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell. Morrell said earlier that the decision to issue a personal appeal was not easy because it could provoke other extremists "who, all they want, (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-10T09:17:32Z)

Host Company Pulls Plug On Florida Pastor Terry Jones Website

Florida church run by pastor Terry Jones, were ... he has a right to burn Islam's holy book because "it's full of lies." One of two websites, used to drum up publicity ahead of Jones's planned Koran book-burning on ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-09-10T11:26:23Z)

Texas NFL Capsules: Cowboys give WR Miles Austin long-awaited new deal

The 1994 Miami Dolphins were the only division winners ... MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity, even though he has yet to appear on the show. Johnson says he knew the CBS reality series was ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-10T11:19:14Z)

Imam meets pastor ahead of planned Quran-burning

David Petraeus, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... embassies to assess their security ahead of Jones' planned Quran-burning amid fears it could spark anti-American violence. Officials said that U.S. (Source: New Haven Register 2010-09-10T06:04:16Z)

Obama Wants Minister to Cancel Quran-Burning

... Barack Obama implored a Florida minister to call off his Quran-burning "stunt," saying it would jeopardize U.S. troops abroad. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America ... notion of freedom and religious tolerance." " (Source: KOLO TV Reno 2010-09-10T09:10:23Z)

Informatica to Present at Deutsche Bank Technology Conference

will present a corporate overview at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 2:55 p.m. PDT. A live audio Web cast of the event will be available at www. (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-09T21:21:43Z)

Safety concerns for Florida officials over Quran burn

... Barack Obama ... Morning America" broadcast Thursday, Obama said what Jones proposes "is completely contrary to our values as Americans. This country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious ... (Source: Macomb Daily 2010-09-10T10:29:07Z)

Ixia to Present at 2010 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference; Presentation to Be ...

... XXIA) today announced participation in the following upcoming event with the financial community: Event: 2010 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference Location: The Westin San Francisco Market Street, San Francisco ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-09T22:47:37Z)

As Afghans protest, Rev. Terry Jones says he won't burn Quran

Terry Jones said if he meets with the imam in New York, he won't burn the Quran. It ... welcomed by Jones' neighbors in Gainesville, a city of 125,000 anchored by the sprawling University of Florida campus. (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-10T12:23:39Z)

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