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Deals of the Hour / September 10, 2010, 8:41 am

Cowboys expect first pick Dez Bryant to be instant impact player, but history ...

... ve been teased by the idea of how good Dez Bryant ... The Cowboys are a good team. They don't need to force feed Bryant the ball to be successful. They aren't about to neglect Miles Austin, Jason Witten and a ... (Source: Victoria Advocate 2010-09-10T12:16:30Z)

Tom Brady OKs Contract to Become NFL's Highest-Paid Player

Foxborough, Mass. (AP) - A day that started badly for Tom Brady turned out to be a pretty good one after all. After a morning crash left Brady's car damaged but the New England Patriots quarterback unhurt, he came to ... (Source: CNS News 2010-09-10T14:32:30Z)

Florida pastor Terry Jones says imam lied to him

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (USA TODAY) - Florida preacher Terry Jones on Thursday called off his Sept. 11 plan to burn copies ... Jones met with Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Orlando-based Islamic Society of Central ... (Source: WZZM 13 2010-09-10T11:04:55Z)

U.S. Stocks Rise as Economic Growth Tops Estimates; 3Par Jumps

climbed at least 0.5 percent after the Commerce Department said gross domestic ... The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 0.6 percent to 1,052.99 as of 9:36 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-27T13:37:31Z)

Google Instant adds 'search before you type' to Google Search, 'enter' key now ...

Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience described Google Instant as "search before you type," and announced that the feature was implemented on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE today. Here's the ... (Source: Entertainment Weekly Online 2010-09-08T21:22:54Z)

Google Rolls Out Instant Search Results

Google's VP of Search, Marissa Mayer, announced Google's "fundamental shift" to search ... Google Instant will be rolling out beginning today on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE 8 browsers and for signed-in users in ... (Source: Ethiopian Review 2010-09-08T19:06:53Z)

Google Introduces Search Feature That Gives Results as Users Type Request

... on Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 8 browsers in the U.S. today and in some European countries this week, search products Vice President Marissa Mayer said at a press event in San Francisco. Google is ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-08T17:55:18Z)

Google Instant Could Save the World 3.5 Billion Seconds a Day

Google instant predicts your search query with each keystroke ... France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Russia." Mobile device users will have to wait several months to put Google instant through its paces. (Source: Chattahbox.com 2010-09-08T23:46:04Z)

Fla. pastor, imam at odds over deal to cancel Quran-burning in exchange for ...

... Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers attending Friday morning prayers in Indonesia, the world's most ... Hamid Karzai said he heard Jones had perhaps abandoned his Quran-burning plan. "The holy book is implanted ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-10T11:19:14Z)

Wednesday Morning Federal Newscast - September 8th

SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro tells the Economic Club of New York, the SEC will try and determine whether quote stuffing amounts to fraud. The New York Times reports, the SEC has added a so-called circuit-breaker ... (Source: FederalNewsRadio.com 2010-09-08T11:14:27Z)

Eric Mangini's Mid-Week Press Conference

(Opening statement)- "Good morning. One piece of housekeeping, we waived Titus Brown and re-signed Billy Yates. Just looking at the offensive line situation, I thought that Floyd (Womack) did a good job ... (Source: Cleveland Leader 2010-09-09T22:18:59Z)

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise as GDP Growth Tops Estimates

climbed at least 1.1 percent after the Commerce Department said ... Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index expiring in September gained 0.7 percent to 1,052 at 9 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-27T13:01:44Z)

Quran burning: Afghans protest, Florida pastor plans to meet New York imam

... Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers attending Friday morning prayers in Indonesia, the world's most ... Hamid Karzai said he heard Jones had perhaps abandoned his Quran-burning plan. "The holy book is implanted ... (Source: Reno Gazette 2010-09-10T14:11:02Z)

Florida pastor Rev. Terry Jones cancels Quran burning

... Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida in Orlando, made the announcement with the Rev. Terry Jones at a press conference outside ... GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The minister of a Florida ... (Source: Norman Transcript 2010-09-10T06:47:13Z)

NFL: New England Patriots' Tom Brady appears to be OK after early-morning crash

Fewer than seven hours after being involved in a two-car crash near his home in Boston's Back Bay on Thursday, all appeared normal as Tom Brady practiced with the New England Patriots for Sunday's season ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-10T02:00:53Z)

Anxiety on plunge may have fueled exodus, said SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said the panicked disruption ... Schapiro said in a speech to the Economic Club of New York. Schapiro acknowledged there could be many reasons for investors withdrawing from the market. (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-07T21:31:15Z)

Divers travel to save ensnared whale

from British Divers Marine Life Rescue, which is based in Uckfield, East Sussex, told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: "About 2pm yesterday I was phoned by Scottish Natural Heritage to say could we come ... (Source: Northampton Chronicle 2010-09-10T10:43:26Z)

Shetland Rescuers Fear Trapped Whale Death

with divers from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue heading for Shetland with specialist equipment. But rescuers from Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals say ... (Source: Sky.com 2010-09-10T12:09:20Z)

With Super predictions, Dallas will Cowboy up

Offense: QB Tony Romo should post big numbers with a receiving corps featuring Miles Austin, Roy Williams, TE Jason Witten and first-round pick Dez Bryant. RBs Felix Jones, Marion Barber and Tashard Choice give the ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-09-09T15:23:48Z)

NFL: Brady unhurt after Boston car wreck

BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home Thursday morning, but was unhurt and hours later practiced as usual with his team just days before the ... (Source: Jamestown Sun 2010-09-10T13:56:43Z)

Google Instant unveiled, promises to turbocharge search

... query. The Mountain View search giant demonstrated Google Instant at a morning press conference at the San Francisco ... beginning with France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the U.K. (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-09-08T20:04:09Z)

Boyle Snubbed By Lou Reed?

... Scottish singer flew to Los Angeles this morning to record America's Got Talent ... allegedly choosing to fly home to the UK, rather than sing another song. A source who is friends with the star spoke to Mail ... (Source: The Celebrity Cafe.com 2010-09-10T07:44:29Z)

As Afghans protest, Florida pastor plans to meet New York imam

GAINESVILLE, Fla ... Terry Jones said if he meets with the imam in New York, he won't burn the Quran. It wasn't clear if he meant the burning would be halted indefinitely or just for Saturday. Imam Muhammad Musri, (Source: Deseret News 2010-09-10T13:35:14Z)

Stocks set to continue September rally as investors bet economy will grow

The Commerce Department report is due out at 10 a.m. EDT ... Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 16, or 0.2 percent, to 10,354. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 2.60, or 0.2 percent, to 11,000.20, (Source: FOX News 2010-09-10T11:12:04Z)

Flash Crash Fueling Equity Fund Withdrawals: Schapiro

That was one of the startling messages from SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro in her speech yesterday before the Economic Club of New York . "Retail broker-dealers have told us that individual investors have pulled back ... (Source: On Wall Street 2010-09-09T13:14:57Z)

Minister confirms that Quran burning will not happen

Jones had backtracked on his earlier announced cancellation of the Quran burning, saying the protest ... Cleric Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers attending Friday morning prayers in Indonesia, the world's most ... (Source: Star-Banner 2010-09-10T14:03:52Z)

Dallas offense disappears vs. Texans, Cowboys lose 23-7

Dallas has been getting a lot of press this season due to their "high-powered" offense. They've got Tony Romo, Felix Jones, Miles Austin, Marion Barber, Jason Witten, Dez Bryant, Tashard Choice, Martellus Bennett ... (Source: Examiner 2010-08-30T17:51:40Z)

Transcript of Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini from Thursday news conference

(Opening statement)- "Good morning. One piece of housekeeping, we waived Titus Brown and re-signed Billy Yates. Just looking at the offensive line situation, I thought that Floyd (Womack) did a good job yesterday but it ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-09-09T22:40:27Z)

Google Debuts Instant Searches With New Feature -- As You Type

... Google Instant, a faster version of Google search that streams results live as you type your query. When entering a search query with Google ... France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Russia will get Google Instant ... (Source: ebrandz.com 2010-09-10T13:20:55Z)

Browns report: Strategy and personnel

Coach Eric Mangini said he is comfortable starting Womack. --OL Billy Yates , waived on Monday, was re-signed because Lauvao is injured. LB Titus Brown was waived to create a roster spot. --Practice time increased ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-10T14:11:02Z)

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