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Deals of the Hour / September 18, 2010, 1:40 am

Three home runs lift Giants past Dodgers 10-2 and back into first place in NL West

Buster Posey had a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants moved into first place in the NL West with a 10-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. Jonathan Sanchez (11-8) struck out a career-high 12 as ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-17T05:05:51Z)

Six street cleaners nabbed in plot against Pope Benedict XVI

... Pope Benedict XVI on Friday. Undeterred ... Benedict was informed of the pre-dawn arrests while visiting a Catholic college, the first stop on the busy second day of his state visit. Five of the suspects were ... (Source: New York Daily News 2010-09-18T08:03:38Z)

POSTGAME NOTES: Giants lineup lifeless again, a stark Bengie/Posey comparison ...

... Giants offense sputtered tonight against Brewers left-hander Randy Wolf, but that would be generous. A car with a dead battery can't sputter. Wolf ranked second in the NL in walks (behind Jonathan Sanchez ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News (blog) 2010-09-18T06:44:53Z)

Citigroup deals away student loan business

Citigroup said Friday it is selling its student loan business and about $32 billion in related assets to Discover Financial Services and the student lender Sallie Mae, Citi's latest move to focus on its ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-18T05:40:28Z)

Residents return home as crews slow advance of forest fire in southern Sierra Nevada

LAKE ISABELLA ... communities in the southern Sierra Nevada where a forest fire burned more than 8,100 acres. Fire officials called off evacuation orders Thursday as a fierce air and ground attack helped slow the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-17T14:38:31Z)

US toughens demand for China currency action

... China to lift barriers to US exports, as he faced demands from angry lawmakers for sanctions against Beijing. Geithner abandoned his previously restrained approach ... distortions were "core objectives." (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-17T17:16:00Z)

Alex Rodriguez home run in ninth lifts Yankees past Orioles

BALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, his second of the game, and the New York Yankees rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Trailing 3-1 ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-09-18T03:02:59Z)

AL Capsules: Odd play hurts Rangers in 6-5 loss to Twins

giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. Down ... four home runs by the Rays. Baltimore took two of three from the Rays, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. (Source: Baxter Bulletin 2010-09-07T09:56:53Z)

Fielder hits 30th home run in win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA - Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak. Fielder's ... (Source: La Crosse Tribune 2010-09-05T21:40:46Z)

Firefighters begin to gain ground on forest fire in southern Sierra Nevada

LAKE ISABELLA, CALIF. — Firefighters are gaining ground on a California forest fire in the southern Sierra Nevada that has blackened more ... but a fierce air and ground attack kept the flames away from homes. (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-16T06:25:47Z)

Schwarzenegger: Act on trade

Panama and Colombia, saying this week that the deals are vital to Washington's goal of doubling American ... commended President Barack Obama for his pledge made earlier this year to double U.S. exports over five ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-16T03:41:09Z)

Citigroup decides to drop student loan business

Financial services giant Citigroup said Friday that it will sell off its student loan business to Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services, a move that consolidates the sector after the government took ... (Source: Olympian 2010-09-18T07:06:22Z)

Karl threatens floods...Brooklyn-Queens tornado?...Pope plot arrests

... powerful storm ripped through New York City yesterday. The National Weather Service is trying to determine whether it was a tornado that left a 14-mile path of destruction through Brooklyn and Queens. LONDON (AP ... (Source: KYTV 2010-09-17T22:52:26Z)

UPDATE 3-Obama hopes to move forward on trade pacts

Sept 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ... Obama's export council, said U.S. companies were desperate for the deals to go through. "We are losing market share to European and Asian and even South American countries. (Source: Reuters 2010-09-16T17:10:02Z)

NYC storm leaves path of ruin

NEW YORK — A brief but vicious storm that churned through New York City left a 14-mile path of destruction from Brooklyn to Queens, toppling trees, peeling away roofs and killing a woman in a car who had just ... (Source: Gwinnett Daily Post 2010-09-18T04:43:12Z)

Weather Officials Confirm NYC Tornadoes

NEW YORK (AP) - The storm that churned through New York City spawned two destructive tornadoes and a fierce macroburst with wind speeds up to 125 mph that barreled across a large swath of Brooklyn and Queens ... (Source: KOLO TV Reno 2010-09-18T06:52:03Z)

Rays edge Yanks, regain East lead

... Rays to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees and back into first place in the AL East ... RANGERS 11, TIGERS 7: David Murphy, Vladimir Guerrero and Ian Kinsler hit long home runs for the AL West-leading ... (Source: The Daily News Online 2010-09-16T06:40:06Z)

Fielder blasts No. 30 in Brewers win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak ... (Source: Wausau Daily Herald 2010-09-06T09:29:27Z)

Fierce air, ground attack help slow fire's advance

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. A fierce air and ground attack helped slow the advance of a California forest fire in the southern Sierra Nevada that has charred more than 6,100 acres and destroyed one home, authorities said ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-09-16T20:01:50Z)

Fielder's 30th home run pushes Brewers past Phillies

PHILADELPHIA - Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak. Fielder's three ... (Source: Journal Times 2010-09-05T21:40:46Z)

Citigroup shedding student loan business; assets picked up by Sallie Mae, Discover

BOSTON -- Citigroup Inc. said Friday it is selling its student loan business and about $32 billion in related assets to Discover Financial Services and the student lender Sallie Mae, Citi's latest move to ... (Source: Star-Press 2010-09-18T07:20:41Z)

US under pressure to debate sanctions against China

... China to lift barriers to US exports, as he faced demands from angry lawmakers for sanctions against Beijing. Mr Geithner abandoned his previously restrained approach ... distortions were "core objectives." (Source: The Australian 2010-09-16T23:00:47Z)

Pope donates his private house to Catholic theology foundation

Regensburg, Germany - Pope Benedict XVI is to donate his private home in Germany to a Catholic theology foundation on Thursday, church officials in the city of Regensburg said. He has asked his brother ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-15T14:33:44Z)

MLB roundup: Twins hold on to beat Rangers

giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. Down ... four home runs by the Rays. Baltimore took two of three from the Rays, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. (Source: The Oakland Press 2010-09-06T13:04:11Z)

Schwarzenegger wants trade action

Panama and Colombia, saying today that the deals are vital to Washington's goal of doubling American ... commended President Barack Obama for his pledge made earlier this year to double U.S. exports over five years ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-15T13:43:37Z)

Alex Rodriguez's 9th inning HR sends Yankees past Orioles

B ALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, his second of the game, and the New York Yankees rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-18T06:09:06Z)

Rodriguez blasts Yankees over Orioles

BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run home run, his second homer of the game, in the top of the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore ... (Source: FOX News 2010-09-18T05:33:18Z)

Pope visits Britain, admits failures of Catholic church in sex abuse scandal

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove priests who ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-18T04:28:53Z)

US toughens demands for China currency action

... China to lift barriers to US exports, as he faced angry lawmakers' demands for sanctions against Beijing. Geithner abandoned his previously restrained approach ... distortions as "core objectives" with China. (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T15:22:39Z)

Buster Posey leads Giants to the top

... Buster Posey hit the longest home run of the night (411 feet) to propel the San Francisco Giants into first place in the NL West. If you look at just days ... Jonathan Sanchez started for the Giants and set a ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-17T09:59:21Z)

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