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Deals of the Hour / September 24, 2010, 10:40 pm

2 charged in Ohio real estate agent's slaying

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 | 7 a.m. Authorities in Ohio have charged two men with killing a real estate agent who was showing a vacant house for sale, the first of two agents killed in a week in the region. Youngstown ... (Source: Las Vegas Sun 2010-09-24T14:15:54Z)

2 charged in Ohio real estate agent's slaying

Two men have been charged with killing an Ohio real estate agent who was showing a vacant house for sale, the first of two agents killed in a week in the region, authorities said Friday. Robert Brooks, 25, of Youngstown, and Grant Cooper, 21, of Hubbard ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-25T03:37:38Z)

Karen Davidson: Pistons sale 'progressing very well'

Detroit Pistons owner Karen Davidson didn't have much to say as she shopped along with other Palace personnel for school supplies for students today at the Auburn Hills Costco store. Asked whether she thought the team might be sold by the opener — Oct. ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-24T05:47:40Z)

Judge rules Tennessee 3rd party ballot access rules too tough

NASHVILLE (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee's requirements for third party access to the ballot violate First Amendment rights to vote. U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr. noted in his ruling ... (Source: WATE 2010-09-23T18:20:28Z)

China Currency Measure Moves to U.S. House as Frustrations Mount

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Legislation pressing China to raise the value of its currency is set for a vote in the U.S. House next week, as Republicans joined Democrats in expressing frustration that the yuan is appreciating too slowly. "We cannot wait any ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-24T22:01:11Z)

Fed judge rules Tenn. 3rd party rules too tough

U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes Jr. noted in his ruling this week that Tennessee and Oklahoma are the only states where third parties have failed to qualify for the ballot over the last decade. Third ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-09-23T18:34:47Z)

GOP may be playing into Democrats' hands

Washington -- Being simply the "party of no" against President Barack Obama has worked well for Republicans all year, and they're poised for big election gains. But now, after internal GOP debate and relentless White House goading, Republicans eager to ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-24T16:10:26Z)

UN Summit Ends with Continuing Debate Over Millennium Development Goals

The three-day U.N. summit reviewing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is over, but the push to achieve them is not. Development activists continue to press for increased financial support from industrialized countries and for improved strategies for ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-09-24T21:39:43Z)

Starwatch consumer | Target to sell iPad

Target Corp. said it will begin carrying four models of Apple Inc.'s iPad, starting at $499. The nation's second-largest discount chain said it will start selling touch-screen tablet computer starting Oct. 3. The models include 16-, 32-, and 64 ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-09-25T03:23:19Z)

McMahon Responds to Ted Kennedy Jr. About JFK Ad

An online ad Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate campaign posted using a President John F. Kennedy speech has started a battle of letters between the candidate and Ted Kennedy Jr. The ad, which appears to have been posted about a week ago, includes news coverage ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T21:12:16Z)

Karen Davidson: Pistons' sale talks are 'progressing very well'

AUBURN HILLS (AP) — Detroit Pistons owner Karen Davidson said she's still hopeful a deal to sell the team can be done by the opening game in late October. Davidson didn't give any more details about the sale while appearing Thursday at a back-to-school ... (Source: Daily Tribune 2010-09-25T05:17:51Z)

WEB FIRST: McMahon defends JFK footage in her Connecticut Senate ad

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, is defending her political advertisement featuring the late President John F. Kennedy talking about the importance of tax cuts. Kennedy's nephew, Edward ... (Source: Register Citizen 2010-09-24T03:31:39Z)

Stocks surge, making week a winner

NEW YORK - Stocks rose sharply Friday, giving the market its fourth straight week of gains, after a big increase in orders for manufactured goods allowed investors to shake off several days of doldrums. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly 200 ... (Source: Herald Tribune 2010-09-25T05:17:51Z)

Judge: State must change third-party ballot rules

NASHVILLE - A federal judge has found Tennessee's requirements are too burdensome for third parties to get on the ballot and they violate the First Amendment. Third parties seeking to run statewide candidates must currently submit a petition signed by 2.5 ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-09-24T17:00:32Z)

3rd UPDATE: EU Panel Deals Major Blow To Merck KGaA MS Drug

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck KGaA's (MRK.XE) suffered a major blow Friday when an advisory panel of the European Medicines Agency issued a negative opinion on its potential oral blockbuster drug Cladribine for the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-24T11:52:44Z)

AP-GfK Poll: Both parties disliked, Democrats struggle to overcome election enthusiasm gap

WASHINGTON - A political enthusiasm gap is helping Republicans in their effort to roll up big gains in the congressional elections. GOP supporters are a lot more interested in getting their party's candidates elected than Democrats are in electing theirs ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-24T21:39:43Z)

House Amps Up JFK v. McMahon v. Blumenthal Controversy

Kudos to The Hartfordite for fanning the flames of the already white-hot race between Linda McMahon and Richard Blumenthal. The Hartfordite tells us WFSB-TV's got an interview with Teddy Kennedy, Jr., tonight and better than that, the Kennedys apparently ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-09-24T01:44:17Z)

Elizabeth Warren to be appointed White House 'consumer czar'

The White House will announce Friday that Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren will be appointed to be an assistant to the president and oversee the creation of a new consumer financial protection bureau. The move is largely seen as a compromise to avoid ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-17T17:51:48Z)

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: * Jill Appell ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-16T20:51:56Z)

China Currency Measure Set for Vote in U.S. House

(Updates with China bank official declining to comment in fourth paragraph.) Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Legislation pressing China to raise the value of its currency is set for a vote in the U.S. House next week, as Republicans joined Democrats in expressing ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-25T02:26:03Z)

European Stocks Rally

European stocks posted strong gains on Friday, with the benchmark indexes in Germany and France rallying nearly 2%, after U.S. durable-goods data eased worries about a slowdown in the global economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index  rose 1.1% to 263.89 points ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-24T16:31:54Z)

Target largest chain to carry iPad

Target Corp. says it will begin carrying four models of Apple Inc.'s iPad, starting at $499. The discount chain says it will start selling touchscreen tablet computer Oct. 3. The iPad will be covered under the retailer's 5 percent discount for store credit ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-09-25T03:59:06Z)

Pistons owner still hopeful

AUBURN HILLS — Detroit Pistons owner Karen Davidson said she's still hopeful a deal to sell the team can be done by the opening game in late October. Davidson didn't give any more details about the sale while appearing Thursday at a back-to-school ... (Source: Mining Journal 2010-09-24T12:57:10Z)

Merck KGaA MS Pill Rejected by European Drug Agenc

Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. The European Medicines Agency found the medicine's benefits don't outweigh the risks, Darmstadt, Germany-based Merck said in a statement today. Merck is weighing an appeal and still believes ... (Source: Stockhouse 2010-09-24T17:00:32Z)

2 Ohio real estate agents killed; another robbed

KENT, Ohio — Two real estate agents were killed in vacant homes for sale and another was robbed all within a week, prompting frightened agents in northeast Ohio to cancel open houses and avoid meeting prospective buyers alone. Two brothers were arrested ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-09-23T02:14:06Z)

Target to begin selling iPad

MINNEAPOLIS-- Target Corporation announced Friday that it will begin carrying four models of Apple Inc.'s iPad, starting at $499. The nation's second-largest discount chain says it will start selling touchscreen tablet computer Oct. 3. The iPad 'will' be ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-25T04:13:25Z)

President Ernest Koroma brings his Report Card to the U.S.

One day after he assumed office, President Barack Obama launched the long-awaited White House Open Government Initiative (OGI). The initiative was long-awaited because previous White House Administrations, had not seen the importance of such accountable ... (Source: Cocorioko 2010-09-17T03:39:57Z)

Americans dislike Democrats, Republicans alike, poll finds

WASHINGTON - If anyone is scorned as much as Democrats these days, it's Republicans - the party that may recapture the House and perhaps the Senate in November's elections. Yet Democrats trying to exploit the GOP's unpopularity in hopes of hanging onto ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-24T20:06:39Z)

Consumer czar Warren: banks receptive to change

Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration's new consumer financial protection czar, said on Thursday that banks are showing early receptiveness to her plans for simplifying their disclosures to consumers. Warren, who was last week appointed to a special ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T11:03:49Z)

Oklahoma native Elizabeth Warren accepts job to launch consumer watchdog bureau

In a White House blog post, the Harvard professor, who was raised in Norman and Oklahoma City , said President Barack Obama had asked her to serve as his assistant and as a special adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner while establishing the ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-17T14:31:22Z)

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