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Deals of the Hour / September 25, 2010, 8:40 pm

In modest victory for Democrats, Congress sends small business credit bill to Obama

WASHINGTON - Democrats controlling Congress are sending President Barack Obama a long-delayed bill to help struggling small businesses with easier credit and give them other incentives to expand and to hire new workers. The legislation passed by a 237-187 ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-09-23T19:10:35Z)

Lawsuit accuses Georgia pastor Bishop Eddie Long of coercing young men

ATLANTA – As a Christian author, gospel singer and leader of one of the nation's best-known black megachurches, Bishop Eddie Long finds a wide audience for messages such as that marriage is "between one man and one woman." Those words hung heavy ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-09-23T16:04:28Z)

Many central, southern IN counties ban burning

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More than a dozen counties in central and southern Indiana have issued open burning restrictions as the state's long dry streak continues. The state fire marshal is warning that fires can be started by routine actions such as driving ... (Source: Wave 3 2010-09-15T18:51:26Z)

Blockbuster files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Blockbuster Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, securing $125 million in debtor-in-possession financing to help the company maintain operations throughout the reorganization process. Dallas-based Blockbuster announced Thursday it has implemented a ... (Source: Memphis Business Journal 2010-09-24T14:58:51Z)

Indiana counties ban open burning

INDIANAPOLIS — More than a dozen counties in central and southern Indiana have issued open burning restrictions as the state's long dry streak continues. The state fire marshal is warning that fires can be started by routine actions such as driving over ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-09-15T19:27:13Z)

Long dry spell across Indiana threatens trees

The dry weather that has lasted for weeks across southern and central Indiana is doing more than leaving yards brown and fields vulnerable to fires. Experts say it is causing possibly severe damage to trees throughout the area. Open burning restrictions ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-24T21:32:33Z)

Cincinnati Bengal Chad Ochocinco ready to receive an old friend

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Steve Smith was ornery. After practice and before getting treatment for a nagging thigh injury, he declared he was "not interested" in discussing new Carolina starting quarterback Jimmy Clausen or anything else. He made one exception ... (Source: Coshocton Tribune 2010-09-25T12:13:01Z)

Phone converter for iPod Touch targets U.S. market

The U.S. company marketing the Apple Peel, a device that can turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone , is now looking to peel off a slice of the lucrative U.S. market. GoSolarUSA announced a deal Tuesday with the Peel's Chinese developer Yosion to bring the ... (Source: CNET News 2010-09-23T16:33:06Z)

Jeff Zucker to leave NBC Universal when Comcast deal closes

The meeting was amicable and cordial, but Comcast Corp. executive Stephen Burke got his point across: "Steve made it clear that they wanted me to go at close," said Jeff Zucker of NBC Universal Inc. So it's official. NBC Universal's top executive, Jeffrey ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-09-25T07:12:23Z)

On the road again: Sooners look to improve track record

CINCINNATI — What happened last season shouldn't matter anymore. Different players, different circumstances and different experiences are shaping Oklahoma this season. What happened in 2009 is no longer relevant. The eighth-ranked Sooners (3-0) truly ... (Source: Norman Transcript 2010-09-25T07:41:01Z)

Stadiums a big deal to Sooners?

NORMAN — When Oklahoma faces Cincinnati at 5 p.m. Saturday in Paul Brown Stadium, it will mark the 26th time the Sooners have played a regular season game in an NFL stadium. Players, obviously, get excited when they're around a professional venue, but ... (Source: Norman Transcript 2010-09-23T06:46:07Z)

Lawsuit Follows Eddie Long Pictures -- Third Man Accuses Bishop in Megachurch Sex Scandal

Close on the heels of self-taken pictures posted of Atlanta megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long, a third accuser announced a lawsuit alleging that Long had coerced him into a sexual relationship. According to WSB-TV in Atlanta , Jamal Parris, 23, joined ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-09-25T04:06:16Z)

Congress passes small business aid package; bill sent to Obama

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a long-delayed bill to help struggling small businesses with easier credit and other incentives to expand and hire new workers. The $40 billion-plus bill is the last ... (Source: USA Today 2010-09-23T21:12:16Z)

LA South & Orange County: Mission Viejo 37, Long Beach Poly 7

LONG BEACH -- No Tre Madden , no problem. No. 3-ranked Mission Viejo stormed into Veterans Stadium on Friday without its star player and flat-out dominated No. 16 Long Beach Poly behind a steady dose of power running from Dallas Kessman and Jahleel Pinner ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-25T08:31:07Z)

Smith, Ochocinco have come long way from JUCO days

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Steve Smith was ornery. After practice and before getting treatment for a nagging thigh injury, he declared he was "not interested" in discussing new Carolina starting quarterback Jimmy Clausen or anything else. He made one exception ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-24T17:22:01Z)

Obama calls GOP 'Pledge' to cut taxes and spending a step back that the nation can't afford

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Republicans ' plan to slash taxes and cut spending if the GOP retakes the House in November is no more than "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive." Obama used his weekly radio and Internet ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-09-25T19:29:41Z)

Late Fees: Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy

Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and said it plans to keep stores and kiosks open as it reorganizes. The move, long expected and pre-arranged with bondholders, effectively ends an era that Blockbuster ... (Source: NPR News 2010-09-24T09:58:12Z)

Mission Viejo Shocks Long Beach Poly In Lopsided 37-7 Loss

Long Beach Poly head coach Raul Lara knew that his team had a challenging schedule set for this season, but he certainly didn't think it would start like this. The Jackrabbits had incredible trouble moving the ball on offense and were bullied on defense ... (Source: LBPOST 2010-09-25T09:14:04Z)

Comcast to push aside NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker, ending his long career at network

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker, who rose from a youthful producer at the "Today" show to run the multifaceted media business, said he would step down after cable provider Comcast takes control of the company later this year. Zucker, the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-24T19:38:01Z)

Analysis: GOP 'Pledge' long on poll-tested goals

Billed as a Pledge to America, the House Republican campaign manifesto is as much political straddle as conservative call to action, long on poll-tested goals, short on controversial specifics and designed to reassure independent voters who abandoned the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-25T19:15:22Z)

Bishop Eddie Long won't speak on sex scandal

Bishop Eddie Long is taking the advice of legal team and keeping quiet on allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. Bishop Eddie Long is taking the advice of legal team and keeping quiet on allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. Eddie ... (Source: S2Smagazine.com 2010-09-24T06:59:15Z)

Landry Jones, Sooners hope last season's struggles outside Norman are behind them

CINCINNATI - The Oklahoma Sooners have left behind the safety and comfort of Owen Field, this time to play football in a futuristic, ash-white coliseum on the gritty banks of the Ohio River. If this OU team performs away from home anything like last year's ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-09-25T11:15:45Z)

$60 Apple Peel Teams Up With Jailbroken iPod Touch

GoSolarUSA is the company that, after having signed a deal Tuesday, is now the U.S. distributor of the quirky Apple Peel, a device which can be attached to your iPod Touch and gives it iPhone functionality. "The brothers who invented this Apple Peel ... (Source: Gadget Review 2010-09-23T21:55:13Z)

Poll: Dems disliked, but GOP just as bad

W ASHINGTON — If anyone is as scorned as much as Democrats these days, it's Republicans — the very party that may recapture the House and perhaps the Senate in November's elections. Yet Democrats face a problem, even as they try exploiting GOP ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-25T03:37:38Z)

GSLO: Massive iPod Touch Sales Figures Prompted Apple Peel Deal

GoSolarUSA (PinkSheets:GSLO) President Tyson Rohde said today that staggering sales figures for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPod Touch pocket computer prompted the company's option agreement with Chinese firm Yosion. Yosion is the developer of the Apple Peel ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-16T20:30:28Z)

Video: Mission Viejo LB Tre Madden talks sitting out

For once, Tre Madden didn't look comfortable on the football field. All game long on Friday, he stood on the sideline at Veteran's Stadium, sticking tom congratulating teammates as they walked off the field. But you can forgive him: he's never done this ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-26T02:17:42Z)

Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and said it plans to keep stores and kiosks open as it reorganizes. The move, long expected and pre-arranged with bondholders, effectively ends an era that Blockbuster ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T18:13:19Z)

NFL Capsules - NFC News: Smith, Ochocinco have come long way from JUCO days

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Smith was ornery. After practice and before getting treatment for a nagging thigh injury, he declared he was "not interested" in discussing new Carolina starting quarterback Jimmy Clausen or anything else. He made one exception ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-25T02:18:53Z)

NBC Universal's Zucker, CNN's Klein prove if you fail enough, you might lose your job

A couple of former news producers have had their heads handed to them and will be heads no more. NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker announced Friday he will be leaving the company he unintentionally helped make ripe for a merger when Comcast shows ... (Source: Chicago Tribune (blog) 2010-09-26T01:56:14Z)

Congress sends small-business fund to Obama

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a long-delayed bill to help struggling small businesses with easier credit and other incentives to expand and hire new workers. The $40 billion-plus bill is the last ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-23T22:52:29Z)

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