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Deals of the Hour / October 10, 2010, 10:41 am

NJ Dems want answers on failed 'Race to the Top' grant

TRENTON — An informant whose secretly recorded videotapes of public officials form the heart of a federal corruption sting faces a potentially lengthy cross-examination Thursday. In direct testimony Tuesday and Wednesday, informant Solomon Dwek described ... (Source: MyCentralJersey.com 2010-10-07T12:56:04Z)

Saints RB Thomas out for Sunday

Saints RB Pierre Thomas will miss Sunday's game against the Cardinals, head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Friday. This is the second consecutive game Thomas will miss after injuring his left ankle in Week Three. He sat out last weekend's 16-14 win ... (Source: Pro Football Weekly 2010-10-08T19:50:03Z)

Randy Moss is coming back to Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- When Randy Moss first came to Minnesota 12 years ago, he electrified a stagnant franchise and immediately turned it into a Super Bowl contender. Now the Vikings need him to do it again. The New England Patriots traded the seven-time Pro ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-07T17:42:23Z)

MPD probe link between suspect and flasher

A man Murfreesboro police arrested after they said he fondled a girl is being linked to a Thursday case in which a man exposed himself to a jogger, according to news partner WSMV-TV. At about 2 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a call at the bargain store ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-09T01:26:30Z)

Police Link Arrested Man To Serial Flasher

A man Murfreesboro police arrested after they said he fondled a girl is being linked to a Thursday case in which a man exposed himself to a jogger. At about 2 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a call at the bargain store All Things Possible at 352 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-08T22:13:13Z)

Missing text messages probed in NJ mayor's trial

Attorneys for a northern New Jersey mayor charged with corruption are questioning FBI agents about missing text messages from a government informant. Numerous text messages from cooperating witness Solomon Dwek about his meetings with targets of the ... (Source: Burlington County Times 2010-10-08T16:15:18Z)

Vikes get Moss from Patriots in trade

The New England Patriots confirm they are sending star receiver Randy Moss back to the Minnesota Vikings. The Patriots announced the trade on the team's website Wednesday. Coach Bill Belichick says his dealings with Moss have been "honest, thoughtful and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-06T17:43:35Z)

NFL League and Player Capsules: Moss 'back home' with Vikings

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — To hear Randy Moss tell it, this week's blockbuster trade that moved him from New England to Minnesota didn't just bring him back to the place where he started his NFL career. The headline grabbing move wasn't about Moss simply ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-10-08T10:17:23Z)

As Feingold Runs Afoul of NFL, AP Claims He Is 'Slightly Trailing' In Wis. US Senate Race

The National Football League is whistling incumbent Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold's campaign team for illegal use of film. The campaign has been playing a commercial which includes footage of former Minnesota wide receiver Randy Moss's pretend-mooning of ... (Source: News Busters 2010-10-06T08:53:52Z)

Newark, NJ: FBI informant Solomon Dwek faces cross in Ridgefield, NJ mayor's trial

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An informant whose secretly recorded videotapes of public officials form the heart of a federal corruption sting faces a potentially lengthy cross-examination Thursday. In direct testimony Tuesday and Wednesday, informant Solomon Dwek ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-10-07T12:41:45Z)

NKorea's heir apparent Kim Jong Un appears with father at lavish parade signaling succession

PYONGYANG , North Korea (AP) — Clapping, waving and even cracking a smile, Kim Jong Il 's heir apparent joined his father Sunday at a massive military parade in his most public appearance since being unveiled as North Korea's next leader. Kim Jong Un ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-10T12:38:11Z)

UPDATE: Ticketmaster To Drop Affiliate Commissions

Ticketmaster informed its affiliate partners in an email on Thursday that as of October 15 it will no longer pay commissions on affiliate sales. The affiliate program still exists and Ticketmaster will continue to provide affiliates access to its concert ... (Source: Billboard Business News 2010-10-08T20:25:51Z)

Vikings complete deal to acquire Randy Moss

MINNEAPOLIS — It's official. Randy Moss will return to Minnesota and team up with Brett Favre. The Vikings acquired the wide receiver from the New England Patriots for a third-round pick, ESPN is reporting. The seven-time Pro Bowler was a first-round ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-06T12:57:15Z)

High Point's Own Fantasia To Perform In Greensboro

WXII12.com Singer Fantasia Barrino announced that her first headlining tour, "Back To Me," will include a stop at War Memorial Auditorium in November. The 30-city tour, which will also feature Eric Benet and Kandi, will make its Greensboro stop on Nov ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-10T15:15:40Z)

Acquisition of Moss expected to open up Vikings' running game, too

MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Peterson said the acquisition of Randy Moss made him feel like a kid in a candy store. He also compared it to Christmas. His excitement is understandable. While most of the trade talk has focused on Moss' potential impact on the ... (Source: La Crosse Tribune 2010-10-09T02:30:55Z)

Christian band offers discount on tickets

Christian band MercyMe will offer a $10 discount this weekend for tickets purchased to the band's 7 p.m. Oct. 10 show at the Peoria Civic Center. Tickets are $27.50, $34.50, $39.50 and $49.50, on sale at the Peoria Civic Center box office, all Ticketmaster ... (Source: Peoria Journal Star 2010-09-30T00:25:35Z)

NFL flags Wis. senator's ad for using Moss clip

MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold's campaign has agreed to edit its latest ad after the NFL said it contained unauthorized footage of Randy Moss pretending to moon the Green Bay crowd. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday the league hadn't ... (Source: Forbes 2010-10-05T19:39:18Z)

Peterson: 'Pick your poison' with acquisition of Moss

Adrian Peterson said the acquisition of Randy Moss made him feel like a kid in a candy store. He also compared it to Christmas. His excitement is understandable. While most of the trade talk has focused on Moss' potential impact on the Vikings ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-10-09T02:59:33Z)

Pats, Chargers talking Vincent Jackson deal?

Lots of folk, following the departure of Randy Moss to Minnesota, believed that the Patriots should go out and get themselves Vincent Jackson, the far-from-gruntled wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers who's done nothing since the end of last season ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-08T02:53:35Z)

Saints RB Thomas out vs. Cards with lingering ankle injury

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton told reporters Friday that starting running back Pierre Thomas has been ruled out of this weekend's game against the Arizona Cardinals . Thomas missed his third day of practice Friday after sitting out last weekend's 16 ... (Source: NFL 2010-10-08T19:07:06Z)

Newark, NJ: FBI informant Solomon Dwek grilled by defense in Ridgefield, NJ mayor's trial

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The government's primary witness against a northern New Jersey mayor and an associate is facing tough cross-examination from the mayor's lawyer. Michael Critchley grilled Solomon Dwek on his criminal past Thursday, focusing on scams ... (Source: Morris County Daily Record 2010-10-07T19:22:36Z)

Solomon Dwek's meeting with mayor is aired at NJ trial

NEWARK — A federal informant says his taped meetings with a northern New Jersey mayor and an associate show a bribery scheme being developed. Solomon Dwek was on the witness stand for the second day Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of Ridgefield ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2010-10-06T15:56:12Z)

Vikings bring Randy Moss back to Minnesota in trade with Pats, hoping to revive passing game

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Randy Moss is returning to Minnesota, finally united with Brett Favre in the place where his exceptional ability to catch the football first flourished. Reviving memories of Moss's electrifying performances, colorful comments ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-07T08:31:12Z)

Moss' return will benefit Vikings, eventually

We have throwback uniforms, old-school music, and routine flashbacks in any number of TV shows or movies. Now we have retro Randy. With the return of wide receiver Randy Moss to Minnesota, the Vikings get something they sorely have lacked this season, a ... (Source: New York Post 2010-10-09T15:59:48Z)

North Korea's Kim Il Sung Appoints His Son as New Leader as Nuclear Threat is Made

For those who have their reservations about western democracy, take a look at contemporary North Korea. The leader, Kim Jong Il, has just appointed his son - Kim Jong Un - to be the next leader of the one-party country. Belatedly letting North Korea's 23 ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-10T17:03:02Z)

North Korea's Kim, heir apparent son appear on live TV

Pyongyang, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, heir apparent Kim Jong Un, appeared together a massive military parade Sunday held amid celebrations marking the foundation of the country's ruling party. State television in a rare ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-10T05:00:03Z)

MPD probes whether suspect linked to flasher

A man Murfreesboro police arrested on charges of fondling a girl is being linked to a Thursday case in which a man exposed himself to a jogger, according to DNJ news partner WSMV-TV. At about 2 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a call at the bargain store ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-09T22:47:49Z)

NFL asks Feingold campaign to remove unauthorized clip of Moss in latest ad

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The NFL is asking Sen. Russ Feingold's campaign to remove an unauthorized clip from his latest ad that shows Randy Moss pretending to moon the Green Bay crowd. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday the league has not licensed the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-05T17:44:46Z)

Addition of Randy Moss may open up run game for Peterson

MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Peterson said the acquisition of Randy Moss made him feel like a kid in a candy store. He also compared it to Christmas. His excitement is understandable. While most of the trade talk has focused on Moss' potential impact on the ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-10-09T07:31:34Z)

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