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Deals of the Hour / October 12, 2010, 3:42 pm

Police Look For Clues in UWM Student Death

Police are still investigating what caused a UWM student to fall from a wall after participating in a bar crawl on Saturday. MILWAUKEE - Police are still investigating what caused a UWM student to fall from a wall after participating in a bar crawl on ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-12T10:12:39Z)

U.S. Says Israel, Palestinian Deal Still Possible Within a Year

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Israelis and Palestinians can still reach a final peace agreement, even with the current impasse over extending an Israeli settlement moratorium, a U.S. official said today. "We believe this can be resolved in a year's time ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-12T20:21:06Z)

Iran's Supreme Leader Targets University

Iran's leader has declared the financial endowment of the country's largest private university to be religiously illegitimate and unlawful, paving the way for a state takeover of an institution that had become a power center for the nation's moderate ... (Source: Global Security 2010-10-12T19:31:00Z)

UWM Student Dies In Fall After Bar Crawl

MILWAUKEE - Police are still investigating what caused a UWM student to fall from a wall after participating in a bar crawl on Saturday. Ryan Fieck, 23, of Appleton was a popular UWM student a few months away from graduation. He had a bright future ahead ... (Source: Today's TMJ4 2010-10-12T05:54:57Z)

Opponents: Pro-Slots TV Ads 'Misleading'

WBALTV.com Opponents of slots at the Arundel Mills Mall responded Friday with their own critique after the developer supporting slots called out their TV ads Monday. Last week, developer David Cordish called his opponents' ads full of lies and those ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-10T22:39:29Z)

FC Dallas ties Colorado 2-2, sets MLS record with 19-game unbeaten streak in 1 season

FRISCO, Texas - David Ferreira and Milton Rodriguez each scored a goal, and FC Dallas set an MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak in a single season at 19 games Saturday with a 2-2 tie against the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas (12-2-14) also equaled the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-10T02:22:34Z)

Vedanta rules out higher open offer price for Cairn; Sebi nod yet to come

Vedanta Resources has ruled out increasing the open offer price to minority shareholders of Cairn India, saying its current offer at Rs 355 per share was "lucrative" enough. "There is no question of increasing the open offer price. The price is final and ... (Source: MSN India 2010-10-12T06:45:03Z)

Local AME church community remembers slain pastor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The brutal murder of a Chattanooga pastor has affected African Methodist Episcopal church members across the state. The body of 55-year-old Pastor David Strong of St. Paul AME Church in Chattanooga was found early Sunday morning at his ... (Source: WKRN 2010-10-12T02:41:41Z)

Mexican police commander investigating reported shooting of US tourist is slain

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Mexican police commander investigating the disappearance of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by pirates was killed, U.S. and Mexican officials said Tuesday. Rolando Flores, the commander of state investigators in Ciudad ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-12T22:22:47Z)

Indian Oil Auction May Attract Fewer Bids If Cairn Deal Delayed

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- India's next auction of oil rights may draw fewer international bids should the government delay Cairn Energy Plc's plan to sell a stake in its local unit to Vedanta Resources Plc, the U.K.-based company said. "Oil companies have the ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-10-12T07:13:41Z)

WIZARDS AT FIRE | 7:30 P.M., CLTV: Now's time to play for pride

Now it's official: The Fire will miss the playoffs for the second time in the club's 13-year history regardless of how it performs in the final three games. In fact, tonight's match with the Kansas City Wizards at Toyota Park is the only one of the three ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-10-12T05:04:50Z)

Mexican Investigator Searching for Killers of American David Hartley Is Decapitated

The head of a murdered investigator who had been working on the case of missing Texan David Hartley was stuffed in a suitcase and delivered to the Mexican military earlier today. The severed head of Rolando Flores, the head of state investigators in Ciudad ... (Source: ABC News 2010-10-12T21:11:13Z)

Slots Opponents Criticize Pro-Slots TV Ads

BALTIMORE -- Opponents of slots at the Arundel Mills Mall responded Friday with their own critique after the developer supporting slots called out their TV ads last week. Last week, developer David Cordish called his opponents' ads full of lies and those ... (Source: Wbaltv.com 2010-10-09T00:43:33Z)

Liverpool sale to Red Sox owners uncertain amid court hearing and new offers

LONDON - Liverpool's proposed takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox is uncertain after a Singapore businessman raised his offer for the Premier League club on Tuesday and lawyers representing the current owners said a third group is also making a ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-12T16:24:53Z)

Former Nashville pastor slain in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA — Police have charged a man and a teenager in the violent death of a Chattanooga pastor who once preached at AME churches in Nashville. Investigators discovered the battered body of the Rev. David Strong, 55, of Chattanooga's St. Paul AME ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-10-12T10:12:39Z)

Das pub crawl organizers offer deepest sympathies to dead UWM student's family

A 23-year-old UW-Milwaukee student is dead after a fall on Milwaukee's near east side. Friends say he was headed home from a pub crawl. Support for his family continues to grow, and more people are speaking out including those responsible for the pub crawl ... (Source: FOX6Now.com Milwaukee 2010-10-12T03:10:18Z)

Liverpool sale heads to court

LONDON -- Liverpool's proposed takeover by the owners of the Boston Red Sox is uncertain after a Singapore businessman raised his offer for the Premier League club on Tuesday and lawyers representing the current owners said a third group is also making a ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-10-12T14:16:02Z)

Cordish: Anti-Slots Ads Full Of Lies

WBALTV.com The developer behind the attempt to bring slots to the Arundel Mills Mall area claims that the TV ads condemning the project are full of lies. Developer David Cordish has a license to open a slots parlor next to Arundel Mills Mall, but neighbors ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-05T19:10:40Z)

Falcon Lake Shooting (Photo, Video) David Hartley Shot By Mexican Pirates

David Michael Hartley from McAllen, Texas is believed to have been shot in the back of the head on Falcon Lake on Thursday. A Texas sheriff has asked Mexico for assistance after Hartley was attacked by armed boaters on the border of Mexico and the U.S ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2010-10-01T19:51:12Z)

U.S. Says Israel, Palestinian Deal Possible in Year

(Adds information on recognition in ninth paragraph, background on settlements in last three paragraphs.) Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Israelis and Palestinians can still reach a final peace agreement, even with the current impasse over extending an Israeli ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-12T21:11:13Z)

FC Dallas unbeaten in 19 games

David Ferreira and Milton Rodriguez each scored a goal, and FC Dallas set a Major League Soccer record for the longest unbeaten streak in a season at 19 games last night with a 2-2 tie against the Colorado Rapids in Frisco, Texas. FC Dallas (12-2-14) also ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-10T07:01:45Z)

Vedanta not to hike Cairn open offer price

Vedanta Resources chairman Anil Agarwal has ruled out increasing the open offer price to minority shareholders of Cairn India, saying its current offer, at Rs 355 per share, was "lucrative" enough. "There is no question of increasing the open offer price ... (Source: MSN India 2010-10-11T22:38:18Z)

The World: Settlement freeze offer rejected in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu offered on Monday to extend a freeze on building in West Bank settlements if the Palestinian leadership declares that it recognizes Israel as the Jewish state. The offer was promptly rejected by the Palestinians ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-09T23:59:24Z)

Pastor met 'brutal' end

A Chattanooga man and a teenager used a stick, vase and knife to torture to death a local pastor who would not reveal the PIN to his debit card, police said Monday. They beat, stabbed and strangled the Rev. David Strong, pastor at St. Paul AME Church, and ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-12T03:17:28Z)

Billionaire Lim Offers $507 Million for Liverpool

(Adds timing of judge's decision in eighth paragraph.) Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore billionaire Peter Lim offered 320 million pounds ($507 million) to buy Premier League soccer team Liverpool, trumping an accepted offer from the Boston Red Sox ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-12T17:14:59Z)

Israel offers deal with conditions

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said for the first time that he would extend the settlement restrictions in the West Bank - if the Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish national homeland. The idea, while innocuous to ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-12T06:59:22Z)

Confident Rays send David Price to mound against Cliff Lee, aim to finish improbable comeback

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rays manager Joe Maddon spoke matter-of-factly, assessing Tampa Bay's chances of completing an improbable comeback against the Texas Rangers in the opening round of the AL playoffs. Down 2-0 after losing the first two games of the ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-12T15:34:46Z)

Iran decree deals blow to a major university

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's leader issued a decree Monday paving the way for a hard-line takeover of the country's largest private university. The Islamic Azad University is the center of power for former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a noted pragmatist ... (Source: Raleigh News & Observer 2010-10-10T23:58:13Z)

Game 5 of Rays-Rangers officially sold out

It's officially a sellout. The final tickets for Game 5 tonight of the American League Division Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers were sold this morning. The crowd will include seating in obstructed-view sections at Tropicana Field that ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-12T17:14:59Z)

Rays-Rangers Game 5 Pits David Price Against Cliff Lee; 2010 ALCS on the Line

The Ray-Rangers Game 5 match-up of David Price and Cliff Lee presents an amazing lead-in to the 2010 ALCS. Winner takes all on Tuesday night, as the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays are the final teams playing in the ALDS. After the Rangers won the first ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-10-12T20:13:57Z)

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