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Deals of the Hour / October 20, 2010, 10:39 pm

Crooked-toothed robber poses as CIA agent, remains on the loose

Police are looking for a man with ?crooked and unusually gapped? teeth who attempted to rob a man and took a computer from a woman in central Colorado Springs Tuesday night. Two victims gave similar descriptions of a black man, about 6 feet tall and in his ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-20T17:12:39Z)

Biz Break: Meet Apple's new MacBook Airs; plus: an app store for your Mac

Today: Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off new MacBook Air notebooks and software that makes the Mac work more like an iPad or iPhone. Plus: Netflix, eBay earnings. Apple's new MacBook Air notebooks Apple CEO Steve Jobs today showed off the Cupertino Mac and "i ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-20T21:08:53Z)

Maine's gov candidates offer ideas for the economy

Maine's gubernatorial candidates have offered up their ideas on how to ramp up the state's economy. Jobs and the economy were major themes in Wednesday night's televised debate at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland. Democrat Libby Mitchell says the state ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-21T01:19:25Z)

Chavez in Iran

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran today—it's his ninth visit to the Iranian capital.  He's been known to call it a home away from home. For Iran, the hospitality pays off. Watch the latest video ... (Source: FOXNews (blog) 2010-10-20T01:13:27Z)

LePage: Mitchell 'married' to bureaucracy

PORTLAND, Maine — With less than two weeks until Election Day in a tight governor's race, Republican Paul LePage accused his leading opponent of being wed to government bureaucracy while Democrat Libby Mitchell touted her long history of public service ... (Source: Bangor Daily News 2010-10-21T03:28:16Z)

Political insider: Accusations lobbed at state House hopeful

A Lansing-based citizens group is making a racket (and double-faulting on its use of tennis puns) about Harrison Township's supervisor and tennis balls. The group, Progress Michigan, is accusing Anthony Forlini of using taxpayer money to pay for tennis ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T05:01:20Z)

Support light for new state constitution

Lansing — Supporters and opponents of a ballot proposal to scrap the state's constitution and start over agree on one thing: It's a lopsided battle. A huge coalition of groups, from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to the Michigan Farm Bureau and some ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-21T03:49:45Z)

Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione Dies

Thanks to Bob Guccione , not all of the adult-magazine spoils went to Hugh Hefner . The flamboyant founder of Penthouse magazine, who once ranked among the richest men in America before a string of bad investments and something called Internet porn ... (Source: Entertainment Online 2010-10-21T05:15:39Z)

Mac enterprise market share to increase 57% in 2011

The Enterprise Desktop Alliance claim that Macs will increase their market share in the enterprise by 57 per cent in 2011, making it the fastest growing system in the enterprise next year. The claim backs up the comments made in Apple's financial results ... (Source: MacWorld UK 2010-10-20T13:30:45Z)

Bob Guccione dies, Former publisher of Penthouse magazine

Where Hugh Hefner's Playboy magazine strove to surround its pinups with an upscale image, Bob Guccione aimed for something a little more direct with Penthouse. More explicit nudes. Sensational stories. Even more sensational letters that began, "Dear ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-10-21T05:01:20Z)

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar falls on Fed easing talk, stocks jump

NEW YORK Oct 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slid on Wednesday as investors expected the Federal Reserve will soon offer more economic stimulus, while stocks and commodities recovered after China's surprising interest-rate hike. The dollar fell across the ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-20T21:23:12Z)

Peter Luke: Governor candidates Virg Bernero, Rick Snyder offer only more of the same non-answers in debate

Rather than offer voters a clue as to what they'd do next year if elected governor, Rick Snyder and Virg Bernero used their only debate to clue voters in as what ads they'd be running in the next week. Why not take an hour of free statewide TV time to ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-10-17T09:52:24Z)

FBI: Man who admitted plotting to blow up Dallas office tower 'intended to die' for bin Laden

DALLAS - FBI officials who arrested a Jordanian man plotting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper offer a different portrayal of the apologetic young man who spoke politely to the judge during his two day sentencing hearing. FBI officials told The Associated ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-20T19:07:11Z)

Maine's Gov. Candidates Offer Ideas For Economy

PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine's gubernatorial candidates have offered up their ideas on what they would do to get Maine's economy going. Jobs and the economy were major themes in Wednesday night's televised forum at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland. Democrat ... (Source: WMTW 2010-10-21T01:48:03Z)

Study: Macs to increase enterprise market share by 57 percent

Though the iPad is getting its fair and growing share of business adoption buzz right now, it may be time to also shine the IT spotlight on Apple's core computer business. According to a new study from the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA), 2011 will be ... (Source: Mac Central 2010-10-20T14:20:51Z)

Smadi sentencing in Dallas ends lengthy FBI sting

DALLAS—FBI officials who arrested a Jordanian man plotting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper offer a different portrayal of the apologetic young man who spoke politely to the judge during his two day sentencing hearing. In an interview with The Associated ... (Source: El Paso Times 2010-10-20T18:31:24Z)

How the major stock indexes fared Wednesday

Airline stocks helped lead a market rebound on Wednesday that nearly erased Tuesday's big-sell off brought on by concerns over a slowdown in China. Stocks rose as traders saw overnight gains in China as an encouraging sign that the country's surprise ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-10-20T20:54:34Z)

Canadian province sees no net gain from BHP-Potash deal

REGINA/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Saskatchewan dismissed on Wednesday the idea that a hostile offer from mining giant BHP Billiton ( BHP.AX ) for provincial crown jewel Potash Corp would bring net benefits, playing up an argument that the federal government could ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-20T21:08:53Z)

Analysis: Venezuela's Chavez baits foes with nuclear deal

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's plans for a Russian-built nuclear power plant are unsettling his foes, but look more like geopolitical grandstanding than anything concrete at this stage. On an international tour encompassing several ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-19T16:30:54Z)

Denver officer accused of offering woman deal of sex or jail time

Prosecutors say a Denver patrol officer offered a deal to a woman he approached in a parking lot — sex or jail. Hector Paez, 31, was arrested Monday after an lengthy internal-affairs investigation and was still in custody in the Douglas County Jail on ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-10-20T11:57:41Z)

Can Twitter redeem region? Hundreds find out

Amid the cool glow of laptops and smartphones, hundreds of social media enthusiasts gathered at a dim Fillmore Theater in Detroit today for a conference on how their Twitter-happy fingers can help turn the city around. It was the first Midwest stop for the ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-10-20T23:39:12Z)

Jordanian man gets 24 years for bomb plot

A Jordanian man caught in an FBI sting trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison after telling the court he was ashamed of his actions and renouncing al-Qaida. Hosam Smadi, 20, faced up to life in prison but received ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-10-21T03:49:45Z)

Iran, Venezuela leaders seek 'new world order'

TEHRAN, Iran — The leaders of Iran and Venezuela hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship on Wednesday, saying they are united in efforts to establish a "new world order" that will eliminate Western dominance over global affairs ... (Source: Cleveland Advocate 2010-10-21T04:39:51Z)

Penthouse magazine's Guccione dies at age 79

DALLAS — Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created an erotic corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the Internet, died Wednesday. He was 79. A ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-21T05:08:29Z)

GM moves on with in-car Facebook app

Detroit — General Motors Co. still plans to roll out its new OnStar feature that allows drivers to listen to Facebook messages and update their status, despite pointed criticism from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. OnStar President Chris Preuss said ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-17T04:58:55Z)

Canada's Harper Says Potash Corp. 'American-Controlled' Company

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $40 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. is a case of an Australian company buying a U.S. company. "This is a proposal for an American ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T21:16:02Z)

SUNRISE: Crooked-toothed robber on the loose

Police are looking for a man with "crooked and unusually gapped" teeth who attempted to rob a man and took a computer from a woman in central Colorado Springs Tuesday night. Two victims gave similar descriptions of a suspect in robberies that occurred ... (Source: Colorado Springs Gazette 2010-10-20T13:09:16Z)

Ford's Focus to get new engine; 40 mpg predicted

DEARBORN, Mich. — When the new Ford Focus compact arrives in U.S. showrooms early next year, it will come with a new 160-horsepower, two-liter four-cylinder engine that will help the car get a projected 40 miles per gallon on the highway, Ford said ... (Source: The State 2010-10-20T17:05:30Z)

Study: Macs to increase enterprise market share 57 percent

Though the iPad is getting its fair and growing share of business adoption buzz right now, it may be time to also shine the IT spotlight on Apple's core computer business. According to a new study from the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA), 2011 will be ... (Source: CIO.de 2010-10-20T14:13:42Z)

Canada's Saskatchewan Said to Reject BHP Infrastructure Offer

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saskatchewan rejected an offer of C$370 million ($360 million) of infrastructure investment from BHP Billiton Ltd., which is trying to win support for its $40 billion bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., according to an e-mail ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-20T11:50:32Z)

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