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Deals of the Hour / October 5, 2010, 2:44 am

Female cyclist fesses up after ICU reveals positive test

MADRID -- Spanish cyclist Margarita Fullana admitted to doping Saturday after the International Cycling Union revealed that a sample of her urine contained the banned substance EPO. Fullana said on her website that she had given a positive result in an out ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-02T15:03:41Z)

Alberto Contador's positive test is either the truth or a near-perfect excuse

PARIS - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's explanation that a suspect filet mignon caused his positive doping test is either a true story or a very clever excuse that could be hard to disprove. Neither scenario looks rosy for the fight against drug ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T09:27:14Z)

2 different QBs at center of Penn State, Iowa matchup

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Ricky Stanzi had been accustomed to playing the role of the younger, more inexperienced quarterback when Iowa faced off against Penn State, while leading the Hawkeyes to surprising victories the last two years over Daryll Clark and the ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-10-02T08:44:17Z)

Stuyvesant Town Title May Be Taken Over by CWCapital at Foreclosure Sale

CWCapital Asset Management LLC, which represents senior debt holders of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, may be poised to take the title to Manhattan's biggest apartment complex at a foreclosure sale next week. Bill Ackman 's Pershing Square ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-10-01T19:58:21Z)

WADA's David Howman: Contador's positive test should be taken seriously

NEW DELHI - World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman says Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's positive doping test should not be taken any less seriously because only trace amounts were found. Howman, while not commenting specifically ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-02T08:29:58Z)

Ducks' defense braces for test

ANAHEIM -- Ready or not, the Ducks start playing for keeps, and for points, Friday night in Detroit, opening their 2010-11 NHL schedule with three new defensive pairings from the end of last season and no one named Scott Niedermayer to jump over the boards ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-04T05:42:58Z)

Penn State OL Okoli gets tough first test at Iowa

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Iowa isn't an ideal place for an opponent to break in a new starter on the offensive line. But No. 22 Penn State doesn't have a choice for its Big Ten opener Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium. Right tackle Lou Eliades is out for the ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-09-29T07:57:44Z)

Religion: Why do atheists know more about Christianity than Christians?

Why do atheists know more about Christianity than Christians? The question comes out of a recently released Pew survey that shows atheists and agnostics know more about Christianity, and religion in general, than do Christians, or any other religious group ... (Source: Examiner 2010-09-29T22:52:32Z)

With video of test blast as evidence, NY prosecutors seek life term for Times Square bomber

NEW YORK - Prosecutors are using a dramatic videotape of a test blast conducted by the government in Pennsylvania as evidence against the man who admitted trying to bomb Times Square. Faisal Shahzad (FY'-sul shah-ZAHD') faces a mandatory life prison term ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-05T07:00:31Z)

Ducks Name Rising Star Getzlaf Captain

Anaheim, CA, United States (AHN) - The Anaheim Ducks named Ryan Getzlaf as their captain Sunday. Getzlaf becomes the eighth captain in franchise history and replaces Scott Niedermayer, who retired at the conclusion of last season. Getzlaf, who won the job ... (Source: All Headline News 2010-10-04T14:39:50Z)

Day of reckoning for ex-trader Jerome Kerviel Tuesday

The 33-year-old ex-trader, who now works for a technology consultancy, risks five years in prison and a 375,000 euro ($512,100) fine if found guilty of charges of breach of trust, computer abuse and forgery. At the end of Kerviel's high-profile three ... (Source: Today's Zaman 2010-10-03T23:45:03Z)

Sept. auto sales strongest of '10

Auto sales surged last month from last year's depressed levels as strong demand for new cars -- and even stronger demand for trucks -- boosted the selling rate to its highest level this year. For the first time since February 2009, light trucks accounted ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-10-03T04:03:56Z)

Apple Extends iPad Retail Reach, Competition Falls Short

( gigaom.com ) -- Six months after a supply-constrained launch that saw three million iPads sold in 80 days, iPad supply appears to have caught up to demand . That doesn't mean sales are falling, though. In fact, financial analysts are continuously ... (Source: CNN Money 2010-10-04T20:59:13Z)

Apple's iPad Hits Amazon And Target

Recently, Apple appears aggressive on their sells on iPad. Weather they just desperate to beat their competitor or its one of their strategy to slows Android progression. Well, either way Apple sure moved fast on their plans. Last week, iPad was available ... (Source: SlashPhone 2010-10-05T04:30:12Z)

Apple iPad now on Sale on Amazon

Target has started to offer the iPad in stores yesterday. Best Buy is also offering the iPad in all their stores. As far as I can see Amazon is now besides the Apple Store the first shop to sell the iPad online. Let's see how long it will take until the ... (Source: I4U 2010-10-04T11:33:43Z)

RPT-PREVIEW-Day of reckoning for ex-trader Jerome Kerviel

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A Paris judge will on Tuesday decide whether former trader Jerome Kerviel should be punished for his freewheeling market bets that brought French bank Societe Generale ( SOGN.PA ) to the brink of collapse in 2008. The 33-year-old ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-10-04T15:58:34Z)

Gulf Coast Claims Facility's Feinberg clarifies claims process

Geographic proximity to the BP oil spill will not prevent a legitimate individual or business claim from being processed, Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator Kenneth Feinberg said Monday. Feinberg concluded a geographic test to determine eligibility ... (Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal 2010-10-04T18:07:25Z)

CWCapital May Take Stuyvesant Town Title at Foreclosure Sale

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- CWCapital Asset Management LLC, which represents senior debt holders of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, may be poised to take the title to Manhattan's biggest apartment complex at a foreclosure sale next week. Bill Ackman's ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-01T19:58:21Z)

Times Square Bomber Faces Sentencing

Prosecutors are using a dramatic videotape of a test blast conducted by the government in Pennsylvania as evidence against the man who admitted trying to bomb Times Square. Faisal Shahzad faces a mandatory life prison term at his sentencing Tuesday in ... (Source: WITN 2010-10-05T09:23:41Z)

Feinberg: No geographic test for oil spill claims

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Northwest Florida leaders were pleased with the Monday announcement that distance from the BP oil spill disaster site will not prevent legitimate claims from being processed. Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims ... (Source: News Herald 2010-10-05T05:13:09Z)

Getzlaf gets captain title for Ducks

ANAHEIM - Randy Carlyle did something bold on Saturday. The Ducks head coach let his players vote to choose their captain, something he never was compelled to do in five seasons with veterans (and former captains) Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger in the ... (Source: Daily Breeze 2010-10-04T17:24:28Z)

Stuyvesant Town Foreclosure Sale Is Approved

The senior lenders at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the sprawling apartment complex overlooking the East River, can proceed with a foreclosure sale on Monday , the appellate division of the state Supreme Court said Tuesday. The court denied a ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-29T11:18:10Z)

Penn St OL gets tough test at Iowa

No. 22 Penn State's new right tackle will have a tough assignment for his first start of the season.The Nittany Lions travel to No. 17 Iowa this weekend for the Big Ten opener, facing the Hawkeyes' formidable defensive front.Defensive end Adrian Clayborn ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-28T20:16:14Z)

AutoNation September sales jump 35 pct from 2009, higher than industrywide increase

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Car dealer AutoNation Inc. said Wednesday its new vehicle sales increased 35 percent in September compared with the previous year, a bigger jump than the industry overall. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company said it sold 18,040 ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-10-04T13:49:43Z)

Feinberg: Geographic Test for Oil Spill Compensation 'Unwarranted'

Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill compensation fund, announced the latest change today to the way he distributes money to victims of the spill. Feinberg said he will no longer determine the validity of claims b ... (Source: The Washington Independent.com 2010-10-04T14:18:21Z)

Is the pope Catholic?

NO WONDER so many people think President Obama is a Muslim. Americans are ignorant about religions. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life this week released a national religious knowledge survey that found that Jews, atheists and ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-02T16:15:16Z)

Times Square bomber faces sentencing in NYC

Prosecutors are using a dramatic videotape of a test blast conducted by the government in Pennsylvania as evidence against the man who admitted trying to bomb Times Square. Faisal Shahzad (FY'-sul shah-ZAHD') faces a mandatory life prison term at his ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-05T07:00:31Z)

Day of reckoning for ex-trader Jerome Kerviel

PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris judge will on Tuesday decide whether former trader Jerome Kerviel should be punished for his freewheeling market bets that brought French bank Societe Generale to the brink of collapse in 2008. The 33-year-old ex-trader, who now ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-03T09:40:22Z)

Atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons score highest on basic religion test

Americans are by all measures a deeply religious people, but they are also deeply ignorant about religion. Researchers from the independent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-09-28T13:06:44Z)

AutoNation September sales jump 35 pct from 2009

Car dealer AutoNation Inc. said Wednesday its new vehicle sales increased 35 percent in September compared with the previous year, a bigger jump than the industry overall. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company said it sold 18,040 vehicles in September ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-04T13:35:24Z)

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