Business: Delta merger approval days away?

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Make your money do good. nonprofits & volunteer opportunities Search Atlanta non-profits. Haunted houses, costume ideas and more in ajc.com's Holiday Guide Looking to give back to the community by donating your time or cash? Visit DoGood.ajc.com today. 2 Buckhead rug shops closing Buckhead shops closing Two neighboring stores in Buckhead's Shops of Miami Circle Market Center are shutting their doors: Canterbury Antiques and Davar Carpets/Cyrus Fine Rugs. One closing is directly related to the economic downturn; the other is due to a different type of loss - the death of one of its owners. Production begins at Norcross solar cell factory Suniva's initial production line is just starting to ramp up, spokeswoman Wendy Rosen said. The company didn't announce when it would reach full-scale production of its solar cells, which are said to bring higher efficiencies and lower cost to the market. 'Recession-proof' Aaron Rents beats estimates Atlanta-based Aaron Rents, which has 1,585 rent-to-own stores nationwide, beat Wall Street estimates by 4 cents per share in third quarter earnings. Third-quarter net profit rose 32 percent to $21.1 million, or 39 cents per share. Revenue rose 16 percent to $388 million. •EarthLink gains | Sony profits fall 72 percent Delta merger final approval days away? Some industry observers say the deal could be granted antitrust approval by the Justice Department in early November, or even earlier, although that could depend on resolving some issues. 916 new jobs coming to Peachtree City, Duluth NCR, which makes ATMs and self-checkout machines, says the expansion will increase its Georgia work force more than 50 percent over 26 months. The news comes at a time when unemployment in metro Atlanta is up significantly. Private Quarters The Wright stuff: Scott and Kim Mills drew on the inspiration of Frank Lloyd Wright when they built their Mountain Park home. •Photos AT&T Mobility's next growth wave: 'Emerging devices' Q & A: Ralph de la Vega's expanded role at AT&T isn't cause for him to move from here to the headquarters in Dallas. De la Vega, CEO of Atlanta-based AT&T Mobility, was recently handed the added duty of consumer markets chief for the entire company. Stocks open lower ahead of Fed rate decision The market expects policymakers to lower the fedfunds rate by a half point to 1 percent, though there has beenspeculation that smaller or wider cuts are possible. •Hope for rate cut boosts global markets Pinching pennies? Not these proud pet parents Companies that sell everything from organic dog treats to couture-inspired pet toys say business is up even as economic indicators show shoppers are pinching pennies during one of the worst downturns in decades. Christian Science paper to end daily print edition After a century of continuous publication, The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its weekday print edition and appear online only. The cost-cutting measure makes The Monitor the first national newspaper to largely give up on print. Looking for an auto dealer? Look here first. www.ajccars.com The last word on schools! The NEW Ultimate Atlanta School Guide Order today at ajcstore.com Your Business News More on AJC AJC Home Business Insider Vents Traffic Business Page Markets Weather Lotteries CNN Private Quarters accessAtlanta Living Coke BellSouth ajccars Metro Delta Technobuddy ajcclassifieds Nation-World Ga. 100 Stocks Wage Finder ajchomefinder Opinion Home Depot Your Business ajcjobs Shopping UPS Your Money Mobile Sports Alerts Sports * Copyright © 2008, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This news, information and advertising message is brought to you by Atlanta Journal Constitution, 72 Marietta St., N. W., Atlanta,GA 30303. This information is for personal use only and is not available for redistribution. This email was sent to: fpac.rangola@blogger.com Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you wish to remove your e-mail address from future mailings, please visit the subscription center. Manage your profile by visiting our profile center. If you have a question or concern about AJC e-mail newsletters, please visit our customer care site: http://www.ajc.com/newsletters To receive the latest Atlanta News and Sports Get The Atlanta Journal-Constitution delivered! Subscribe Today!				Sponsored by

Hogging The Oxygen

Advertisement Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 Hogging The Oxygen What can $150 million raised in September do for a campaign? Well, for starters, it allows Barack Obama to put the pedal to the metal in the final week of the campaign and make it much more difficult for John McCain to stage what at this point would have to be considered a comeback. One-day-at-a-time thinking starts to grow in magnitude when there are just a handful of them left and Obama’s financial situation is helping him to suck a little of the oxygen out of the dwindling time. The Democratic nominee will air a 30-minute television ad on three networks tonight – CBS, NBC and Fox. Little official is known about the content of the ad but it’s the first time a major party candidate has taken such a chunk of expensive airtime (Ross Perot did it in 1992). The ad is likely to draw a large amount of speculation and attention throughout the day and heading into Thursday. On top of that, Bill Clinton will appear with Obama for the first time in the campaign – another sure headline-grabber – and the candidate is slated to hit the Daily Show as well (for those younger voters who might miss the news). John McCain’s campaign has certainly shown a penchant for stealing away some of the attention Obama gets (remember their “celebrity” ads launched amidst Obama’s foreign trip this summer). But with time so short, the bar of “surprises” rises ever higher and the risk of appearing gimmicky grows. The timing could hardly be better for Obama to rev things up as glimmers of hope are starting to pop up from McCain’s standpoint. A strategy memo from McCain’s lead pollster Bill McInturff provides some optimistic nuggets for McCain’s prospects and claiming that the Republican has “made impressive strides over the last week,” in their polling numbers. “As other public polls begin to show Senator Obama dropping below 50%,” McInturff writes, “and the margin over McCain beginning to approach margin of error with a week left, all signs say we are headed to an election that may easily be too close to call by next Tuesday.” McInturff says McCain has been gaining strength among key voting groups like non-college men, rural voters, “soft” Democrats and “Walmart moms” as well as experiencing a “pop” among Independent voters. The sunny outlook is tempered a bit by McInturff’s prediction that turnout is likely to reach record numbers (something generally thought to benefit Obama), but he also predicts that the remaining undecided voters will break heavily for McCain, as they did for Hillary Clinton in the last two months of the Democratic primary. It’s the kind of race assessment you expect from just about any campaign but the race has tightened just a tad in the last couple of days. Still, momentum is an important factor in presidential campaigns and Obama’s strategy is aimed at trying to make sure McCain doesn’t get any.  In today’s Horserace.   CBS Evening News  |  The Early Show  |  48 Hours  |  60 Minutes  |  CBS Sunday Morning  |  Face The Nation  |  Up To The Minute U.S.  |  World  |  Politics  |  Sci-Tech  |  Health  |  Entertainment  |  Business  |  Sports  |  Strange  |  Travel  |  Opinion  |  Blogs Videos  |  In-Depth & Photos  |  Puzzles & Toons  |  Mobile Services  |  E-Mail Services  |  RSS Feeds  |  Podcasts Help  |  Advertise  |  Terms Of Service  |  Privacy Statement To unsubscribe or change your subscription options, click here. Contact: Email Administrator, CBSNews.com, 524 W. 57th St., Room 514/1, New York, NY, 10019 ©MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.

HPR Daily News Update - Wednesday, October 29, 2008

DAILY NEWS UPDATE Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Featured Links Hoosier Political Blogs Advance Indiana American Values Alliance The Bilerico Project - Indiana Blue Indiana Capitol WatchBlog (WRTV) Circle City Pundit Fort Wayne Politics Frugal Hoosiers Hoosier Access Howey Politics Indiana Indiana Barrister Indiana Daily Insight Indiana Law Blog Indy's Painfully Objective Political Analysis In The Agora Jim Shella's Political Blog (WISH-TV) Kevin Rader's Political Blog (WTHR-TV) Knuckle Knocked Left In Aboite Masson's Blog Monticello Politics Newstalk (IBJ) Pin The Tail Porter County Politics Pro Cynic Ruth Holladay South Shore Progressive stAllio!'s way Torpor Indy Trifles from Anderson, Indiana INDIANA WIRE Divided Indiana House is up for grabs once again GOP Gov. Daniels to miss another Palin rally Attorney General files suit to stop junk faxes Biden to campaign in Evansville on Saturday Daniels widens fundraising lead over Long Thompson New poll shows tight McCain-Obama race in Indiana New poll finds Daniels ahead of Long Thompson Coal plant foes seek Daniels' e-mails NORTHERN INDIANA Gary Post-Tribune Visclosky has two challengers in campaign for 13th term Four will seek to succeed Reed Final fight on early voting sites coming up McCain has Highland help Brewer, Bucko vie for Porter County treasurer Scheub vows it's his final term if he beats his GOP opponent Incumbent Smith faces familiar GOP challenger Times of Northwest Indiana RBA will go to General Assembly for funding State agency outlines task for taxpayers Treasurer reminds public of tax deadline today GOP chairman complains voter rolls contain the dead Valpo councilman: Charge VU a fire fee Knoblock vowed to not seek 2nd term Veteran, newcomer face off for East Porter school district seat Gov. hopefuls making final push ENDORSEMENT: We endorse Reardon, Dobis, Lehe, VanDenburgh South Bend Tribune Cut spending, don't raise taxes, remonstrators say Poll: Puckett trails Donnelly Voter registration numbers grow Vote No group files as PAC McCain, Obama advisers questioned ENDORSEMENT: The Indiana General Assembly Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Souder, Montagano add $41,800 to coffers Rivals on road for last days of race Property tax hike inserted in budget Political activist Fay dies Lafayette Journal and Courier County candidates mixed on consolidating commissioners Re-offenders a concern for judicial hopefuls Long Thompson touts her Ind. mission Some ratepayers won't see utility referendum on ballot ENDORSEMENT: Bennett will bring reform to our schools CENTRAL INDIANA Indianapolis Star IPS bond question left off ballots Daniels leads fundraising COLUMN: McCain's selling points lost among GOP fear-mongering EDITORIAL: Time to bail out of sweetheart legal deal Anderson Herald Bulletin Incumbent battles man he beat ENDORSEMENT: Three Dems best suited for representative Muncie Star Press 13 more voting machines destined for Delaware County Mitch Daniels sign at Ball State: It's not an endorsement Pence, Welsh, Holland debate economic crisis ENDORSEMENT: Wilson, Bennington our choices for commissioner Richmond Palladium-Item 9,800 already vote Randolph voters to fill commissioner, council seats EDITORIAL: Registration fraud? Let court decide Terre Haute Tribune-Star Former Today Show co-host visits Valley to campaign for Obama GOP Zoeller stops in Valley, touts experience SOUTHERN INDIANA Evansville Courier & Press Republican superintendent candidate to campaign in Evansville Daniels to campaign in Rockport today Biden heading to the Tri-State Gloves off in District 63 race ENDORSEMENT: For the Legislature Louisville Courier-Journal Thousands expected at Palin rally in Jeffersonville Gillespie, Goodin tackle campaign finances Clark council OKs '09 budget, differs on property-tax rates

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Sports: Tebow says Dogs loss still bites

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Click here to enter to win great tickets from ajc.com Metro schools dominate semis Georgia State buys land for football facility The Panthers' new football-only complex a few blocks from the university, will include a 100-yard turf field, a 50-yard grass field, and a building for offices, training rooms, locker rooms, weight room, etc. Black colleges: •Is Tuskegee a solid No. 1? •Johnson shines at CAU Basketball •Is Derrick Favors on brink of college decision? •Arizona's Olson retired after suffering stroke Gators QB Tebow says loss to Dogs still hurts Tim Tebow, who last month nearly broke into tears while trying to explain the Gators' loss to Ole Miss, isn't so sure that defeat was harder to take than last year's 42-30 loss to Georgia. •Moreno not worried | Ellerbe returns in time to play Gators •Rename the rivalry | Fan photo gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | Send your photos •Will winner take it all? Vote. •Next game: vs. Gators at Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, CBS, 750 AM. •More UGA/SEC news Tech's Darryl Richard also leads off the field Here is this week's schedule for Georgia Tech's defensive tackle Darryl Richard: Wednesday, lead town hall meeting for student-athletes; Thursday, help pick Georgia Tech's next president; Saturday, get into Florida State's backfield. •Third downs will be crucial •Next game: vs. Florida State, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, ABC, 790 AM. •More Tech/ACC news State Volleyball Championships Metro Atlanta invitational: Cobb, Fulton, Fayette and DeKalb counties make it tough on the rest of the state to get in the picture for a state volleyball championship. Only three of the 16 teams remaining in the state title chase hail from outside of those counties, and none would be pegged as a favorite heading into the semifinals. •Semifinals: Thursday-Saturday, at Kell and Marist; Finals: at Marietta. Falcons' Baker to seek second opinion on hurt hip The rookie left tackle suffered a hip injury last Wednesday and will miss the next few practices and will not make the trip to Oakland. He's set to visit two hip specialists. •It's back to school for kicker Elam Next game: at Oakland, 4 p.m., Sunday, Fox, 92.9 FM. •More Falcons/NFL news Thrashers blanked by Flyers Mike Knuble can't explain why Philadelphia has dominated the Atlanta Thrashers since he signed with the Flyers as a free agent four years ago. Knuble, Simon Gagne and Joffrey Lupul each scored two goals as Philadelphia earned its 11th straight win over the Thrashers, 7-0. •Thrashers rookie Bogosian hurt •Next game: at Rangers, 7 p.m., Thursday, SPSO; 680 AM. •More Thrashers/NHL news Mike Bibby the key to Hawks season How long the veteran point guard remains at the controls of this team is the $15 million - his salary in this final year of his contract - question. Speculation that the Hawks are just holding on to him until the February trade deadline is just that. Poll. •Get to know the Hawks | 5 questions about the season •New details on OD at home of Isiah Thomas •Season opener: at Orlando, Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Home opener: vs. Philadelphia, Saturday. •More Hawks, NBA / Dream, WNBA news Remember the World Series? Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series, but right now, bad weather is turning the Fall Classic into a Rainfall Classic. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can finish Game 5 tonight. But snow showers are in the forecast. •More Braves/MLB news Mark Bradley: Loss of Childress dampens Hawks' buzz. Terence Moore: All's hush-hush on UGA-Florida front. Jeff Schultz: Baseball's postseason going down in flames. Looking for an auto dealer? Look here first. www.ajccars.com The last word on schools! 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