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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2010, 1:10 pm

Shatel: As college landscape shifted, Nebraska stood at the epicenter

LINCOLN — If Friday were a football game, you'd want to keep the program. What a day. Whirlwind day. Important day. Historic day. Hell of a day. One of the biggest days, if not the biggest, in University of Nebraska ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-06-12T19:39:40Z)

Oil isn't just for cars, it's in everything

WASHINGTON — Has the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico got you so mad you're ready to quit Big Oil? Ready to park the car and take up bike-riding or walking? Well, your bike and your sneakers have petroleum products in ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-12T19:46:50Z)

Captain Gerrard Puts England 1-0 Up Against US

(AP) RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) - Steven Gerrard has given England a 1-0 lead over the United States at the World Cup. The England captain flicked the ball past goalkeeper Tim Howard in the fourth minute of the Group ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-12T19:03:53Z)

BA Chamber CEO takes new position

Mickey Thompson, a longtime metro Tulsa economic development leader, was named executive director of the Rogers County Industrial Development Authority. "We are fortunate to have someone with Mickey's credentials and ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-12T19:46:50Z)

Photo Release -- U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Join Forces to Christen ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC - News ) today christened the sixth LPD 17 class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego (LPD ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-12T19:32:31Z)

Obama tells Britain no hard feelings over spill

LONDON (AP) -- President Barack Obama reassured Prime Minister David Cameron Saturday that his frustration over the mammoth oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not an attack on Britain, Cameron's office said, as the two ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-12T18:42:24Z)

UN reviewing Taliban, al-Qaida sanctions list

Fueling momentum for a political solution to the nearly nine-year-old Afghan war, a U.N. committee is reviewing whether certain people could be removed from blacklist that freezes assets and limits travel of key Taliban ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-06-12T20:08:18Z)

South Carolina tops Coastal Carolina 4-3 in opener

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Blake Cooper worked seven innings of six-hit ball and South Carolina twice escaped bases-loaded jams down the stretch to move a win away from the College World Series with a 4-3 victory over ... (Source: WDBJ7.com 2010-06-12T20:01:09Z)

Ronaldo roots from afar

FAN FESTS: More than 250,000 fans watched South Africa's 1-1 draw with Mexico at 10 official Fan Fest viewing sites across the World Cup host nation. Johannesburg city officials on Saturday ordered extra security at ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-12T19:25:21Z)

Cleveland Indians' Austin Kearns wields big stick against former club, leads Tribe to ...

Paid attendance: 22,041 -- fourth-largest gate in 27 home dates. Travis Hafner also went deep for the Tribe, which has won three straight for the first time since May 9-12. Its season-best winning streak is four. The ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-12T19:53:59Z)

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