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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2010, 2:10 am

South Africa earns 1-1 draw with Mexico in opener

(AP) — JOHANNESBURG - South Africa nearly made a perfect start to the World Cup. The host of the first soccer world championship played on the continent scored first, setting off a deafening buzz of vuvuzelas in the ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-12T08:55:26Z)

One New Agriculture Stock Added to S-Network ITG Agriculture Index in Quarterly ...

NEW YORK , June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The S-Network ITG Agriculture Index (SM) (TICKER: AGRI) will add one new component, effective 6:00 PM (EST) Sunday, June 20, 2010, changing the number of index components to 30. The ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-12T07:43:51Z)

DMC, Vanguard seal deal on $1.26B sale

The Detroit Medical Center and Vanguard Health Systems signed a $1.26-billion agreement on Friday that allows the Nashville, Tenn., for-profit health company to buy the Detroit hospital group and bring 500 construction ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-12T09:02:35Z)

Campground floodwaters kill at least 16

CADDO GAP, Ark. — Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour tore through a campground packed with vacationing families early Friday, carrying away tents and overturning RVs as campers slept. At least 16 people ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-12T08:55:26Z)

France, Uruguay play to an opening day draw

A match between former champions produced an opening day World Cup dud, with France and Uruguay drawing 0-0 at Cape Town, South Africa. Even if some of the tournament's top stars — France's Franck Ribery and Uruguay's ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-12T08:41:07Z)

George Stephanopoulos Touts Democratic Talking Points, Urges Pawlenty to Denounce Tea Party ...

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Friday parroted Democratic talking points while interviewing Governor Tim Pawlenty about the tea party movement. The potential presidential candidate mentioned the victory ... (Source: News Busters 2010-06-12T08:33:57Z)

Global protest planned over BP's handling of oil disaster

New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Environmentalists plan to stage a worldwide protest against BP on Saturday as the petroleum giant takes hits from politicians and Gulf residents. Worldwide BP Protest Day claims ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-12T08:33:57Z)

Arkansas returns to Arizona State to resume baseball rivalry

Arizona State has only one series loss this baseball season, dropping two of three at Washington State in early April. No. 15-ranked Arkansas earned a trip to No. 1 ASU for this NCAA super regional by taking two of three ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-12T08:12:29Z)

World Cup 2010

In what looks a relatively open group, both South Korea and Greece will feel they have to take three points from their first match if they are to progress. "If we win, we are in a position to try to qualify for the next ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-12T08:05:19Z)

World Cup opens on a joyous, noisy note

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela would have loved it. The joy, the pulsating music and dazzling colors, the big party to celebrate the world's embrace of South Africa , even the scrappy 1-1 draw. Dashing the hopes of many ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-06-12T09:09:45Z)

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