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Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 12:10 pm

Obama Plans First Oval Office Speech to Put Pressure on BP

Oil was visible from the public pier in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Sunday. The company's $10.5 billion annual dividend has become a point of contention as President Obama has said BP should not be paying stockholders when ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-14T18:18:34Z)

John Hope Bryant Leads Operation HOPE Delegation to Haiti

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recognizing that earthquake survivors in Haiti continue to need support from the world community now and in years to come, financial literacy and empowerment nonprofit Operation HOPE (HOPE ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T18:54:21Z)

Boat submerged during OKC rescue attempt; Flood warning near Owasso

Tulsa World Weather: Stay updated on the latest weather reports with complete coverage from the Weather Channel. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City firefighters attempting a swift-water rescue were trapped after their boat ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-14T18:47:12Z)

Jeff Skilling Will Get A Week In Solitary Confinement If He Tries To Buy A Cup Of ...

Jeff Skilling leaving court in 2006, following his sentence hearing. Image: AP Jeff Skilling, the disgraced former CEO of Enron who's currently in jail, lived under strict rules at the Waseca prison in Minnesota. He wasn ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-14T17:57:05Z)

TN Games Introduces The 3RD Space® Trigger: Enabling 3RD Space Vest Physical 3D ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TN Games today announces a major advancement in 3D entertainment: the 3RD Space® Trigger™, enabling use of the acclaimed 3RD Space Vest with videogame consoles. Unlike rumble or ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T18:54:21Z)

Security Brief: Honoring fallen spies

An honor guard lays a wreath at the memorial wall of stars for those killed serving their country. In a single deadly moment last December, the lives of five CIA officers and two CIA contractors were gone. The flash of ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-06-14T18:40:02Z)

More and More Verizon Wireless Customers Use Skype Mobile for Unlimited Skype-to ...

IRVINE, Calif. , June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Skype mobile™ from Verizon Wireless gives customers another easy way to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues all over the world. Available only from Verizon ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T17:49:56Z)

ARM, IBM, Samsung, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Synopsys Announce Delivery of 32/28nm HKMG ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARM, IBM (NYSE: IBM - News ), Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Synopsys, Inc (NASDAQ: SNPS - News ) today announced the delivery of the industry's first complete ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T18:18:34Z)

Thousands flee ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

Osh, Kyrgyzstan (CNN) -- Smoke rose over the streets of Osh and sporadic gunfire could be heard Monday as ethnic groups continued to battle in the strategically important Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. An estimated ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T17:28:27Z)

100,000 Uzbek refugees seek safety at border

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- About 100,000 minority Uzbeks fleeing mobs of Kyrgyz massed at the border Monday, an Uzbek leader said, as the deadliest ethnic violence to hit this Central Asian nation in 20 years left a major ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-14T18:54:21Z)

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