Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 3:11 pm

Now it gets interesting with RFAs

Green Bay - As of right now (and this could change at any moment), the Packers' three restricted free agents - CB Tramon Williams, DE Johnny Jolly and S Atari Bigby - remain unsigned. If they do not sign their tenders by ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-14T21:31:50Z)

Homebuyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline May Be Extended

With the deadline to qualify for Uncle Sam's homebuyer tax credit quickly approaching, Congressional lawmakers are trying to provide additional time for consumers scrambling to close transactions. [Slide Shows 10 Cities ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T21:38:59Z)

Obama's Treasury Dept Working To Defeat Derivatives Proposal 'Of Utmost Importance ...

A Senate proposal to force banks to shed their lucrative yet risk-laden derivatives units -- which is vehemently opposed by Wall Street -- is gaining steam, picking up the support of some regional Federal Reserve chiefs ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-14T21:31:50Z)

Texas A&M hopes Big 12 stays together

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas A&M regent Gene Stallings said he wants the Big 12 to survive — and would vote to keep the Aggies in the league if they don't get a much better offer from another conference. Stallings told ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

Parts maker expands 3 NC plants, adds 330 jobs

RALEIGH, N.C. – With companies hiring few workers in the prolonged recession , economic developers are trying to create jobs by offering tax breaks and other incentives they might not have a few years ago. Gov. Beverly ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

Bemis Reaches Agreement to Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa, OK Facilities to Exopack

NEENAH, Wis. & SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS - News ), a supplier of flexible packaging materials, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Company's ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-14T21:24:40Z)

Trafficking Report: No Mention of Diplomats in D.C. with Slaves?

In Washington on Monday morning, June 14, Hillary Clinton unveiled the State Department's 10th annual report on modern-day slavery, which evaluates the efforts of every nation to combat the crime . For the first time ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-14T22:00:28Z)

Comments on: Report: Abby Sunderland's Dad Inked Reality Deal

Erasmus, all I see in you is an over-protective parent who wants to extend her own nanny household to create a whole Nanny State for all of us. And, it makes you envious and insecure to see that not all of us want to go ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-14T21:03:12Z)

FBI files on Ted Kennedy show constant threats

FBI releases more than 2,000 pages on late Sen. Edward Kennedy Kennedy was subject of seemingly endless threats, files show Files show personal involvment by former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover One memo shows Kennedy's ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-14T21:38:59Z)

Community Theatre announces 2010-11 schedule

Ian Anderson, Lily Tomlin, Pat Metheny, Art Garfunkel, Savion Glover, Natalie Merchant and Itzhak Perlman are among the many artists who will perform at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center For the Performing Arts in ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-14T21:53:18Z)

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