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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 12:10 pm

Bay Port tops Merrill, 2-1, at WIAA state baseball

June 15, 2010 12:56 p.m. | Grand Chute - Defending champion Bay Port managed just two hits Tuesday but made the most of them to squeeze out a 2-1 victory over Merrill in the Division 1 quarterfinals of the WIAA spring ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-15T18:03:03Z)

Live Blogging Congressional Testimony From Oil Executives

That's it for the hearing, but we will have coverage of President Obama's address to the nation in about five hours. Google's official blog notes that the speech will be available live online: Tonight at 8 p.m. ET ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

Rhee to NYC: Just be like me

There was a time in the fairly recent past when Michelle Rhee was the protege and Joel Klein was the mentor. Rhee was the little-known head of a teacher recruiting non-profit in 2007 when Klein, head of the New York City ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-15T18:46:00Z)

F. Sanchez drives in four runs to help Giants squash Orioles

SAN FRANCISCO -- Pat Burrell spent a couple weeks at home after he was cut by Tampa Bay last month. He wasn't sure about his future, so he's definitely enjoying his time with the San Francisco Giants . Burrell hit a home ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

Covidien's Tour Brings Ground-Breaking Surgical Procedures to Northside Hospital

ATLANTA , June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Covidien, a leading global healthcare products company that creates innovative medical solutions, will offer a hands-on experience for media professionals as it trains surgeons ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T18:53:10Z)

Technical Levels, Not News Become Main Driver of Markets

As much as Greece, the oil spill and the economy, the markets these days are moved by wild swings between technical levels that at times overshadow the underlying fundamentals. "Technicals matter in this market," Pimco ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T18:38:51Z)

How to Successfully Obtain Log Home Financing in Today's Economy

Southland Log Homes Lender Day Event. Columbia, SC ( PRWEB ) June 15, 2010 -- Southland Log Homes will be holding a Log Home Lender Day event on Friday June 18th and Saturday June 19th, featuring the latest lending ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

Trijicon Optics Added to Red-Dot-Scopes.com Catalog

A standard issue scope utilized by numerous municipal, county and state law enforcement departments, federal agencies and the United States military, Trijicon self-luminous weapon sights are proven to give shooters ... (Source: PRWeb 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

A lifetime of Prince at BET Awards

Getting a lifetime achievement award has to be a bittersweet honor for most artists, since it generally suggests you're at the tail end of your lifetime and/or everything you've done of note is in your past. It has to be ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

Cuba denounces US criticism on human trafficking

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba reacted angrily Tuesday to its inclusion on a U.S. list of countries that could be sanctioned for failing to fight human and child trafficking, calling it a "shameful slander" and part of Washington's ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-15T19:00:19Z)

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