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Deals of the Hour / June 15, 2010, 3:11 am

Aventa Learning Helps 1,000 Chicago Public School Students Earn the High School ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 1,000 Chicago Public School (CPS) students who were at risk of not graduating from high school will receive their diplomas this month with the rest of the CPS Class of 2010 ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T10:03:27Z)

State environment chief says BP oil disaster is unlikely to affect New Jersey

TRENTON — The Jersey Shore will be spared any mess from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster until well after the summer beach and fishing seasons in the "unlikely" event it reaches the North Atlantic, top state officials ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-15T09:20:30Z)

Setbacks Cloud U.S. Plans to Get Out of Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — Six months after President Obama decided to send more forces to Afghanistan , the halting progress in the war has crystallized longstanding tensions within the government over the viability of his plan to ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-15T09:56:18Z)

MIT Initiates Expansion Plans Enabled by Recently Completed Manufacturing and ...

SAN CLEMENTE, CA--(Marketwire - 06/15/10) - Micro Identification Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB: MMTC - News ) announced today that it has initiated an internal expansion program; made possible in part by the Manufacturing ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T09:56:18Z)

Don't let the oil spill hamper you plans to visit the Gulf Coast

Vacationing at the beach this summer doesn't necessarily translate to "going to the beach," if you catch the drift. Despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, many New Orleanians still plan to head to the Gulf Coast to ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-06-15T09:56:18Z)

A local Canterbury tale

PHOENIX -- Off the coast of Nova Scotia, two men, including one from Chillicothe, paddle a life raft to a small island. They have no food, no shelter and only a few items besides the clothes on their backs. Their task ... (Source: Chillico Gazette 2010-06-15T09:20:30Z)

Baltimore (17-47) at San Francisco (36-27)

The San Francisco Giants are playing well at home, and are facing the best possible opponent for that trend to continue - the Baltimore Orioles . The Giants look for a sixth straight victory at AT&T Park on Tuesday night ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-15T10:03:27Z)

Dems see gulf oil crisis as chance for change

(06-15) 04:00 PDT Washington -- The big question for many Democrats tonight is how far President Obama will go in his first Oval Office address to turn the Gulf of Mexico disaster into an opportunity to end the nation's ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T09:56:18Z)

Diamond Ranch Foods Joins National Cattleman's Beef Association

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd. (OTC BB: DRFO - News ) (Berlin WKN# A0RNQK), a meat and poultry processing and foodservice distribution company, is pleased to report that it has become a member of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T10:03:27Z)

Elbit Imaging Raises Additional $27 Million in Capital Commitments for EPN Real ...

TEL AVIV, Israel , June 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: EMITF - News ) ("Elbit") announced today that along with its subsidiary, Elbit Plaza USA, L.P. ("Elbit Plaza USA"), a real estate ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T08:23:14Z)

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