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Deals of the Hour / June 16, 2010, 1:11 am

Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will have his showdown on Wednesday with BP top executives and says he will tell the company it must pick up the tab for the massive oil disaster in the Gulf. Obama vowed Tuesday to ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-16T07:39:06Z)

Get More Out of Your Umbrella Company With Pulse Umbrella

MANCHESTER, England , June 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The umbrella company sector isn't exactly a thrill-a-minute industry; contract worker solutions and tax legislation is what it is but one UK umbrella company are ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T08:00:34Z)

Evergreen Solar Introduces its New Panels with BOOST Cell Technology for the French ...

MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR - News ), a manufacturer of String Ribbon™ solar panels with its proprietary silicon wafer technology, will unveil its upcoming line of higher ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T07:24:47Z)

Progress Software Teams Up With ULLINK to Provide Enhanced Algorithmic Trading

LONDON--(Marketwire - 06/16/10) - Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS - News ), a leading software provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive, announced today that it is partnering with ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T08:07:44Z)

New Estimates Raise Amount of Oil Flow

That is roughly 2.5 million gallons of oil a day, and it means an amount equal to the Exxon Valdez spill could be gushing from the well about every four days. The flow was already categorized as the largest offshore oil ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-16T07:39:06Z)

Tom Izzo searched his soul and did the right thing

And so he stays. The most hotly debated topic in basketball ends with Tom Izzo going nowhere. He is "here for life," he now declares. But he is not the same. What Izzo went through the past 10 days will shadow him ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-16T07:53:25Z)

Amar'e Stoudemire's agent talks about Suns GM Steve Kerr's departure

The Suns now have a lame-duck general manager for the remaining 15-day window of negotiations for a contract extension with Amar'e Stoudemire. Unless a new GM is hired or Stoudemire signs an extension in that time, NBA ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-16T07:53:25Z)

Laying the foundation

The odds of several hundred Newburyport youth athletes suddenly coming together to form a track league are slim. Even Newburyport High School cross country coach Don Hennigar acknowledged as much. "Look, soccer is huge ... (Source: Newburyport Daily News 2010-06-16T08:00:34Z)

SDSU College of Business Administration Names Dan Novak to Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The College of Business Administration (CBA) at San Diego State University ( SDSU ) announced today that Dan Novak has been selected to serve on the College's board of directors. Novak is ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-16T07:53:25Z)

Spartan coach takes MSU to the brink

Ten unforgettable days of Tom Izzo panic ended Tuesday as Michigan State, its athletic department and its fans hoped they would. Maybe even better than hoped, with Izzo declaring he'll be a Spartan "for life" while ... (Source: Lansing State Journal 2010-06-16T07:53:25Z)

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