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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2010, 3:10 pm

Corrected: Human heads found in Southwest air cargo facility

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in Arkansas are investigating a shipment of 40 to 60 human heads found by Southwest Airlines employees at a cargo facility last week in Little Rock, the Pulaski County coroner said ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T21:49:45Z)

Joe Barton Becomes Focus of Tony Hayward Hearing on Capitol Hill

"There were a couple of audible gasps. It was just not what people were expecting. People were not expecting lawmakers to apologize to Tony Hayward of BP." That was the immediate reaction to Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-17T21:42:35Z)

Is AT&T preparing for life after the iPhone with the Samsung Capitvate?

AT&T just beefed up its Android line-up with the announcement of the Samsung Captivate and may be signaling that it's preparing for life after its exclusive iPhone deal expires. Combined with the new HTC Aria, announced ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-17T20:52:29Z)

Toys R Us launches Christmas promotion

The holiday season seems to start earlier every year, but in June? That's taking it a little far. Toys R Us has Santa on the brain already, and has started a Christmas Savers Club to help people start saving now ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-17T21:49:45Z)

MSNBC's Brewer Annoyed at Barton's 'Shakedown' Reference, But Colleague Ed Schultz ...

In a satellite interview with Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) held shortly before 1 p.m. EDT today, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer criticized Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) for denouncing the president for pushing BP to agree to a $20 ... (Source: News Busters 2010-06-17T21:06:48Z)

BP CEO in the hot seat on Capitol Hill

BP (BP) CEO Tony Hayward is in Washington, D.C., testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Hayward is going it alone today, a day after he and Chairman Carl-Henric ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-17T21:13:57Z)

BP's Hayward thwarts US lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Under fire for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP chief Tony Hayward coolly told angry US lawmakers Thursday he was "not a cement engineer ," "not an oceanographic scientist," and not in the loop ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-17T21:42:35Z)

BP Chief Gives House Panel an Apology but Few Answers

How does the public ensure that it doesn't end up paying for costs of the spill 20 or 30 years out? Mr. Hayward has faced withering criticism for his company's response to the immense oil spill, stemming from a fatal ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-17T22:04:04Z)

Medians in the 'hoods: Haight-Ashbury

35 Divisadero is an Edwardian 2 bed, 1 bath condo with a shared yard and parking (quite valuable in this hard-to-park area) in mid-Haight, or NOPA, if you're going for the trendy, realtor-inspired 'hood appellations ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-17T21:35:26Z)

Dozens of human heads found on Southwest flight

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in Arkansas are investigating a shipment of 40 to 60 human heads found by Southwest Airlines employees at a cargo facility last week in Little Rock, the Pulaski County coroner said ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T20:38:10Z)

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