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Deals of the Hour / June 19, 2010, 11:12 am

Gulf State Senator Slams BP Chief's Attendance at UK Yacht Race

April 28: The Senate Banking Committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Gulf state senator ripped BP chief executive Tony Hayward for taking time off ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-19T17:51:09Z)

Firm tied to Blackwater gets Afghan contract

Washington (CNN) -- A firm affiliated with the former Blackwater security company has been awarded a contract to provide protection to U.S. consulates and diplomats in the Afghan cities of Herat and Mazar-e Sharif, a U.S ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-19T17:15:22Z)

COMMUNITY COMMENT: Country must change energy habits

The disastrous Gulf oil spill is a call for this country to go all-out to become a responsible, world-caring, just, truth-speaking, community-minded, environment-loving and truly civilized community. We must immediately ... (Source: Evansville Courier-Press 2010-06-19T17:22:31Z)

As oil spews in Gulf, BP chief at UK yacht race

LONDON (AP) -- In what one environmentalist described as "yet another public relations disaster" for embattled energy giant BP, CEO Tony Hayward took time off Saturday to attend a glitzy yacht race around England's Isle ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-19T18:05:28Z)

U.S. govt. poisoned its own citizens during Prohibition

(NaturalNews) In a dark but little-known chapter of U.S. history, the federal government ordered the poisoning of alcohol supplies to deter and punish those who sought to flout Prohibition-era bans. Starting in 1906, the ... (Source: Natural News.com 2010-06-19T17:44:00Z)

Japan Coach Angered By Training Leaks

(AP) DURBAN, South Africa (AP) - Japan coach Takeshi Okada is unhappy that tactics from closed practice sessions have been leaked and could benefit the team's Group E opponents. Okada urged his players to not reveal ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-19T17:36:50Z)

Coli Films takes 'Caminos' for France

PARIS-- Mima Fleurent's Coli Films Diffusion has taken all French rights to Jose Luis Penafuerte's docu feature "Los caminos de la memoria," a striking docu feature on Spaniards' attempts to honor the dead in the Spanish ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-19T18:05:28Z)

China Signals End to Yuan's Two-Year Peg to Dollar Before G-20

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- China said it will allow a more flexible yuan, signaling an end to the currency's two-year-old peg to the dollar a week before a Group of 20 summit. The decision to "increase the renminbi's ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-19T17:29:41Z)

President Obama attends Nationals game

From Post White House correspondent Anne E. Kornblut: After hunkering down for several weeks to deal with the oil spill, President Obama finally made it out of the house for some fun - and showed up at the Nationals game ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-19T17:51:09Z)

BP Chief at UK Yacht Race as Oil Spews in Gulf of Mexico

June 19: The yacht Bob, owned by BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, seen during the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, near Cowes, Isle of Wight. In what one environmentalist described as "yet another public ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-19T18:05:28Z)

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