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Deals of the Hour / June 19, 2010, 9:11 am

Kyrgyzstan…. Do you know what's going on and do you care ?

We'll get things going with an article from when I first saw that all hell was breaking loose in Kyrgyzstan. That was April 7th of this year. After that article, we'll jump forward to around a week ago….. The ... (Source: RedState 2010-06-19T15:42:18Z)

World Cup 2010

Paraguay go into this Group F clash in high spirits after holding world champions Italy to 1-1 draw in their opening match and victory against Slovakia would leave them with one foot in the knockout stages. However ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-19T14:37:53Z)

In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim at Pension Costs

Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits. Illinois raised its retirement age to ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-19T15:49:28Z)

Takeshi Okada

Having returned to the Japan national side almost a decade after his players lost all three games at the 1998 World Cup, Okada at least has direct experience of the competition and expects to do far better this time ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-19T16:03:47Z)

On eve of LACMA survey, John Baldessari talks about his history teaching--and past ...

When "Pure Beauty," John Baldessari's retrospective, opens at the L.A. County Museum of Art on June 27, expect to see several generations of artists on hand for the opening-week events. For as long as he has been making ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-19T16:03:47Z)

CUP: Junior Looking To Improve On Road Courses

Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows what it takes to run fast at Infineon Raceway. What he isn't so sure about is what it takes to win on the winding, 11-turn road course. "You don't race cars, you don't race corners ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-19T15:49:28Z)

U.S. coach Bob Bradley tries to move on: 'It's a good goal'

IRENE, South Africa (AP) — The United States is moving on, ready to forget about the disallowed goal that cost the Americans a win in their 2-2 draw with Slovakia at the World Cup. Referee Koman Coulibaly of Mali ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-19T15:27:59Z)

Fishing Tournament Cancellations Spread With Oil Spill

Shawna Meisner, the director of the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic offshore sports fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico, had been one of the last holdouts. But on Thursday — five days before the tournament's ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-19T15:06:31Z)

Report: Anelka launches tirade at Domenech

KNYSNA, South Africa (Reuters) -- Once famous for individual brilliance and midfield wizardry, France are in the process of establishing themselves as world champions at the fine art of internal squabbling. The ghosts of ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-19T15:56:37Z)

As Oil Spews in Gulf, BP Chief at UK Yacht Race

The CEO of BP soon may be no longer in charge of the Gulf oil spill cleanup. BP chief executive Tony Hayward, often criticized for being tone-deaf to U.S. concerns about the worst oil spill in American history, took time ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-19T15:49:28Z)

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