Deals of the Hour

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

Wrapping it up from Fenway: Red Sox 5, Dodgers 4

This time, Manny Ramirez homered. And, still, the Red Sox yawned. "Who's that?" knuckleballer Tim Wakefield said of his former teammate, trying to stifle a smile. It wasn't easy, though. Not after Dustin Pedroia ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-20T03:45:17Z)

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 2010-06-20T03:30:58Z)

Hey, Tony! Tony Grossi answers your Cleveland Browns questions

Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer Phil Dawson has been the Browns' leading scorer in 10 of the team's 11 seasons since its 1999 return. Hey, Tony: Since joining the Browns in 1999, how many years has Phil Dawson been in the ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-20T03:52:27Z)

Enraged to engaged: Tea party backers explain why

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Bill Warner is hardly a naive man. He ran his own engineering firm for three decades, and sold the assets just before the economy tanked. He built his dream home on a majestic hill abutting a ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-20T03:59:36Z)

Sisters place first, second in Miss Wisconsin pageant

June 19, 2010 10:54 p.m. | Kimberly Brooke Sawyer, 23, of Egg Harbor, was selected as Miss Wisconsin 2010 in Oshkosh Saturday night. She competed as Miss Green Bay. Her younger sister, Katie Leigh Sawyer, 21, was named ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-20T03:52:27Z)

Korea, war without end, casts a long shadow

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Distant thunder rattled the windows as Hong Il-sik, 14-year-old schoolboy, awoke that Sunday. It was the sound of artillery fire, the morning of June 25, 1950, the dawn of a war that never ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-20T03:59:36Z)

A drastic teacher overhaul at St. Joan Antida High School

How about this for strong medicine to improve a school: Ask every teacher and administrator to turn in resignations. Tell them they can reapply for their jobs, but there's going to be higher expectations from now on ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-20T03:09:30Z)

Margaret Anderson Kelliher: Banking on people power

On the campaign trail, Margaret Anderson Kelliher makes the personal political. In kicking off a jobs tour, the Minnesota House Speaker recalls childhood during the 1980s farm crisis and the uncertainty over whether her ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-20T03:59:36Z)

FXCM MENA Launches New Arabic & English Website

BEIRUT, Lebanon , June 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2009, FXCM products became exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa region through Master Capital Group SAL ("FXCM MENA"). As of June 1, 2010 , FXCM ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-20T04:06:46Z)

Aucoin wasn't out to 'break the bank'

Phoenix Coyotes update: It would have been easy, and maybe even more beneficial from a financial standpoint, for Adrian Aucoin to play a waiting game until the start of NHL free agency July 1. Instead, the veteran ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-20T03:16:39Z)

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