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Deals of the Hour / June 22, 2010, 7:11 am

World Cup 2010

France on the front foot early on. Gourcuff plays the ball down the right to Gignac who earns a throw. KICK OFF France get us under way! The French players huddle together prior to kick-off. Fantastic scenes in the ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-22T13:58:32Z)

Britain cuts spending, hikes taxes in budget

LONDON (AFP) – Britain on Tuesday launched an assault on its mountain of debt as its new coalition government set out plans to raise taxes and slash public spending by 17 billion pounds (25 billion dollars). "This ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-22T14:05:41Z)

Republic First Bancorp, Inc. Prices Public Offering of Common Stock

PHILADELPHIA , June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRBK - News ), the holding company for Republic First Bank, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T13:08:25Z)

Has Medvedev Really Modernized Russian Industry? Check Out The Consolidation Trend In ...

In the milk business, sanctimoniousness can induce more nausea than salmonella. President Dmitry Medvedev big-noted his re-election campaign with a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday with ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-22T13:51:22Z)

North Carolina Runoff Election: Democratic Senate Primary Candidates Make Final Push ...

FROM AP: White House summons US general to explain himself... 2 minutes 20 seconds ago FROM AP: Woman gunned down on Ill. highway as drivers watch... 2 minutes 53 seconds ago FROM AP: SC's Sanford vacations without ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-22T13:58:32Z)

New Law Nixes Tobacco Shipments by Mail

(CBS/AP) Savvy smokers and other tobacco users have long known a secret to getting their tobacco on the cheap: buy through the mail. Ordering from tobacco-producing southern states with plenty of supply and low taxes ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-22T13:01:16Z)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne Confirms U.K. Will Not Join the Euro, Pledges to ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne stated that the government will cut the deficit to 20 billion pounds by 2015 to 2016, during the emergency budget in Parliament today. Mr. Osborne went onto add that the U.K ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-22T13:08:25Z)

What did you think of Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday?

Defending champion Serena Williams won her opening match at Wimbledon to remain unbeaten in first-round Grand Slam play. Playing first Tuesday on Centre Court, Williams hit 15 aces and beat 17-year-old Michelle Larcher ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-06-22T13:29:54Z)

Germany, France, UK commit to bank tax

BERLIN (AP) -- Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday committed to levying a fee on banks to shield taxpayers from the cost of resolving financial crises and said they would ask other countries to join them. The proposal ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-22T14:05:41Z)

Key points of British budget

Key points in the budget announced Tuesday by Treasury chief George Osborne: -Government borrowing to decline from 10 percent of gross domestic product to about 1 percent in five years. -Spending cut by 32 billion pounds ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-22T14:05:41Z)

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