Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 23, 2010, 1:10 pm

Donovan goal puts U.S. in 2nd round

PRETORIA, South Africa -- Landon Donovan scored a stunning goal in the first minute of injury time, advancing the United States to the second round at the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Algeria. With the U.S. perhaps ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-06-23T19:55:16Z)

76ers eye Turner with 2nd pick in NBA draft

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Evan Turner posted messages on his Twitter feed about getting "props" from Philadelphia fans and eating at a famous cheesesteak shop while in town for his draft workout. His message Thursday night ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-23T19:40:57Z)

Donovan World Cup Goal Sees Near-Record Internet Traffic Spike

There was a massive spike in Internet traffic just around the time that the United States and Algeria were finishing their down-to-the-wire World Cup match on Wednesday. Following the clinching goal by the U.S.'s Landon ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-23T19:55:16Z)

Legal deal for sick Sept. 11 workers back in court

NEW YORK - Lawyers for thousands of Sept. 11 responders found support Wednesday for a deal that would end a seven-year legal battle over the toxic fallout produced by the collapse of the World Trade Center. At what's ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-23T19:33:47Z)

Cisco Commits to Sustainable Development of Russian Technology Innovation Agenda ...

SAN JOSE, CA and MOSCOW--(Marketwire - 06/23/10) - In a meeting today in San Jose, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers discussed a wide-ranging series of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T19:55:16Z)

Changing room visitor Clinton praises U.S. spirit

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton got to his feet to celebrate his team's last-gasp goal against Algeria at the World Cup on Wednesday and gave the players a speech about the American spirit afterwards ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-23T19:40:57Z)

Canada Spills Earthquake Mess All Over Northern U.S. Border

This afternoon Canada had a socialist 5.0-magnitude earthquake all over its Eastern "provinces" of Ontario and Quebec. This being Canada, those brash, inconsiderate bastards, they couldn't keep the thing to ... (Source: Wonkette (satire) 2010-06-23T19:48:06Z)

Eco Author Touts Green Sci-Fi Thriller Screenplay

VENICE BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just as the crisis of the Great Depression unlocked the imagination of writers who created the very first superheroes beginning with Superman, contemporary environmental concerns ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T19:48:06Z)

Fannie Mae tries to stop 'jingle mail'

WASHINGTON - Government-sponsored mortgage purchaser Fannie Mae is trying to encourage distressed homeowners to find alternatives to foreclosure by banning those who walk away from getting new loans for seven years ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-23T19:33:47Z)

Amazon Veterans Launch Company to Deliver Amazon EC2-Like Services Behind the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 06/23/10) - At GigaOM's Structure 2010 conference on cloud computing, Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon, former Amazon executives who led the development of the Amazon EC2 public cloud ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T19:05:09Z)

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