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Deals of the Hour / June 23, 2010, 11:10 am

Michael Jackson Will Loom Large At Conrad Murray's Trial

NEW YORK (CBS) The death of Michael Jackson last June 25 spurred an onslaught of news coverage, a very public memorial and a blockbuster documentary on the preparations for his comeback tour. It also brought on legal ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-23T17:10:37Z)

U.S. advances in World Cup with added-time goal

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: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-23T18:07:53Z)

Trading draft picks for veterans

I'm going into this blog post with my eyes wide open. I realize that every single Redskins fan who reads it will hate it, and will hate me, and accuse me of incurable anti-Redskins bias. But after the team acquired a ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-23T17:53:34Z)

Obama ousts Afghan commander McChrystal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, choosing the embattled general's direct boss - Gen. David Petraeus - to take over the ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-23T17:46:25Z)

BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® Presented by V CAST Video Brings Movies, Television Shows and ...

NEW YORK , and BASKING RIDGE, N.J. , June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless said today it is expanding the mobile video choices for its smartphone customers with the introduction of BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® presented by ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T18:00:44Z)

Milberg LLP is Investigating BP Employee 401(k) Retirement Savings Losses

NEW YORK, June 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Milberg LLP is investigating possible illegal conduct relating to BP's (NYSE: BP - News ) 401(k) plan for U.S. employees known as the BP Employee Savings Plan or the ESP ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-23T17:53:34Z)

Joe Smith returns to bullpen, Tribe will promote Laffey: Indians Insider

Now for the intriguing part. Who gets sent down when Laffey is added to the roster Friday to face Cincinnati at Great American Ballpark? It's not like there's a shortage of choices. Smith, who arrived Tuesday morning ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-23T17:39:15Z)

Blago talked about leaking Madigan's name to paper

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal court jury has heard a tape of Rod Blagojevich and his top aide planning to plant an item in a newspaper gossip column that the then-governor might name Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to ... (Source: WTVF 2010-06-23T17:32:06Z)

Breaking down Bengals receivers

CINCINNATI – The Bengals on Tuesday released WR Chris Davis , and though the team had signed him to a free agent deal in March, the transaction was not surprising. Not surprising in the least. Cincinnati's receiving ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-06-23T17:46:25Z)

In David vs. Goliath fight, candidate aims to beat Alaska GOP senator

(CNN) -- Many voters may never have seen or heard of him, but Joe Miller is determined to make Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska the next victim of an angry, anti-incumbent movement. And helping him is the Tea ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-23T16:49:09Z)

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