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Deals of the Hour / June 23, 2010, 9:11 pm

Australia Gets Its 1st Female PM as Rudd Ousted

(AP) A sudden revolt within Australia's ruling party gave the country its first woman prime minister, who promised Thursday to safeguard her government's reforms in education, health and industrial law. Julia Gillard had ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-24T03:33:23Z)

PRECIOUS-Gold flat to firmer after Fed's low-rate vow

TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Gold was flat to slightly firmer on Thursday as the Federal Reserve's vow to keep interest rates low and uncertainty over the global economy underpinned investor appetite. On Wednesday, weak U ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-24T03:04:45Z)

Rask fourth in Calder vote

The NHL announced several of its award winners, with Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask finishing fourth in the Calder Trophy race. The league's top rookie, not surprisingly, was Buffalo D Tyler Myers. And Bruin Patrice ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-24T03:54:52Z)

U.S. advances to second round at the World Cup

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Landon Donovan scored in the first minute of stoppage time off a rebound, 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: WDBJ7.com 2010-06-24T03:11:55Z)

West Newton Bridge's unexpected closure isolates community

PennDOT said yesterday that the West Newton Bridge can be repaired, but a timeline for the repairs has not yet been determined. The 103-year-old bridge, which carries Route 136 over the Youghiogheny River, was closed ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-06-24T03:54:52Z)

Dollar, Yen Decline as Australian PM Resignation Lifts Stocks in Asian Trade

The US Dollar and the Japanese Yen declined as Australian mining shares led Asian stocks higher after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stepped down, sapping demand for safety-linked and funding currencies. New Zealand's Gross ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-24T03:26:14Z)

Bitbop Mobile Entertainment Subscription Service Goes Live

NEW YORK , June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepcom Digital Experience 2010! -- Fox Mobile Group today announced the official U.S. launch of Bitbop ( www.bitbop.com and m.bitbop.com ), the easy-to-use wireless entertainment ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-24T04:09:11Z)

Gulf property sales slide further on oil fears

FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida - This was the year, Alicia Hollis and her fellow real estate agents thought. After a nasty batch of hurricanes and the bursting of the housing bubble, this was the year that condo sales along ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-24T04:02:01Z)

Finkel returning to music promotion

Saying that he just wasn't enjoying himself anymore, Shelly Finkel, one of the most powerful managers in boxing for the past 30-plus years, is leaving behind management in a surprising move and returning to music ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-24T02:57:36Z)

Court Stops Sands of Time to Allow Suit Over 1960s Beach Land Taking

The monster nor'easter of 1962 didn't leave much of Edward and Nancy Klumpp's beachfront property in Avalon, N.J., and what was left the borough took away -- without compensating or even telling them. They continued to ... (Source: Law.com 2010-06-24T04:02:01Z)

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