Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2010, 11:11 pm

Chavez calls Israel "murderous" U.S. arm

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-27T05:17:12Z)

Dallas County DA says cuts elsewhere would meet $43 million budget shortfall without ...

Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said his office should not face cuts even with another county budget shortfall this year. And Watkins said he doesn't believe a tax hike is necessary to fully fund his office ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-27T05:31:31Z)

UPDATE 4-Happy Hour deals dent P.F. Chang's profit

LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - P.F. Chang's China Bistro ( PFCB.O ) said it is weaning off discounts and raising prices "modestly" to help it reach its 2010 profit target after happy hour specials dented profits in ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-27T05:31:31Z)

The Wrap-Up: 'Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum'

"The Last Emperor's" reign had to come to an end eventually and tonight, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, it finally did. Fedor Emelianenko has had a long run as the god of mixed martial arts fighters in the ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-06-27T05:38:41Z)

Vladimir Sobotka off to St. Louis

"He obviously loves it (in Boston), and he said it's a great sports city," Cunningham said of Lucic. "It's a great organization. He said the coaching staff, the whole organization, is very classy - right from ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-27T05:31:31Z)

Theater will again host Fourth on the 4th event

Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will host its annual Fourth on the 4th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 4, on the Shaw Center's fourth floor River Terrace. The event will offer ... (Source: Baton Rouge Advocate 2010-06-27T04:41:25Z)

Penalties at the World Cup

That's the unanimous view of Oliver Kahn, Petr Cech and Sergio Goycochea, three of the finest shot-stoppers of their generation who took centre stage on Friday to discuss the art of saving penalties and the psychology ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-27T05:10:03Z)

Soccer fans split at area hangouts

The chants of U-S-A, U-S-A were deafening at times. The drum beats pounded loudly as the Americans played Ghana in Saturday's World Cup Round of 16 in Rustenburg, South Africa. But these boisterous fans -- many dressed ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-27T05:45:50Z)

No talks about Fielder's future, but plenty of buzz

The one thing that would stop Prince Fielder's name from being prominently mentioned in trade rumors between now and the July 31 non-waiver deadline is a contract extension with the Brewers. And that's not happening ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-27T05:53:00Z)

Lawyer: DCS report backs assault claims in Carmel basketball case

An attorney for a former Carmel High School student said Friday that a Department of Child Services report substantiates his claim that the 14-year-old freshman was physically violated by seniors on the high school ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-06-27T05:10:03Z)

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