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Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2010, 4:11 am

Arthouses worry over digital dollars

The marvels of digital cinema stole the spotlight at this year's Cinema Expo, where soaring box office figures, pan-European 3D rollouts and lucrative digital upgrade deals, as well as a peek at trippy upcoming tentpole ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-26T11:01:59Z)

Edinburgh puts accent on new films

What Will You Discover?" was the tagline for this year's Edinburgh Film Festival, which prides itself on supporting emerging filmmakers. Buzz from new Brit talent fueled the fest which in the past few years has made ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-26T11:01:59Z)

On David Weigel's resignation

A number of readers have asked me for my reaction to the resignation of Dave Weigel, who until today was the author of the blog Right Now, which covered the conservative movement for The Post. And since the liberal ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-26T11:01:59Z)

Landon Donovan's game-winner in World Cup was USA at its finest: Bill Livingston

The latter, which is a coaching term for scoring, is the rarest quality in soccer. That the Americans finished, almost literally, at the end of the Algerian game, in stoppage time, as well as late in the we-wuz-robbed ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-26T11:01:59Z)

Cavaliers' coaching search slowly advancing

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers' search for a new coach might rest in the bejeweled hands of Phil Jackson. The lord of NBA championship rings, Jackson, who just won his 11th title with the Los Angeles Lakers ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-26T10:54:50Z)

Microsoft-Yahoo deal would be a blow to Google in Asia

TOKYO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A successful Microsoft Corp ( MSFT.O ) bid for Yahoo Inc ( YHOO.O ) could slow the growth of their common rival, Google Inc ( GOOG.O ), in Asia, where the world's biggest search engine still ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-26T09:50:24Z)

Second-round for Ebanks, Butler means tough road ahead

MORGANTOWN -- The second thoughts are bound to creep into the head of Devin Ebanks eventually, if they haven't already. Faced with the choice of remaining at West Virginia and enhancing his pro potential or making the ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-06-26T09:43:15Z)

Partial Lunar Eclipse to Be Visible Overnight on West Coast

LOS ANGELES -- Attention skygazers: A portion of the moon will cross into the Earth's shadow Saturday during a partial lunar eclipse visible in the western United States and Canada, the Pacific and eastern Asia. For West ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-26T10:11:53Z)

Storm could spell more bad news for BP

NEW ORLEANS — A tropical storm gathering strength in the Caribbean is the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued by setbacks for ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-26T10:40:31Z)

Vettel quickest in final European GP practice

VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) – German Sebastian Vettel posted the quickest lap time in Saturday morning's final practice ahead of qualifying for Sunday's European Grand Prix . The 22-year-old Red Bull driver appeared to have ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-26T10:54:50Z)

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