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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2010, 10:11 pm

Thick Oil Soils Mississippi Shore as Storm Looms

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss./TORONTO (Reuters) - Gluey gobs of thick oil from BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico spill washed ashore in Mississippi for the first time on Sunday as Russia called for a special levy on oil companies to ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-28T04:40:14Z)

Clearwire Enters the Gateway to the West Bringing CLEAR 4G to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR - News ), a leading provider of wireless broadband services, today announced the availability of CLEAR ® 4G, a super fast mobile Internet service for ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T04:33:04Z)

Sherrington: Roy Oswalt didn't look good, but he still tops Rangers' wish list

ARLINGTON – If we're rating the visiting pitchers Sunday in the Ballpark, specifically pitchers the Rangers have lusted after, go with Roy Oswalt first, then Matt Purke. Nevermind the fact that, after a 10-1 loss ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-28T05:01:42Z)

Drilling Process Concerns Officials

WHEELING - A June 7 explosion at an AB Resources Inc. Marcellus Shale drilling site in Marshall County is prompting both state and local officials to prepare for such situations. As natural gas companies dig more shale ... (Source: Wheeling News-Register 2010-06-28T03:57:17Z)

G-20 Leaders Pledge To Halve Deficits By 2013

TORONTO — Wary of slamming on the stimulus brakes too quickly but shaken by the European debt crisis, world leaders pledged Sunday to reduce government deficits in richer countries in half by 2013, with wiggle room to ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-28T04:40:14Z)

U.S. team scatters from World Cup, pondering what might have been and rebuilding for 2014

IRENE, South Africa - They started scattering Sunday to the United States and Europe, never to come together as a group again. All the optimism had vanished, four years of planning and effort foiled by a debilitating ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-28T04:33:04Z)

Donnie Nelson: Dominique Jones gives Mavericks' backcourt a strong one-two punch

Donnie Nelson, general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, spoke on the Ben & Skin show on Friday to discuss the results of the 2010 NBA draft and buying the rights to Dominique Jones from the Memphis Grizzlies. Here are ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-28T04:54:33Z)

Fishing with rod and reel is a man's simple pleasure

CROSSLAKE, MINN. - When my friend Mike Arms and I fish together we might as well pose as used car salesmen, should anyone ask. Mike is a priest and I am a journalist, and these days, used car salesman registers ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-28T04:40:14Z)

Samsung Epic 4G, America's First 4G-Capable Phone with Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard and ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint (NYSE: S - News ) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S. 1 , today introduced the second 4G-capable handset from ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T04:25:55Z)

Boeing Deal, Granting More Health Coverage, Averts Strike

The union representing the employees, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , said the contract passed Sunday by a vote of 1,237 to 838. The union had said its workers in St. Louis were ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-28T04:40:14Z)

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