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

Ask Questions About Cyber Bullying

Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J., are not allowed to use their cell phones until after school. In today's New York Times, Jan Hoffman explores the ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-28T04:33:04Z)

WRAPUP 1-Australia's Greens may block mine-tax deal

CANBERRA, June 28 (Reuters) - The Australian government's hopes of defusing a damaging row over its planned mining tax hit a snag on Monday when the Greens party vowed to block any attempt to seriously water down the tax ... (Source: Reuters 2010-06-28T05:58:58Z)

Terry Pluto's Talkin' ... about an emerging young Brown, the clear No. 1 QB and why the Tribe had to ...

About the Browns ... 1. If the Browns were to give an award for an MVP of the different minicamps, receiver Brian Robiskie would be the winner. As one Browns coach said: "He started strong, and then got better. He never ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-28T05:16:01Z)

State grants will bolster cancer fight

This year, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded nearly $220 million in grants to a host of Texas cancer fighters and institutions as part of its mission to promote the best science in the ... (Source: Houston Chronicle 2010-06-28T05:30:20Z)

Tesla bets that stock sale will fund electric car work

Tesla Motors' Elon Musk is trying to pull off the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half-century for an electric sports-car company that's lost money every year since its founding in 2003. The maker ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-28T05:16:01Z)

British Prime Minister David Cameron bolsters reputation, wins key ground at Canada ...

TORONTO - British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Canada for his first international summit, stepping into a fraught divide between Europe and the United States over how best to aid global economic recovery. And ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-28T05:51:49Z)

Britain's Cameron bolsters reputation at summits

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Canada for his first international summit, stepping into a fraught divide between Europe and the United States over how best to aid global economic recovery. And the new ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-06-28T05:51:49Z)

Luxury up for bid

Four years is a long time to have your house on the market, always tidy and ready to show. One Grosse Pointe Shores couple have decided enough was enough. Next month, they'll put their custom-built home on storied Lake ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-28T05:16:01Z)

Spearmon, Moore capture 200s at U.S. nationals; Symmonds, Cantwell repeat

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wallace Spearmon knows his 200-meter title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships might be viewed with skepticism since Tyson Gay and Shawn Crawford weren't in the field. That doesn't bother ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-06-28T05:01:42Z)

Pride Parade hits middle age, goes mainstream

San Francisco's 40th annual Gay Pride Parade marched, rode, somersaulted and danced its way through the city's heart on Sunday, with thousands of revelers undeterred by the previous evening's fatal shooting in the Castro ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-28T06:06:08Z)

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