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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2010, 5:10 am

Senator's Concern May Complicate Wall Street Bill Vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it. "I was ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-27T12:05:14Z)

Bloemfontein Gears Up For Germany-England

(AP) BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - A helicopter circles overhead. English and German police officers wander through the main shopping mall. The quiet city of Bloemfontein in central South Africa prepares for its ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-27T11:43:45Z)

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 2010-06-27T11:50:55Z)

Cuyahoga County Board of Revision frequently breaks rules to use correction fluid

The newspaper discovered property values inexplicably blotted out -- and written over with other values -- on at least a dozen worksheets that the three-member Board of Revision Panel "C" produced over four months. The ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-27T11:58:04Z)

On Journolist, and Dave Weigel

I began Journolist in February of 2007. It was an idea born from disagreement. Weeks, or maybe months, earlier, I had criticized Time's Joe Klein over some comments he made about the Iraq War. He e-mailed a long and ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-27T11:36:36Z)

Stumping for votes, Haslam stays upbeat

CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The mayor who would be governor quickly became the focus of attention and conversation when he sat down with a group of mostly gray-haired gentlemen who regularly gather for breakfast at Old Fort ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-06-27T11:50:55Z)

Politi: Newark is an opportunity for LeBron James, not a deal breaker

Jason Miller/US Presswire The Nets may have cap space and a promising young core to attract LeBron James, but their status as temporary tenants in Newark might hurt their cause. Maybe he was just trying to sound tough ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-27T11:58:04Z)

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 2010-06-27T11:29:26Z)

In tough economy, parents turn to resale shops, Internet for kids' items

Shantice Tarpley used a sanitary wipe on a baby activity saucer on Friday as her 20-month-old daughter, Lyric, played with toys on the floor. Her 6-year-old son, Brandon, was nearby, blowing bubbles from a bottle ... (Source: East Valley Tribune 2010-06-27T12:05:14Z)

Chardon Township writer shares adventures and rates trails in 'Dream Hikes'

Then he walked right into it. Startled, but keeping cool, he lay down and crawled to the safety of a nearby stream bank. The incident was part of the price Bennett paid -- along with being stalked by a grizzly bear ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-27T11:00:48Z)

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