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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2010, 6:11 am

A topsy-turvy ride for Dayton

Mark Dayton's black Ford Explorer zooms north toward a gay pride picnic in Pine City, his black German shepherds -- Mesabi and Dakota -- along as he criss-crosses Minnesota on a fifth run for statewide office. Sipping ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-27T12:48:11Z)

Why Marketing Is A Critical Part of the Solution to Our Woes

At 1:10 p.m. I'm standing in line at the post office. I know it's 1:10 p.m. because my iPhone prayer app lets loose with a resounding call announcing the time for the midday prayer. The three other people in the post ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-27T12:55:20Z)

Stevie Wonder and World Cup Dominate Glastonbury Close

PILTON, England (Reuters) - Motown legend Stevie Wonder vies with England's World Cup soccer match against Germany on Sunday for the attention of more than 150,000 revelers at the Glastonbury music festival. The ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-27T12:19:33Z)

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)

How Facebook has changed our idea of 'too much information'

The other day on the Internet, one man's Facebook circle received a public service announcement of sorts: This goes out to any girl that ive ever been with. I got tested today for Herpes and i came out positive. Privacy ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-06-27T11:43:45Z)

Alex not aiming at Gulf spill area - for now

NEW ORLEANS – Forecasters say a tropical storm slamming into parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at the massive Gulf oil spill — for now. Although storms can rapidly change course, the forecast could be a rare piece of ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-27T12:19:33Z)

SHARKS / Offensive core intact - Marleau, Pavelski re-sign

(06-24) 21:00 PDT -- The Sharks might not have an everyday goaltender in place, but they've still got their primary firepower intact. On Thursday, two days after cutting ties with longtime goalie Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-27T12:26:42Z)

Alex not aiming at Gulf oil spill area _ for now

NEW ORLEANS - A tropical storm slamming into parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at the massive Gulf oil spill — for now — though any system can quickly change course and send cleanup efforts grinding to a halt. The ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-27T12:19:33Z)

Capello names unchanged team

Fabio Capello will field an unchanged starting line-up from the one that beat Slovenia 1-0 for their second round clash with Germany. GettyImages England and Germany fans meet James Milner retains his place in the team ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-27T12:26:42Z)

Deschamps set to snub Liverpool interest

Didier Deschamps looks to be out of the running for the Liverpool job just 24 hours after being installed as one of the favourites to take over. GettyImages Didier Deschamps won the Ligue 1 title with Marseille last ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-27T11:58:04Z)

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