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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2010, 5:11 pm

Justices Bid Farewells on Last Day

At the opening of the session, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. read a statement about the death on Sunday of Martin D. Ginsburg, the husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Mr. Ginsburg, the chief justice noted, was ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-28T23:52:43Z)

Report Warns That Many Banks Still Vulnerable to Crises

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — An organization that brings together most of the world's major central banks said Monday that the easy money that has propped up the banking system during the financial crisis must soon be ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-28T23:24:05Z)

Tucson serial armed robber may prove mini mart crime does not pay – UPDATE with ID ...

Update near bottom of post, original post directly below. A serial armed robber has been flitting around Tucson, hitting at least nine convenience stores since June 8, according to a news release from the Tucson Police ... (Source: Tucson Citizen 2010-06-28T23:52:43Z)

A tale of two Tucsonans: One nice neighbor, one nasty stranger

Tucson is packed with some of the coolest folks. But like anywhere else, the cool folks are balanced out by some real pieces of work. We recently ran across two shining examples of both. The nice neighbor A Sunday ... (Source: Tucson Citizen 2010-06-28T23:52:43Z)

Girl Must Eat Every 15 Minutes: Lizzie Velasquez Stays Skeletal Despite Nonstop ...

(CBS) For many people, the idea of eating whatever you want without gaining weight sounds like a dream. But it's a life long battle for Lizzie Velasquez, a skeletally thin 21-year-old from Austin, Texas who is unable to ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-28T22:55:27Z)

Brazil Defeats Chile to Reach World Cup Quarters

June 28: Brazil's Michel Bastos controls the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Chile at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. JOHANNESBURG -- Brazil moved closer to a sixth ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-28T23:59:52Z)

Supreme Court Upholds Broad Reach of Gun Rights

The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution's Second Amendment restrains government's ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-28T23:59:52Z)

Hospira Announces Intention to Complete Tender Offer for Shares of Javelin ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. , June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP - News ), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, today announced its intention to complete the tender offer by ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T23:24:05Z)

Symyx Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Rejects Certara Corporation's "Best and ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX - News ) announced that its board of directors determined today that the June 28, 2010 "best and final" proposal received from Certara ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T23:02:36Z)

June vehicle sales to be a letdown

Despite an uptick in consumer confidence in June, U.S. shoppers held back on buying new cars and trucks and industrywide sales are expected to be disappointing, according to industry forecasts. While auto sales are ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-28T23:45:33Z)

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