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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2010, 5:12 am

Ramos: We must stop Ronaldo

Spain defender Sergio Ramos is in confident mood ahead of their second round showdown with Portugal - but concedes that to stop their rivlas they must stop Cristiano Ronaldo . GettyImages Sergio Ramos will come face to ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-28T11:49:43Z)

Response Biomedical Corporation Announces Subscription Agreement for $8 Million ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Response Biomedical Corporation (TSX: RBM, OTCBB: RPBF) announced today the signing of a subscription agreement providing for the sale of C$8 million of its common shares to ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T11:56:53Z)

Diageo Announces Partnership With the New York Giants and New Meadowlands Stadium

NEW YORK , June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diageo, the world's leading premium drink business with a collection of brands across spirits, wine and beer, today announced a sponsorship deal with the National Football ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T12:04:02Z)

Stock futures gain on G20 deficit pledge

U.S. stock futures were pointing to a higher open Monday as world leaders meeting for the G20 summit in Toronto over the weekend agreed to cut budget deficits in half in three years. Democratic Senator Robert Byrd died ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-28T11:49:43Z)

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

ST. LOUIS , June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE - News ) today announced that it has commenced an offering of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T11:42:34Z)

Colleagues mourn longest-serving U.S. senator

"It has been my greatest privilege to serve with Robert C. Byrd in the United States Senate. I looked up to him, I fought next to him, and I am deeply saddened that he is gone. He leaves a void that simply can never be ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-06-28T11:42:34Z)

Frito-Lay Expands Portfolio With New Lower Sodium Varieties of Top Selling Snacks

PLANO, Texas , June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit announced the introduction of two new Lightly Salted varieties of chips. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T10:23:50Z)

Senate stalwart Robert C. Byrd dies at 92

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who rose from West Virginia's impoverished hollows to aid, counsel and sometimes chastise presidents from the Senate seat he occupied for more than a half-century, died early Monday ... (Source: Newark Advocate 2010-06-28T11:56:53Z)

Vuvuzela Killer aka AVS Audio Editor 6.1: Enjoy True World Cup 2010 Videos

Not all TV broadcasters mute irritating vuvuzela shrieks when showing World Cup 2010 matches. New AVS Audio Editor effectively bans the annoying noise with specially developed Vuvuzela Remover filters . (PRWEB) June 28 ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-28T11:42:34Z)

Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, dead at 92

Washington(CNN)-- West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the self-educated son of a coal miner who became the longest-serving member of Congress, died early Monday at age 92, the senator's office said. Byrd, a nine-term Democrat ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-28T11:56:53Z)

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