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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2010, 7:10 pm

Beloved West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92

An American era ended this morning. Sen. Robert Carlyle Byrd, who served in Congress for nearly a quarter of the nation's history, died about 3 a.m. at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. He was 92. Byrd was hospitalized late ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-06-29T02:01:34Z)

WV Capitol Dome To Go Dark

The next senator that will serve West Virginia in the U.S. Congress will be appointed by Gov. Joe Manchin until the 2012 General Election. After that, it gets a little complicated. Secretary of State Natalie Tennant said ... (Source: Metro News 2010-06-29T01:47:15Z)

Byrd's death leaves 'void' in West Virginia

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., won his first race -- for the state's House of Delegates -- in 1946, distinguishing himself from 12 rivals by singing and fiddling mountain tunes. The death of Sen. Robert Carlyle Byrd ... (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2010-06-29T01:54:24Z)

10 Arrested Inside U.S. As Deep-Cover Russian Agents

WASHINGTON — They had lived for more than a decade in American cities and suburbs from Seattle to New York, where they seemed to be ordinary couples working ordinary jobs, chatting to the neighbors about gardening and ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-29T01:25:46Z)

Justices Extend Firearm Rights in 5-to-4 Ruling

The chambers of the Supreme Court. The ruling came almost exactly two years after the court first ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own guns in District of Columbia v. Heller , another 5-to ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-29T02:01:34Z)

Kagan vows to be unbiased, deferential to Congress

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged at her Senate confirmation hearing Monday to show the "evenhandedness and impartiality" the Constitution demands if she is confirmed, and to offer proper deference ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-29T01:54:24Z)

Supreme Court rules against Christian student group that refused to admit gays

The Christian Legal Society chapter had sued the UC Hastings College of Law, arguing that denial of school recognition and access to state funding and facilities violated the group's First and 14th Amendment rights to ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-29T01:32:56Z)

Stocks slip ahead of quarter's end

Stocks drifted lower today as the market lurched to the end of its worst quarter since the first quarter of 2009 and possibly the worst second quarter in eight years. Traders took some cheer in a small uptick in consumer ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-29T01:32:56Z)

West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd dead at 92

WASHINGTON — Robert C. Byrd, who rose from the poverty of West Virginia coal country to become the sage and conscience of U.S. Senate in a political career stretching more than half a century, died Monday. He was 92 ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-29T02:01:34Z)

What Bolstering Gun Rights Will Mean

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down Chicago's longtime ban on handguns as a violation of the Second Amendment's guarantee of an individual's right to bear arms. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the 5-to-4 ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-29T01:25:46Z)

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