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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2010, 7:11 am

Apple Sells More Than 1.7M iPhones in 3 Days

Apple says it sold more than 1.7 million units of its new iPhone model in the first three days, making it the most successful product launch in the company's history. The iPhone 4 went on sale Thursday in the U.S ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-28T13:29:56Z)

Rexahn to Raise $10 Million in Registered Direct Offering

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced it has ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

C&D Technologies Awarded $5 Million Contract for Development of Advanced Lead-Carbon ...

BLUE BELL, Pa. , June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- C&D Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CHP - News ), a leading producer and marketer of batteries, battery systems and integrated standby power systems, today announced that the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T14:05:44Z)

Updates on the Gristmill condos in Painesville, welfare recipient Tonya Phillips and ...

Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer In this photo from July 2007, Crystal Forbes removes the screws holding plywood over her condo's front door in the condemned Millstone development that was destroyed by last summer's ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

8 Michigan lighthouses get 'Save Our Lights' help

LANSING — Eight groups are getting a total of more than $200,000 in lighthouse preservation grants that are funded by Michigan's sale of the "Save our Lights" license plate. The state recently announced Michigan ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

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

NEW: Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin will appoint a replacement Byrd was a nine-term Democrat Known as the "King of Pork" for steering federal funding to his home state Said his greatest mistake was his 14-hour filibuster of ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-28T13:37:06Z)

ETFs to Get Your Fill of Fast Food

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Despite a roller coaster ride in the stock market and uncertainty over the overall strength of the global economic recovery, some fast-food stocks and exchange-traded funds that hold them remain ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

Robert Byrd's Death Leaves Financial Reform Vote Up in the Air

The House and the Senate were poised to pass a sweeping financial reform measure this week and send it to the president's desk, but the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia could delay the final votes on ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

New Project Management Software Release Offers File Sharing Options

LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - 06/28/10) - The newest release of ProjectManager.com - project management software from software vendor Project Manager Online Ltd. offers new file sharing options. Project Manager ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-28T13:29:56Z)

Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving U.S. Senator, Dies At 92

Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history and an ardent defender of the chamber's traditions, died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was best known for his ardent defense of both the U.S. Constitution his love of ... (Source: KQED 2010-06-28T13:58:34Z)

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