Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 29, 2010, 12:11 pm

Senators Remain at Odds over Energy Bill After Meeting with Obama

At a White House meeting with senators from both parties, President Obama failed to get a deal for passage of the energy/climate bill he wants. Republicans emerged adamantly opposed so long as the measure would impose a ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-29T18:58:02Z)

Israeli FM: No Palestinian state by 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's hard-line foreign minister said Tuesday that there was "no chance" a Palestinian state would be established by 2012 - a message that threatened to cloud the latest visit by President Barack ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-29T18:58:02Z)

Once Upon A Child Thanks Shoppers for Sharing Their Stories

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - 06/29/10) - Once upon a time, people shared shopping tips and "great deal" discoveries over a cup of coffee, in line at the supermarket or on the sidelines of their children's sports events ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-29T18:58:02Z)

Ford stock drops on sales estimates

Ford's stock price fell to its lowest level since Dec. 22 during mid-day trading today following reports that industry sales were sluggish in June and as the company faces a Wednesday deadline to make an $860 million ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-29T18:43:43Z)

Shutting the Rubber Rooms.

Yesterday, New York City finally shuttered its notorious "rubber rooms," the Kafkaesque solution devised by officials to deal with teachers who were deemed unfit to remain in classrooms, but, armed with tenure, were ... (Source: prospect 2010-06-29T18:50:53Z)

'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows': The Long (Long) Road Begins

The first half of the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows , comes out in November, and the trailer hit the Internet yesterday. I am not a Potter-ite, myself — I've seen some but not all of the ... (Source: NPR News 2010-06-29T18:43:43Z)

S.E.C. Settles With Former Staff Lawyer

The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to pay $755,000 to settle a wrongful termination suit filed by a former staff lawyer at the agency who was abruptly fired in 2005 during an investigation into possible ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-29T18:43:43Z)

abc7.com LIVE VIDEO

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings resume today. In her opening statement yesterday, Kagan pledged to be properly deferential to Congress if confirmed as a justice. Also, Republican ... (Source: KABC 2010-06-29T18:58:02Z)

SCOTUS Hearings Live Blog: Elena Kagan Day 2

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today will begin to take questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Day 2 of her confirmation hearings. Each senator today gets 30 minutes to question Kagan, during ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-29T17:39:18Z)

Elena Kagan: Cameras at the Supreme Court 'a terrific thing'

The Elena Kagan confirmation hearings continue today with hard questions from lawmakers, about her decision as dean of Harvard Law School to briefly bar military recruiters from the school's career services office ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-29T17:24:59Z)

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