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Deals of the Hour / June 29, 2010, 6:11 am

How bad are your past sins really?

(Health.com) -- Let's be honest: Many of us -- OK, most of us -- weren't exactly paragons of health in our youth. And we can't help wondering: Will those margaritas, junk-food binges, forgotten condoms, or even that one ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-29T12:24:20Z)

Senate's 'Renaissance man' Robert Byrd dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Robert C. Byrd, a son of West Virginia coal country who used his mastery of Senate rules and a taste for hardball tactics to become a passionate and often feared advocate for the state and the ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-29T12:45:48Z)

Russian spy case 'right out of a John le Carré novel'

New York – At just about the same time President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev were chowing down at Ray's Hell Burger in Washington Thursday, FBI agents were closing in a Russian spy ring. The court ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-29T13:00:07Z)

Inside Angle's strategy

The famously camera-shy Sharron Angle, the tea party favorite running for Harry Reid's seat in Nevada, will break her media silence today with an interview on KRNV, the local NBC affiliate. The New York Times' Brian ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-29T11:34:13Z)

NameMedia Launches New Afternic Portfolio Manager

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NameMedia today announced the launch of Afternic Portfolio Manager a new, easy-to-use domain distribution and inventory management tool for large portfolio owners to sell their names ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-29T13:07:17Z)

General Motors workers Saginaw workers to vote today

A proposed set of changes, rejected earlier this month, has been tweaked to offer health care coverage to the families of newly hired employees, and temporary employees who will be made permanent. The previous rejected ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-29T13:00:07Z)

In the job hunt, the stigma of being laid off is hard to erase

(CNN) -- In a makeshift bedroom in her parent's house, Erinn Height applies for another job. She's filled out 200 applications since being laid off from her senior manager position at Avis Budget Group in 2008. To avoid ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-29T12:10:01Z)

Testing Bacteria Levels for Future Nowcast at Buck Creek State Park, Ohio

You may see someone taking measurements and collecting water samples at Buck Creek State Park beaches this summer. The employee in the water is with Clark County Combined Health District (CCCHD), who is collaborating ... (Source: U.S. Geological Survey 2010-06-29T13:07:17Z)

Forum Systems Selects Continuity Control's Alliance Program

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Continuity Control™ , creator of an on-demand platform designed to improve and simplify the regulatory compliance process for community banks and credit unions throughout the United ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-29T13:07:17Z)

Stock futures fall on China concerns

U.S. stock futures were pointing to a lower open Tuesday amid fears that growth in China is cooling. The Conference Board revised its leading economic indicator for China, saying the index climbed 0.3% in April ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-29T12:10:01Z)

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