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Deals of the Hour / June 30, 2010, 5:11 pm

Kapler returns, praises Class A club

BOSTON -- Outfielder Gabe Kapler returned to the Rays after a stint on the 15-day disabled list with a right hip flexor strain. "It's much better now," Kapler said. Kapler spent the weekend playing for Class A Charlotte ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-06-30T23:50:20Z)

CORRECTING and REPLACING California Prison Health Care Services Awards Health Net ...

Health Net Federal Services, LLC (Health Net), a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT - News ), announced that the California Prison Health Care Services (CPHCS) awarded Health Net the contract to administer the ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T22:45:55Z)

Could Exxon buy BP?

Have you been noticing that everybody's favorite oil stock, BP (BP) , is, well, rising? It has been for the last two days, and the cause is takeover speculation. Not real takeover speculation, as in there's real ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-30T23:50:20Z)

Move Networks Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives Following Successful ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Move Networks, a global provider of comprehensive solutions that deliver live, multi-channel television over the Internet, announced today that it intends to retain a financial advisor to ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-30T23:14:33Z)

Comments on: Hurricane Alex Aims at Mexico, South Texas

then, the hurricanes are coming in the Gulf and, everytime an hurricane will come, the (already bad) containment cap MUST be unplugged from the wellhead since the ship that collects the oil can't remain there with an ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-30T23:28:52Z)

Terry Smith Uses New Book to Shed Light on "Silent Epidemic"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- He wanted to be president of the United States. But in a matter of seconds, a terrible accident changed that dream for Terry Smith. Years later, Smith continues to deal with the severe ... (Source: First Coast News 2010-06-30T23:28:52Z)

Obama Sneaks a Danish: 'It Cheers You Up'

"Don't tell Michelle," President Obama said at the top of his town hall this afternoon in Racine, Wisconsin, putting his finger over his lips, " I stopped off on the way here to get a Kringle," the president ... (Source: ABC News Blogs 2010-06-30T23:21:42Z)

Colonia Country Club, Woodbridge settle liquor license violations dispute

WOODBRIDGE — The Colonia Country Club appears to have reached a settlement with Woodbridge over charges it violated state liquor laws. The club is accused of handing over control of its liquor license to another ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-30T23:57:30Z)

Cardin deal gets Bay cleanup bill out of committee

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin's proposal to strengthen cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay cleared the Senate Environment committee today with bipartisan support, but not before the Maryland Democrat made concessions to Republican ... (Source: Weblogs.baltimoresun.com 2010-06-30T23:28:52Z)

Nearly 1 in 2 African-Americans in Wisconsin obese

June 30, 2010 6:28 p.m. | Nearly one out of every two African-Americans in Wisconsin is obese, the highest proportion for this population of any state, according to a new report by the Trust for America's Health and ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-30T23:21:42Z)

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