Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 5, 2010, 4:10 pm

City Brights: Zennie Abraham : Helen Thomas says Jews ...

The reason is that people who think that way sometimes find it hard to deal with African Americans who are their financial and intellectual equals or beyond them. I know that from experience. But I digress. In having an out-of-body experience, I said ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-05T22:25:27Z)

Drosselmeyer wins Belmont Stakes

Drosselmeyer, with veteran jockey Mike Smith aboard, won Saturday's Belmont Stakes in New York. The horse did not qualify for the Kentucky Derby. But its owner, WinStar Farms, also owns derby winner Super Saver. Fly Down finished second, First Dude ... (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-06-05T22:54:05Z)

Father and son offer medical support in Haiti

Fred (second from left) and Gabriel Pollock (far right) pose with two United Nations soldiers from Brazil. Fred said many soldiers from around the world had a presence in Port-au-Prince to deliver supplies, direct traffic and keep peace in the ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-06-05T23:01:15Z)

New Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant ...

... Gilbert was on Ferry to use the cap space to sign free agents to placate Lebron -- and the good ones (Allen, Redd) wanted their 6 year max deals that only their existing teams could offer. Ferry ... Cavaliers saved a great deal of money that is ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-05T22:54:05Z)

Sports - High School

HARRISONBURG - Everyone had something to offer about Jaquan Dickson. Even if they hadn't seen much of him, they knew something about the 6-foot-2, 185-pound sprinter from Fredericksburg's James Monroe High School. "He's tall and he's powerful and he ... (Source: Daily News-Record 2010-06-05T22:32:37Z)

Smith makes a striker his number one priority

He has already seen a bid for Portsmouth's Tommy Smith rejected, with the club's administrator Andrew Andronikou branding a reported £300,000 offer as "derisory''. But Smith remains undeterred as he tries to fill the void left by Boyd and Novo. (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-05T23:01:15Z)

Negro Leagues player from Pinson gets stamp of approval

This is a big deal for me," the 78-year-old Pinson native said of the upcoming stamp ... For a man with a young family and a yearning for a more secure future, the offer was too good to pass up. "It wasn't as good as Louisville, in terms of ... (Source: Everything Alabama Blog 2010-06-05T22:46:56Z)

Drosselmeyer Upsets Favorites at Belmont Stakes

First Dude was among the horses who lost to Drosselmeyer at the Belmont Stakes Saturday. Without Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and Lookin At Lucky to deal with, First Dude was the second betting choice at 7-2 behind Derby runner-up Ice Box, who ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-05T22:54:05Z)

Israeli warships tail Gaza-bound aid vessel

Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan told The Associated Press from the ship Friday that the group would offer no resistance if Israeli forces came aboard. "We will sit down," she said in a telephone interview. "They will probably arrest ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-06-05T22:32:37Z)

Nets should rethink summer strategy

Yes, the major networks have made good on their pledge to offer more fresh programming year-round, recognizing ... Others have fumbled along putting on product that appears driven more by deal points (either Canadian origination or international ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-05T23:01:15Z)

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