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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 4:11 am

"Wild Thing" AND a Triple Play!

Then, in thetop of the second, we needed a rare triple play to help our pitcher out of a two runners on base, no out, jam. Fortunately, we picked up three more runs, because , trying to save our closer, the manager went with an untested reliever in ... (Source: Salon 2010-06-06T10:42:46Z)

Obama Warns BP on Paying Big Dividends Amid Oil Spill

And officials announced that President Obama would meet at the White House next Thursday with relatives of those killed on the Deepwater Horizon rig to offer his condolences. Officials reported tentative signs of progress in their latest efforts to ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-06T09:59:49Z)

Two Reasons Why You Shouldn't Bank On A Private Sector Jobs Rebound

Looking ahead then, with several million new graduates entering the labor force this summer, employment still presents a major uphill battle for the US economy. You may recall that we dissected the US Budget forecast earlier this year ( Market ... (Source: The Business Insider 2010-06-06T10:35:36Z)

Beachcomber stumbles upon historical shipwreck

It may have covered back up and survived another summer," Midgett said. "But next winter it would have been the same thing over and it eventually would have gone to pieces." Midgett, who used to work as a government auditor, wanted to make sure his ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-06T10:06:58Z)

Terry Pluto's Talkin' ... about the Browns' revamped ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's summertime, and Terry's talkin' ... About the Browns... Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer Whether or not defensive backs Joe Haden (left) and T.J. Ward are immediate starters for the Browns this fall, their presence reflects a ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-06T10:14:08Z)

As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Kalamazoo, lessons learned ...

... community has made a decision that there is a substantial public good in higher education, Bartik said, and providing greater access to college through a scholarship program will offer benefits far beyond the scholarship recipients. In fact ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-06-06T11:04:14Z)

A new South Africa ready to welcome World Cup

Together, they offer a nearly complete picture of a destination with much more to offer than history lessons on racism. And, with the government pouring millions into improvements to prepare for a month of unprecedented global attention - better ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-06T09:45:30Z)

Birds coated in Gulf of Mexico oil emblemize a desperate summer

Matthew Hinton/The Times-Picayune Fort Jackson in Buras on Friday. Oiled birds have trouble regulating their body temperature. They are the ghastly images of a summer fouled before it started. Squawking seagulls and majestic brown pelicans coated in ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-06-06T10:21:17Z)

UCLA legend John Wooden's life bigger than all his ...

Oh, and we can make a memorable scene about a storm that knocked out the phone lines just as Minnesota was about to call to offer Wooden its coaching spot. Instead, a call came through from a school way out west. UCLA. Wooden accepted. (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-06T10:28:27Z)

Spot checks show motorists frequently ignore new ...

Put them together and you get a version of “Chicken” on busy streets, particularly in shore towns teeming with people and cars each summer. But in New Jersey, pedestrians in crosswalks are supposed to have the right of way under a law ... (Source: Atlantic City Press 2010-06-06T10:49:55Z)

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