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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 6:11 pm

How Jim Joyce went from Toledo to the bigs to national scrutiny

Joyce appreciated the offer, but chose to drive his rental car. He was given a police escort to I-75. From there, he headed south, and spent the next 45 minutes on the phone reliving the night with his wife. She had heard everything. " (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-07T00:54:36Z)

Heat 'bears' down on New Orleans Saints during Sunday's practice

Last week during OTAs (organized team activities), Brown suggested that people were exaggerating when they kept telling him it would get even hotter as the summer wore on. One week later, he already admitted they were right. "This is ridiculous ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-06-07T00:54:36Z)

Remembering D-Day

momoftxmomof3 on June 6, 2010 at 2:48 PM Going this summer with the wife and 15 year old daughter. I want my daughter to stand in the cemetery in Colleville and see what the cost of freedom really is. BacaDog on June 6, 2010 at 2:53 PM Our military ... (Source: Hotair.com 2010-06-07T00:54:36Z)

Developer Sees New Wave Of Housing In Coney Island

What needs to happen in order for that vitality to be restored is the amusement part needs to offer people a place to go and come for entertainment and the residential offers a place for people to live," Bendit said. The plans for the hotel complex ... (Source: NY1 2010-06-07T00:47:26Z)

At a Triathlon, Swimmers Beat Out the Tar Balls

In a typical summer, the beach closes as many as 15 times because of sewage.) “I would get in that water,” Ms. Callaway said. “But I wouldn’t put my kid in it.” In the end, the triathlon went off without a tar ball. Chad Hon, 40, was the ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-07T00:47:26Z)

N.J. legislators plan budget deal to avoid shutdown of ...

Amanda Brown/The Star-Ledger New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie makes his first budget address to a joint session of the Legislature. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (left) and Senate President Stephen Sweeney (right) look on. TRENTON â€" Despite Gov ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-06T23:50:10Z)

Hamlin cruises to fourth career win at Pocono

While Hamlin was smoking the tires, teammate Joey Logano was on pit road confronting Harvick after Harvick ... He won twice here in 2006, then scored an emotional victory last summer shortly after the death of his grandmother. There were no tears ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-07T01:01:45Z)

Mississippi man faces sixth capital murder trial in 1996 shootings

The reward offer really poisoned the case by giving rise to fabricated eyewitness testimony," said defense lawyer Lumumba. "I don't think the witnesses recognized the consequences of what they were doing, that they were going to help put this man to ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-07T00:18:48Z)

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

Like Elam, he's a restricted free agent and needs to sign the one-year deal and truly establish himself. In five years, Roth has only 29 starts, never more than five sacks in a season. 7. Restricted free agent D'Qwell Jackson simply needs to wake up ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-07T00:40:17Z)

Hamlin wins again at Pocono

Hamlin appeared to have the race won five minutes earlier, but his two-second lead was wiped out when Harvick nudged Joey Logano into the wall while the drivers were battling for fourth with less than two laps to go. Hamlin couldn't quite reach the ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-07T00:47:26Z)

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