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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 7:10 am

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French actor Jean Paul Belmondo, center right, speaks with an unidentified woman while watching a men's final match between Spain's Rafael Nadal and Sweden's Robin Soderling for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-06T13:41:43Z)

Hey, Hoynsie! Paul Hoynes answers your Cleveland ...

He said Santana has to work on the transfer of the ball from his glove to his throwing hand when it comes to throwing out runners. Santana has a strong arm, but he has to get rid of the ball faster. If Santana simply can't catch, certainly a position ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-06T13:20:14Z)

Elbit Systems Ltd. Announces Filing of a Shelf Offering ...

Pursuant to the Offering Report, the Company is offering (the "Public Offer") one series of unsecured and non-convertible notes (the "Series A Notes"), which will mature during the period of 2011-2020, to be sold at par value as further detailed ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-06T12:51:36Z)

Former Patriot’s tight end Benjamin Watson encouraged ...

When asked if it was be a better place if the tight ends got the ball more, Watson answered with the laugh: “Yeah . . .  hopefully, they’ll get it to him.” The two became good friends in 2007 when they were part of the NFL’s USO tour that ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-06-06T12:37:17Z)

Aching, queasy Twins piece together a victory

I actually felt OK out there," said Tolbert, who did not have to field a ball, as Jon Rauch notched two strikeouts for his 15th save. Francisco Liriano held Oakland to one run over seven innings, matching a season high with 10 strikeouts. (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-06T13:34:33Z)

Buddle's 2 goals lead US over Australia 3-1

This was the team's first game since arriving in South Africa on Monday, and the first it used with the much-criticized Adidas Jabulani ball. "I think the majority of the problems today were due to the flight of the ball," Donovan said. " (Source: Boston Globe 2010-06-06T13:56:02Z)

Xavi wants Fabregas at Barca

Barca have stepped up their pursuit in recent weeks, and are still hopeful of signing him this summer despite having a €35million offer for the Spain international rejected this week. The Arsenal captain is under contract until 2015 but last month ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-06T13:05:55Z)

Soderling stands last in Nadal's way at French Open

The big Swede caused the tennis sensation of 2009 when he became the first man to defeat the Spaniard at Roland Garros , bringing his win streak ... his serve is very powerful, both on the first and the second ball. "He's very aggressive from the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-06T13:20:14Z)

Remembering a forgotten World War II story

The next day, Roger walked in with Gerald “Jerry” Sorensen, a ball turret gunner from Pocatello, Idaho. He and his whole crew had had to bail out of his B17 the previous month when it was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. Sorensen had been found ... (Source: GlobalPost 2010-06-06T14:03:11Z)

BoCom Expects to Raise $4.8 Billion From Rights Offer ...

June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Communications Co. , China’s fourth-largest publicly traded bank, expects to raise 33.07 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in a rights issue starting this month, about 20 percent less than originally announced. The company ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-06T13:27:24Z)

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