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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 8:10 am

Privacy please: Peer-to-peer networks are latest theft ...

Several organizations offer varying levels of protection against identity theft. Consumers should seek out services that scan P2P networks for their personal information as well as limit the information they provide to business organizations. (Source: PennLive.com 2010-06-06T14:38:59Z)

Spain's Labor Reform Could Sideline Unions: Report

Details of the government's reform plans have been leaking into the media, and on Friday newspapers said the latest draft includes a proposal for companies to offer only 20 days' severance pay per year worked, versus 45 days at present, if they could ... (Source: ABC News 2010-06-06T14:31:49Z)

US defense chief court the put-out authoritarian leader ...

The imperatives of fighting an eight-year war in a country without seaports has forced the United States and NATO to cut deals with unsavory leaders and sometimes unscrupulous businesses that get goods and soldiers in and out. The supply dilemma has ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-06T15:00:27Z)

Benayoun considering options after Benitez departure

It appears that Chelsea have intimated that they would make an initial offer of around £4 million while Liverpool are holding out for £6 million, so with the two clubs apparently close in valuation a deal is likely. Benayoun is viewed as a ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-06T14:31:49Z)

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)

Latest developments: Gulf oil

President Obama plans to personally offer his condolences to families who lost relatives in the rig explosion, said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. The president has invited the families of the 11 dead workers to the White House on Thursday.  (Source: CNN (blog) 2010-06-06T14:46:08Z)

Tennis Photo Wire

Sweden's Robin Soderling returns the ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during a men's finals match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Michel Euler (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-06T14:46:08Z)

Recession causes houses of faith to flood N.J. realty ...

There’s a basement meeting hall and "main sanctuary" in an Audubon facility overlooking Hidden Lake Park â€" on sale for $490,000 ... We are willing to consider any reasonable offer." (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-06T14:53:18Z)

French champ hopes momentum carries over to grass

The only other time Roland Garros has been won by a woman not seeded in the top 10 was in 1933. "She played like a champion," Navratilova said. "She is a champion. She always had it in her." Like many Europeans, Schiavone grew up with a special ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-06T13:34:33Z)

Florida Coast Media Command Center Opens

- Serve as a point of reference for media coming to the area - Provide a view to the Beach and significant areas - Assist with scheduling interviews with area officials, business leaders and environmental experts - Offer a resource for media coming ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-06T15:00:27Z)

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