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

Helen Thomas Retires in the Wake of Uproar Over Comments about Jews ...

Journalist Helen Thomas announced Monday she is retiring, ending her 50-year career as a White House correspondent in the wake of controversial comments she made about Israel. Hearst News Service, which has employed Thomas as a columnist for the past ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-08T00:39:05Z)

Apple Unveils Fourth Generation iPhone

The new iPhone goes on sale June 24th, with preorders starting on June 15th. (Source: NY1 2010-06-08T00:46:15Z)

Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas retires in flap over ...

Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas asks a question of President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, in this photo taken Thursday, May 27, 2010. Thomas abruptly retired Monday as a ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-06-08T00:53:24Z)

Rove: W.H. Press Assoc. Credentialed 'Homeless' Reporter the Bush ...

What is going on within the White House Correspondents' Association? While some can argue they allowed embattled former Hearst Newspapers' columnist Helen Thomas to hold a coveted position in the White House briefing room for far too long after she ... (Source: News Busters 2010-06-08T00:53:24Z)

Is the price of gold being manipulated?

One is the outright sale or leasing of central bank gold reserves to add gold to the market. The other is the sale of futures and options, gold derivatives by the big investment banks that have special relationships with the central banks ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-08T01:00:34Z)

Longtime White House journalist, Wayne State grad Helen Thomas retires ...

The Associated Press Helen Thomas Helen Thomas , who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy and was the first woman reporter to become a member of the White House Correspondents Association, retired from journalism today following ... (Source: MLive.com 2010-06-08T00:53:24Z)

An agonizing decision: judge sentences Gehrke to 30 months in prison ...

Before crashing into Nancy Sellars, 48, and Thomas Chopp, 67, on Five Mile Road, Gehrke had never been arrested. She worked at the Manheim Milwaukee Auto Mart for more than 20 years, cared for her ailing mother, volunteered for charities and by most ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-08T00:53:24Z)

U.S. Navy Version of Lockheed Martin F-35 Makes First Flight

Thomas J. Kilcline , Commander of Naval Air Forces. "This flight marks the beginning of a new chapter in Naval Aviation. The mission systems in this aircraft will provide the Carrier Strike Group Commander with an unprecedented ability to counter a ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T00:10:27Z)

Helen Thomas: From Pioneer to White House Irritant

The first time I ever rode in a presidential motorcade, I sat behind Helen Thomas in the back seat of the vehicle designated "WIRE 2." It was 1976, and President Gerald Ford was in San Francisco on his way to the Palace of Fine Arts Theater for a ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-07T23:27:30Z)

Helen Thomas Retires in Wake of Anti-Israel Remarks

Alex Wong/Getty Images Helen Thomas at a news conference in White House earlier this spring. Updated: Helen Thomas announced on Monday that she was retiring, moments after the White House Correspondents Association said it was considering stripping ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-06-08T00:17:37Z)

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