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Deals of the Hour / June 8, 2010, 8:11 am

Dungeons & Dragons tries to lure back players

In an attempt to appeal to tech-savvy players, the game manufacturer offers bonuses via its Twitter account and an online subscription service to offer information on adventure building, character upgrades and more. With a new season beginning on ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-08T14:00:49Z)

Fitch Rates Houston, TX Combined Utility Sys CP Notes ...

Bank National Association, as the Issuing and Paying Agent for the notes is directed to request an advance under the appropriate LOC whenever proceeds of the sale of notes are insufficient to pay maturing notes. Each of the LOCs provides coverage for ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-06-08T14:43:46Z)

Decision time for state's voters in primary

At the same time, the campaign for Proposition 17 - which would offer discounts to drivers who have maintained continuous coverage while allowing insurers to raise rates for drivers whose coverage has lapsed, has received $17 million from its chief ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-08T14:58:05Z)

Fathers of N.J. suspects face first court day of ...

Elmwood Park schools Superintendent Joseph Casapulla said he believed Almonte graduated in 2004, but he did not have any other information on him. Almonte has a criminal record that dates to 2004 and includes arrests for weapons possession and ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-08T14:07:59Z)

Northern Rock Plans to Cut 650 U.K. Jobs by Year End ...

It is now essential that there is political intervention to prevent this business being dramatically scaled back and prepared for sale.” Northern Rock was taken over by the government after suffering in 2007 the first run on a British lender in ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-06-08T14:29:27Z)

Swiss Parliament Rejects Deal To Reveal US Tax Cheats

Under pressure from the G20 to relax its long-running banking secrecy rules, the Swiss have cut deals to share information with a number of foreign governments, including the UK, France and Denmark. It’s not immediately clear whether those deals ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-08T14:29:27Z)

MMR Information Systems, Inc. Retains The MichaelBass ...

Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMR, said, "It's always been our goal to offer products and services that allow our consumer and physician clients to take full advantage of technology through strategic partnerships or acquisitions. The end result is to ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T14:58:05Z)

Fixing Goldman's PR Problem: CEO Lloyd Blankfein Should ...

... specific claims, the Chinese paper says, "Many people believe Goldman Sachs, which goes around the Chinese market slurping gold and sucking silver, may have, using all kinds of deals, created even bigger losses for Chinese companies and ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T14:00:49Z)

Agency won't halt rate hike request

Attorney General Jack Conway asked the agency to halt the rate cases because of the proposed sale of the two utilities. The PSC said in its order that the issue can be explored during a hearing Tuesday on the proposed increase and the request could ... (Source: WTVF 2010-06-08T14:58:05Z)

Hiru Corporation (HIRU) Seeks Cooperation with the ...

The representatives were highly responsive to what we had to offer, and we plan to continue to foster our relationship and seek mutual cooperation in the future." The company reminds its shareholders and followers to monitor PinkSheets. (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-08T14:50:56Z)

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