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Deals of the Hour / July 13, 2010, 4:16 am

Verlander and Bailey join AL All-Star pitcher staff; Weaver joins, too, but ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jered Weaver planned a nice getaway for the All-Star break, a quick trip to the Napa Valley wine country. Instead, the Los Angeles Angels pitcher will be right at home, in the ballpark where he spends ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-12T11:54:36Z)

Greece Raises ýýý1.25 Billion In T-bill Auction

(AP) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece has raised ýýý1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) in its first debt auction since receiving international bailout loans. The country's Public Debt Management Agency says Tuesday's sale of 26 ... (Source: CBS News 2010-07-13T10:27:31Z)

All-Star home run derby treading into NBA dunk contest territory

In a couple of ways, Major League Baseball's All-Star festivities are starting to resemble the NBA's. And that's not a good thing. Remember when the NBA's dunk contest used to matter, when Michael Jordan would compete ... (Source: About - News & Issues (blog) 2010-07-12T17:02:24Z)

Lawrence Taylor to be arraigned on charge he had sex with 16-year-old in NY hotel

NEW CITY, N.Y. - Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is getting his chance to respond to charges that he had sex with a 16-year-old girl. The former NFL star is due Tuesday in Rockland County Court for arraignment on ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-13T09:51:43Z)

National League looks to end perplexing 13-year drought in All-Star game that AL has ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Howard would rather not hear another word about the American League's dominance in the All-Star game. The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 years of AL bragging rights. And ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-12T21:20:06Z)

NL looks to break long All-Star game drought

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ryan Howard is sick of all the talk about the American League's dominance in the All-Star game. The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 years of AL bragging rights. That wacky 7-7 tie in ... (Source: Lancaster Eagle Gazette.com 2010-07-13T10:48:59Z)

Lawrence Taylor Due In Court On Rape Charge

Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor gets a chance Tuesday to respond to an indictment that alleges he had sex with a 16-year-old girl. The former NFL star is due in Rockland County Court for arraignment on charges ... (Source: CBS 2 2010-07-13T10:34:40Z)

Greece raises ?1.25 billion in T-bill auction

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has raised ?1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) in its first debt auction since receiving international bailout loans. The country's Public Debt Management Agency says Tuesday's sale of 26-week ... (Source: SanDiego.com 2010-07-13T10:20:21Z)

HR Derby is a fixture at All-Star game, but contest drags on: 5 ways t...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Watching Ken Griffey Jr. whack a ball off the warehouse at Camden Yards , that was neat. Seeing Ryan Howard splash a shot into the Allegheny River, very cool. Marveling at Josh Hamilton launching ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-07-13T09:01:37Z)

Hemispherx Reports Successful Culmination of Three Year Joint Research Program at ...

PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex:HEB) (the "Company") , announced that it has received a report, prepared by Hideki Hasegawa, M.D. Ph.D., Director, Laboratory of ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-12T12:23:14Z)

Players, fans support boycott of All-Star Game in Arizona

Yovani Gallardo is firm. Even if he's fortunate enough to make the All-Star team again next summer, he'll skip it. "If the game is in Arizona, I will totally boycott," the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher said yesterday. A year ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-13T06:59:55Z)

Mercantile Bancorp Announces Capital Raise Through a Shareholder Rights Offering

Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: MBR) (the Company or the Holding Company) today announced it has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register Units ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-12T21:34:25Z)

Arizona immigration law stirs MLB debate for 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix

ANAHEIM - On the eve of baseball's annual All-Star Game, much of the conversation Monday was focused on next year's game in Phoenix and the state's controversial immigration law. Inside the Anaheim Marriott, All-Star ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-07-13T08:18:40Z)

Greece raises $1.6 billion in debt auction

Greece on Tuesday successfully raised euro1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) in its first debt auction since receiving international bailout loans. The country's Public Debt Management Agency said the sale of 26-week treasury ... (Source: Akron Beacon Journal 2010-07-13T10:48:59Z)

ALL-STAR GAME: Brewers pitcher would boycott '11 game in Arizona

ANAHEIM ---- Yovani Gallardo is firm. Even if he's fortunate enough to make the All-Star team again next summer, he'll skip it. "If the game is in Arizona, I will totally boycott," the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher said ... (Source: North County Times 2010-07-13T08:54:27Z)

Gold softens ahead of key data

Gold prices were falling Monday morning, as investors awaited a spate of global economic data reports this week. Also dampening demand for a safe haven asset such as gold were retreating concerns about European sovereign ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-07-12T13:27:39Z)

Lawrence Taylor due in NY court on rape charge

Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is getting his chance to respond to charges that he had sex with a 16-year-old girl. The former NFL star is due Tuesday in Rockland County Court for arraignment on charges that ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-13T09:44:34Z)

National League players sick of losing All-Star game

The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 years of AL bragging rights. And that wacky 7-7 tie in 2002 did little to boost NL morale in baseball's Midsummer Classic. In this year of the pitcher, the National ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-07-13T08:11:30Z)

Gold Prices Drop Ahead of Data

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Gold prices soften as investors await a spate of global economic data reports this week and concerns about European sovereign debt retreat a bit amid signs that Greece has been making progress ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-12T22:31:41Z)

AL reign: Can NL win the All-Star game ever again?

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Howard is sick of all the talk about the American League's dominance in the All-Star game. The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 years of AL bragging rights. And, no, that ... (Source: Bend Bulletin 2010-07-13T11:03:18Z)

Naked Short Web Site Announces IFLG, SNT, JLI, CPF Have Been Removed From Threshold ...

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net , announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold lists. InfoLogix (NASDAQ: IFLG ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-07-13T07:07:05Z)

HR Derby is a fixture at All-Star game, but contest drags on: 5 ways to make it more ...

— Aluminum bats. Let the big boys mash with metal, at least for one pitch. Think of it as the money ball in the NBA 's All-Star 3-point shooting contest. Just wondering, could Albert Pujols hit it 600 feet? — More ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-13T09:01:37Z)

Gold Prices Soften Ahead of Key Data

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Gold prices softened as investors await a spate of global economic data reports this week and concerns about European sovereign debt retreat a bit amid signs that Greece has been making progress ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-07-12T12:59:01Z)

Can National League finally win All-Star game again?

Ryan Howard is sick of all the talk about the American League's dominance in the All-Star game. The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 years of AL bragging rights. And, no, that wacky 7-7 tie in 2002 ... (Source: Patriot Ledger 2010-07-13T06:52:46Z)

Coast Guard Eases Media Restrictions Around Gulf Spill Cleanup

NEW ORLEANS -- The Coast Guard has modified a policy on safety zones around boom deployed on oiled coastlines, a policy news organizations had said unnecessarily restricted coverage of the impact of the BP oil spill and ... (Source: FOX News 2010-07-13T04:00:58Z)

Oil Spill Update: BP, Apache in Talks: Report

In this image taken from video provided by BP, the company maneuvers the yellow transition spool into the leaking wellhead. With the BP self-imposed deadline looking like it would be missed by the end of the day Thursday ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-07-12T15:15:02Z)

Oil Spill -- BP Reports Progress on New Cap

In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, oil leaks from the broken wellhead at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. With the BP self-imposed deadline looking like it would ... (Source: Street.Com 2010-07-11T23:08:40Z)

Jimenez, Price and other All-Star young guns lead baseball's arms race in Year of the ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tim Hudson remembers when throwing fastballs registering in the upper 80s and low 90s was considered impressive. Now, in baseball's Year of the Pitcher, that kind of speed is almost laughable ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-13T07:14:14Z)

All-Star shuffle: Injuries, new rule revamp roster

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Justin Verlander and Andrew Bailey are in. Jason Heyward is out. Adrian Beltre is a maybe. And in the land of the famous In-N-Out burger, Jered Weaver is both. The All-Star shuffle kept up Sunday, with ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-07-13T06:59:55Z)

Jered Weaver, Justin Verlander, and Andrew Bailey Added to AL All-Star Roster

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jered Weaver planned a nice getaway for the All-Star break, a quick trip to the Napa Valley wine country. Instead, the Los Angeles Angels pitcher will be right at home, in the ballpark where he spends ... (Source: NESN.com 2010-07-12T17:09:34Z)

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