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Deals of the Hour / July 2, 2010, 3:11 am

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq

AFP - Turkish jets bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq overnight, the military said Friday. "The targets were hit successfully," it said in an online statement. The raid targeted hideouts of the ... (Source: France 24 2010-07-02T09:07:30Z)

Somalia's president fights against insurgents in capital Mogadishu

Dressed in camouflage and hunkering amid his soldiers, Somali President Sharif Ahmed appeared on the front lines Thursday in an offensive against Islamist militants in his country's capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and government officials said. According to official figures, 27 people were killed in ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-02T07:05:48Z)

Lucasfilm loses pregnancy lawsuit in California

The company founded by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has lost a pregnancy bias suit filed by a woman whose job offer was withdrawn when she disclosed she was having a baby. A jury in Northern California on Wednesday awarded Julie Veronese $113,800 in damages. Lucasfilm Ltd. denies it ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-01T16:18:11Z)

German parliament approves trading curbs

German lawmakers on Friday approved a government bill that would cement in law and extend curbs on speculative trading practices following the country's abrupt imposition of restrictions in May. The bill — which the ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-07-02T09:00:20Z)

Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d 3D Laptop Launched

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d is the first 3D laptop from the company better associated with ThinkPad laptops, and it promises to be perfect for home multimedia use. To find out more about the Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d and its 3D screen, join us after the cut… We've seen a couple of 3D laptops from ... (Source: The Link Experts 2010-07-02T05:54:14Z)

Mayor Daley Announces 'Responsible Gun Ownership' Ordinance In Wake Of Supreme Court Ruling

CHICAGO — With the city's gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit gun ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-02T03:23:54Z)

National briefs

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama signed into law a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program. The bill Obama signed Thursday evening in an East Room ceremony targets ... (Source: Erie Times-News 2010-07-02T06:44:20Z)

German lower house backs naked short selling law

BERLIN July 2 (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a law banning naked short selling of shares and sovereign bonds of euro zone member states. Chancellor Angela Merkel's government stunned ... (Source: Reuters 2010-07-02T09:28:58Z)

17 Somalis die in battle between gov't, insurgents

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An artillery shell struck a building where families had sought shelter, killing 11 people, part of a day of violent battle in the Somali capital that saw a total of 17 people killed Thursday, an emergency official said. The shell that struck the building also wounded 22 ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-01T20:21:34Z)

Woman wins suit against Lucasfilm

Julie Gilman Veronese, 37, left, sued Lucasfilm Ltd. late last year, claiming an aide to George Lucas, right, revoked an offer for a $75,000-a-year personal assistant position after she revealed she was pregnant. A San Francisco woman who says Lucasfilm Ltd. canceled a job offer after learning she ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-07-01T20:57:21Z)

Lucasfilm Hit With $114K Verdict Over Pregnancy Bias

Law360, New York (July 01, 2010) -- A California jury has awarded roughly $114,000 to a woman whose job offer at George Lucas' film and entertainment company was withdrawn, allegedly after she disclosed she was pregnant. According to the jury verdict, issued Wednesday in the Marin Superior Court of ... (Source: site.law360.com 2010-07-01T21:54:37Z)

Obama signs into law Iran sanctions bill

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program. The bill Obama signed Thursday evening in an East Room ceremony targets ... (Source: The Sun News 2010-07-02T01:15:03Z)

NRA speaks out against Kagan

The National Rifle Association announced Thursday it opposes the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and will note who voted for and against her in its candidate evaluations. In a letter to senators, NRA leaders said Kagan's statements supporting gun rights during her confirmation ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-07-02T08:46:01Z)

Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party is putting Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan front and center on an e-mail appeal to raise funds and sign up supporters for President Barack Obama's agenda. "Kagan for Justice," reads a bumper sticker-style headline on a website where ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-01T21:54:37Z)

Pakistan Sufi Shrine Bombings Kill at Least 35 People, Wound 175 in Lahore

Pakistan's death toll in yesterday's twin suicide attacks on the shrine of a Sufi saint in the eastern city of Lahore rose to 41. At least 175 people were injured. The first bombing took place at 11:20 p.m. in the ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-02T03:45:23Z)

Chicago City Council talks gun bill after Supreme Court ruling

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley will push for a strict handgun ordinance to replace its doomed gun ban that will likely include limiting each resident to a single handgun, requiring gun owners to have insurance and prohibiting gun stores from setting up shop in the city, his top lawyer said ... (Source: Rockford Register-Star 2010-06-29T23:58:41Z)

37 killed in bomb attack at shrine in Pakistan

The bombers detonated explosives in the basement and inside the shrine, after a Sufi ceremony of singing and prayer, according to a witness, Muhamed Yusef. The blasts left a sickening scene of devastation. Television footage showed the shrine's interior littered with bodies, prayer rugs and debris ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-07-02T02:12:19Z)

Obama ranked 15th best US President

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama has been ranked as the 15th best president of the United States, two ranks below Bill Clinton in a new poll which is topped by Franklin D Roosevelt. Mr Obama's immediate predecessor, Mr George ... (Source: Hindu Business Line 2010-07-02T08:10:14Z)

Gadget Deals of the Day

I picked up my iPhone yesterday. Then I dropped it . I could turn to booze to dull the pain, or I could take a proactive solution and Dealz away the pain! The deals look great today, especially the free coffee . • 14 ... (Source: Gizmodo 2010-06-24T23:57:27Z)

Survey finds FDR best president

The New Deal still enchants. It even outdoes Mount Rushmore. For the fifth time in five surveys, Franklin D. Roosevelt tops a Siena College survey of the best U.S. presidents, the school said Thursday. Abraham Lincoln ... (Source: Washington Times 2010-07-01T16:11:01Z)

German lawmakers approve bill cementing curbs on speculative trading practices

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Friday approved a government bill that would cement in law and extend curbs on speculative trading practices following the country 's abrupt imposition of restrictions in May. The bill ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-02T09:00:20Z)

Obama signs Iran sanctions bill

President Barack Obama will sign legislation Thursday imposing tough new sanctions against Iran as further punishment for the country's unwillingness to give up its ambitions of becoming a nuclear power. The House and ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-07-01T22:44:44Z)

Stories by: Daniel Ionescu

Following two rough weeks of buggy service, Twitter warned its users that more downtime should be expected over the next two weeks. The outages affecting Twitter have been the worst since last October, said Sean Garett ... (Source: Australian PC World 2010-07-01T23:27:41Z)

Chicago, shorn of gun ban, plans strict new curbs

CHICAGO - With the city's gun ban overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-02T06:58:39Z)

Somali clashes kill 21, wound 42

MOGADISHU, July 1 (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and 42 wounded in fighting in Somalia, a human rights group said on Thursday. Fighting between clans left 14 people dead and 24 injured in the village of Huldonyale in central Somalia, the Mogadishu-based Elman rights group said ... (Source: Reuters AlertNet 2010-07-01T07:49:57Z)

Turkish fighter jets strike northern Iraq

Turkish fighter jets have launched airstrikes on targets in northern Iraq, which is seen as the hotbed for Kurdish militants' activity, Turkish military says. The warplanes bombed Kurdish separatist targets in the Qandil ... (Source: Presstv 2010-07-02T08:17:23Z)

Iran-Turkey Energy Cooperation to Grow

The Turkish energy minister says the new UN Security Council \(UNSC\) sanctions against Iran will not affect the current energy deals between the two countries. "Turkey will continue to cooperate with Iran because the sanctions did not include any specific restriction on energy deals," Turkey's ... (Source: Turkish Weekly 2010-07-02T07:41:36Z)

Finland to Build Two Reactors to Wean Itself Off Electricity From Russia

Finland will build two new nuclear reactors to wean itself off Russian electricity and cut emissions of greenhouse gases, lawmakers decided today. The parliament in Helsinki voted 120 to 72 to approve a permit for Teollisuuden Voima Oyj , and 121 lawmakers supported the application of Fennovoima Oy ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-07-01T13:47:51Z)

Suicide Blasts Kill at Least 42 in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities say two suicide blasts have killed at least 42 people and wounded about 175 others at a Muslim shrine in the eastern city of Lahore. The attackers struck Thursday as thousands of people were ... (Source: Voice of America 2010-07-02T08:46:01Z)

Brown cuts backroom deals he campaigned against

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, leans over to talk to Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 28, 2010. prior to their introduction statements on behalf of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo ... (Source: Salon 2010-06-30T23:36:01Z)

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