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Deals of the Hour / July 5, 2010, 4:12 am

Keys to the King-dom

S TANLEY, Idaho - Songwriter and singer Carole King has put her 128-acre central Idaho ranch back on the market with a reduced asking price of $16 million. The Robinson Bar Ranch compound near Stanley includes a 7,300 ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-05T04:03:18Z)

Ronaldo's a dad, but who's the mum?

Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfiend has confirmed that he has become a dad.. but she's not the mum. Russian model Irina Shayk, 24, posted on her Facebook page: "My boyfriend is now the father of a boy." The superstar footballer announced his good news on his website. He did not name the mother, but said ... (Source: News of World 2010-07-05T09:39:44Z)

Happy Campers

But, many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use that time off to have a camp experience and bond with your own family? Jodie Lynn, an internationally syndicated parenting columnist who lives in St ... (Source: Gainesville Sun 2010-07-05T10:01:12Z)

Clinton: US Supports Democratic Forces In Georgia

(AP) TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday pledged U.S. support for this former Soviet state, which is recovering from an August 2008 Russian military invasion and seeking to consolidate its democracy. Speaking to a couple of hundred women from rights ... (Source: CBS News 2010-07-05T09:32:34Z)

KING SELLING OFF IDAHO RANCH

Singer/songwriter CAROLE KING is feeling the sting of the worldwide credi t crunch - she has slashed the selling price of her sprawling Idaho ranch .. King's 128-acre central Idaho compound, named The Robinson Bar Ranch, h as failed to sell since she first placed a listing in 2006, asking $19 mi ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-07-05T07:23:44Z)

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes father, mother's identity secret (Roundup)

Lisbon - Cristiano Ronaldo has become the father of a baby boy, the Real Madrid footballer announced on his Twitter and Facebook accounts Sunday. The message on Ronaldo's Internet pages does not name the mother, but the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha said she is a US citizen. 'It is with ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-07-04T11:28:18Z)

Kenya : Two Dead After Vuvuzela Fight

Nairobi — Two men died over the blowing of a vuvuzela in a bar in Nairobi on Friday night during the Ghana-Uruguay World Cup quarter-final match. Francis Otieno, a Kenyan, was stabbed outside Kunda Kindu pub in Githurai 45 estate by an unidentified Ethiopian man reportedly incensed by Mr Otieno's ... (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-07-02T23:55:08Z)

Mortgage rates are a screaming buy. So where are the bargain-hunters?

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century — a seductive 4.58 percent for an average 30-year fixed loan. Yet brokers and lenders report not a flood but a trickle ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-07-03T16:01:30Z)

BP costs for oil spill response pass $3 billion

BP costs for oil... An oil cleanup worker rakes the sand along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Workers nearly outnumbered tourists on the beach. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-07-05T07:59:31Z)

Save money, have fun with an at-home camp

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But they are also expensive and not feasible for some families. But many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use ... (Source: Buffalo News 2010-07-05T10:44:09Z)

Cristiano fathers baby boy with American and will raise son alone

Criatiano Ronaldo has stunned fans by announcing he had become the father of a baby boy and would be bringing the child up alone. The Real Madrid winger, a flop with Portugal at the World Cup, is claimed to have sorted a financial deal out with his son's American mother, wityh whom he had a brief ... (Source: Mirror Football 2010-07-04T12:25:34Z)

Maine cops say more children at drug deals

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Drug police in Maine say they're concerned by what they say is a disturbing trend of more parents bringing children to drug deals. Garry Higgins of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says that over the past two months the agency has made 10 felony drug arrests and investigators ... (Source: Sun-Journal 2010-07-01T23:56:19Z)

Maine suspect planned to live with victim's daughter

Thayne Ormsby, 20, of Orient, was arrested Friday in Dover, N.H., where he was held on a fugitive from justice charge. He's charged in Maine with three counts of murder in the Amity stabbings of Jeffrey Ryan, 55, whom ... (Source: Sun-Journal 2010-07-05T08:28:09Z)

Mother of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's baby is American -- Report

The woman who gave birth to Portugal soccer captain Cristiano Ronaldo's baby is American, Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha reported Sunday. Ronaldo announced Saturday he is now the father of a baby boy he plans to ... (Source: New York Post 2010-07-05T05:36:21Z)

Hillary Clinton Urges Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Deal

Clinton's trip began with visiting first Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, where she stated that Ukraine could still join NATO as the military alliance's door remained open. Clinton's visit came one day after Kyiv passed a law in Parliament, officially declaring itself a nonaligned nation. Since ... (Source: The Epoch Times 2010-07-05T03:34:40Z)

Carole King's Idaho Ranch For Sale For $16 Million

STANLEY, Idaho — Songwriter and singer Carole King has put her 128-acre central Idaho ranch back on the market with a reduced asking price of $16 million. The Robinson Bar Ranch compound near Stanley includes a 7,300-square-foot lodge, a private residence, a caretaker's home, a professional ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-05T02:23:05Z)

Kenya : Prime Minister Calls for Order in Football Management

Nairobi — Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for the disbandment of the body managing football in Kenya. The PM asked officials of Football Kenya to resign and allow a new team to come up with fresh ideas that will improve the game's administration in the country. And he called for talks with ... (Source: AllAfrica.com 2010-07-05T06:33:37Z)

On July 4 in spill country, pondering America

Cleveland might ... Free agent basketball player LeBron James, left, is driven out of the IMG building in downtown Cleveland, after meeting with representatives of the New Jersey Nets and the New York Knicks basketball ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-07-04T23:38:26Z)

Mortgage rates low, but no buyers

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century — a seductive 4.58 percent for an average 30-year fixed loan. Yet brokers and lenders report not a flood but a trickle ... (Source: The Daily Advertiser 2010-07-04T14:20:05Z)

Mortgage rates scream buy, but is anybody listening?

An odd scene has been playing out lately in the offices of mortgage brokers and bankers around the country. Mortgage rates have sunk to levels not seen in more than a half-century - a seductive 4.58 percent for an ... (Source: Globe Gazette 2010-07-04T22:34:01Z)

Agent: Wolves, Milicic agree to deal

The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed with free agent Darko Milicic on a four-year deal Thursday. The contract is worth $20 million and the fourth year is only partially guaranteed. The Timberwolves declined comment on ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-07-01T21:18:50Z)

Summer camp -- at home

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But they are also expensive and not feasible for some families. But many parents have vacation time coming in the summer. Why not use ... (Source: Hamilton Spectator 2010-07-05T08:35:18Z)

Clinton Pledges U.S. Support in Georgia

(TBILISI, Georgia) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday pledged U.S. support for this former Soviet state, which is recovering from an August 2008 Russian military invasion and seeking to consolidate its democracy. Speaking to a couple of hundred women from rights groups ... (Source: Time 2010-07-05T10:37:00Z)

World Cup 2010 - Cristiano Ronaldo becomes a father

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Sunday he has fathered a baby boy with a woman who has chosen to remain anonymous and with whom he has agreed to keep exclusive guardianship of the child. "It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy ... (Source: Yahoo! Eurosport 2010-07-05T04:17:37Z)

E. Maine site under review for wind

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine land-use regulators this week will consider whether to allow a streamlined application for a wind farm on 695 acres of timberland in eastern Maine. The Bangor Daily News says First Wind LLC plans to file an application with the Land Use Regulation Commission this fall in ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-07-04T15:31:40Z)

FIFA World Cup: Two football fans killed in Kenya pub brawl

Nairobi: Two football fans were killed in a brawl here in the Kenyan capital after Ghana's loss in the World Cup quarterfinals, police said. The first victim was stabbed in the stomach and died on the spot, while his attacker was lynched by the mob at a bar in the outskirts of Nairobi Friday night ... (Source: Daily News and Analysis 2010-07-04T17:11:53Z)

Essay: Spy arrests offer bit of Cold War nostalgia

Appeals court or... FILE - In this May 13, 2009, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper walks near an entrance to the Guantanamo detention facility at dawn, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. In a statement released Friday, July 2, 2010, a three-judge panel in a U.S. federal ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-07-03T23:46:47Z)

Minnesota Timberwolves agree to terms on 4-year deal with 7-foot center Darko Milicic

MINNEAPOLIS — Less than five months ago, Darko Milicic was done with the NBA. Carrying the label of one of the biggest busts in draft history, the former No. 2 overall draft pick who was taken ahead of Carmelo Anthony ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-07-02T07:20:07Z)

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes a father

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has announced he has fathered a baby boy with a woman who has chosen to remain anonymous and with whom he has agreed to keep exclusive guardianship of the child. "It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy," Ronaldo ... (Source: Sydney Morning Herald 2010-07-05T02:08:46Z)

Free agents Gay, Lee to visit Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves opened free agency Wednesday night by immediately courting forwards Rudy Gay and David Lee. Gay and Lee will make visits this week to the Twin Cities to see what the Wolves have to offer, which includes ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-07-01T06:52:41Z)

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