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Deals of the Hour / May 31, 2011, 6:43 pm

Iranian minister sought by Argentina visits Bolivia

Vahidi arrived unannounced in Argentina's neighbour to the north and took part in a military ceremony in the Department Santa Cruz. The visit provoked ... at the invitation of his counterpart Maria Cecilia Chacon and is apparently under diplomatic protection. (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-01T01:19:48Z)

Jake Winston leads Manalapan to shutout of Jackson Memorial

First, he raced off the mound, fielded a beautiful bunt by Jaguars No ... Winston retired 11 straight batters until pinch-hitter Nick Petrizzo reached on an error to lead off the sixth. "He's thrown two gems against us," said Jackson Memorial coach ... (Source: Asbury Park Press 2011-06-01T01:05:29Z)

Some Things Never Change

Yes, yes, the Agenda Project, creators of the Medicare video, assures us, to the strains of "America the Beautiful," "With pretty boy Paul Ryan's draconian and savage cuts to Medicare in his budget proposal, we have to ask ourselves: Is America still ... (Source: Town Hall 2011-06-01T00:36:51Z)

Yahoo, Alibaba Reach Agreement Over Alipay, Reuters Reports

Editors: Jillian Ward, Nick Turner To contact the reporter on this story: Brian Womack in San Francisco at bwomack1@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tom Giles at tgiles5@bloomberg.net (Source: BusinessWeek 2011-06-01T01:12:39Z)

Birmingham Seaholm's newly appointed head football coach dies after heart attack

Birmingham Seaholm head coach Nick Dean passed away on Monday night after suffering a heart attack at his home, school officials have said. Dean, 52, was a long time football assitant at Troy High School before moving to Seaholm's program in 2008 as an ... (Source: MLive.com 2011-05-31T17:48:50Z)

Ex-NFL QB Leaf has benign tumor removed from brain stem

He had surgery a week later at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and was released Saturday. "I am looking forward to resting a bit and being with my family," Leaf said in a statement. "This was just another bridge for me to cross ... (Source: NFL 2011-06-01T00:51:10Z)

Despite Stanley Cup drought, Canada isn't fully embracing the Canucks

Why the hate? Jealousy is a likely factor. Vancouver's mountain and sea vistas make it one of the world's most beautiful cities, and it has milder winters than the rest of Canada. Its success in hosting the Winter Olympics has given it new prominence ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-01T00:29:42Z)

Merrill Dubrow's tips for creating more sales opportunities

As I gain my composure the screen says, "Here is your special gift." I look, and basically they took my 30 pictures and put them in a beautiful book. The book is formatted very nicely, and the machine lets me review the book, page by page, and also ... (Source: Smart Business Network 2011-06-01T00:08:13Z)

The Windows Phone 7 Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

Windows Phone 7 is home to many beautiful apps but which ones are the best? We got 'em all for you right here. gMaps : gMaps is a Google Maps app for Windows Phone that works as well as you'd expect. And as I don't actually know anyone who uses Bing ... (Source: Gizmodo Australia 2011-05-31T23:53:54Z)

Birmingham Seaholm football coach Nick Deane dies

Nick Deane, who was hired as the head football coach at Birmingham Seaholm in November, died Monday at his home in Troy after reportedly suffering a heart attack. Deane was 53. Deane was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Seaholm for two ... (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-01T00:58:20Z)

Leaf has benign tumor removed from brain stem

He had surgery a week later at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and was released Saturday. "I am looking forward to resting a bit and being with my family," Leaf said in the statement. "This was just another bridge for me to cross ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2011-06-01T00:44:01Z)

Group forms in effort to keep new Ohio union law

It affects about 350,000 police, firefighters, teachers and other public workers. While unions can continue to negotiate wages, they cannot bargain on health care, sick time or pension benefits. Building a Better Ohio says Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik ... (Source: 27 First News 2011-06-01T00:01:04Z)

Ryan Leaf has surgery to remove benign tumor

He had surgery May 25 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released Saturday. Leaf said in the statement he is recovering well. "I am looking forward to resting a bit and being with my family," Leaf said. "Thank you for all ... (Source: Miami Herald 2011-06-01T00:22:32Z)

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