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Deals of the Hour / June 19, 2011, 12:43 pm

Hollywood Takes To Twitter To Extend Father's Day Wishes

Love you dad, and you're the best grandpa ever!! Jeremy Piven: Hug your beautiful fathers today, and for those of us who have lost ours, know they live through us... Eva Longoria: Happy Father's Day to the best daddy a girl can have, Enrique Longoria! (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-19T18:45:03Z)

Trade rumor: Knicks after Wolves G Jonny Flynn?

The Knicks have had preliminary discussions with the Minnesota Timberwolves about a trade for point guard Jonny Flynn. No formal deal is in place, but the Knicks are debating whether Flynn, the sixth overall pick of the 2009 draft would be a viable option ... (Source: CBS Sports 2011-06-19T18:52:12Z)

Method Man Sounds Off On Father's Day

You know what dads get? We get that little construction paper tie. It's not a big deal. Mother's Day, first 50 ladies in free at the club. It's Mother's Day. Father's Day, you don't get that shit." For Meth, the holiday just goes to show how ... (Source: HipHopDX.com 2011-06-19T18:52:12Z)

AP sources: Pakistanis tip off militants again

Speaking on ABC, Haqqani said if any among them were informants who worked for the CIA, "we will deal with them as we would deal with an offending intelligence service and we will resolve this to the satisfaction of our friends, as well as to our own laws." (Source: Birmingham News 2011-06-19T18:37:53Z)

Dominating McIlroy begins US Open final round

Heat last week hurt the rough and rain this week left greens receptive, easing the usual stern conditions on offer at a US Open. "The golf course was more forgiving this week because of the weather that we experienced, not because Congressional is not a ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-19T19:35:09Z)

Westwood not ready to concede to Rory

"I said maybe if I can get to 10 under at the weekend, but you don't know how Rory is going to do. You don't know how he's going to deal with the big lead. He had a big lead in a major and didn't deal with it well before. There's pressure on him with ... (Source: News-Press 2011-06-19T18:45:03Z)

Data Centers Look for Lower-Emission Cooling

But putting new farms near bodies of cold water would not always be practical either, because of factors like the need to locate servers near enough to users to offer the best network speed. "Data center site selection is sort of the art of compromise ... (Source: New York Times 2011-06-19T19:06:31Z)

Clarence Clemons: Hollywood Pays Tribute on Twitter

"A beautiful recollection," Dylan said. Springsteen issued a statement on his longtime friend and bandmate's death Saturday night, writing, "He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-19T19:13:41Z)

Hollyblog: Father's Day Films -- How Films Echo My Relationship With My Dad

Every Father's Day, my mind immediately thinks of movies. Although my Dad passed away almost five years ago now, I will always treasure our trips to the movies. Especially as a kid, I was thrilled that my Dad would take me to a place where my imagination ... (Source: TheWrap 2011-06-19T02:24:22Z)

Serena cautiously optimistic about chances, glad to be back

WIMBLEDON, England — For all the ambiguity surrounding her string of strange setbacks, Serena Williams did not hesitate to offer proof Sunday. "To this day I don't know," she said about how she sliced her feet on glass at a restaurant in Munich just days ... (Source: USA Today 2011-06-19T19:20:50Z)

The iPad is the tablet market, for now

Until other tablet makers can offer a buying experience that replicates to some degree ... We won't know until the TouchPad goes on sale, but if the buying experience is anything like it is with Android tablets, I don't expect big numbers. (Source: CNET News 2011-06-19T02:45:50Z)

Some evacuees in AZ, NM return home from wildfires

Fire officials said existing fire lines were holding despite strong winds in the area. Investigators from New Mexico State Forestry and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said Saturday that fire apparently was started June 12 by engine exhaust from ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-19T05:23:19Z)

U.S.-Saudi rivalry intensifies

The United States is selling the Saudis $60 billion in arms and other military hardware in a multiyear deal, the largest U.S. weapons transaction ever. The tension has been most visible in Bahrain, where Riyadh ignored U.S. warnings and sent more than ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-19T03:57:25Z)

Clarence Clemons' death leaves void for Springsteen

He had a deep, booming voice not often displayed, although he added hearty "ho-ho-ho's" during seasonal renditions of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town." Truth be told, Clemons' role in the E Street Band diminished as the years went on. Springsteen's ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-19T18:30:44Z)

Google Accused of (But Denies) Giving Obama Special Ad Access

Long story short: The National Republican Senatorial Committee has suspicions that Google gave the Obama campaign a special deal on a new type of ad (Cost-per-lead), which the company is currently testing. Google denies this notion, and that the ad in ... (Source: WebProNews 2011-06-19T04:26:03Z)

Knicks target backup point guard, could deal Toney Douglas to Minnesota Timberwolves for Jonny Flynn

The Knicks have had preliminary discussions with the Minnesota Timberwolves about a trade for point guard Jonny Flynn . No formal deal is in place, but the Knicks are debating whether Flynn, the sixth overall pick of the 2009 draft would be a viable option ... (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-19T18:52:12Z)

Can Rory lose?

"You don't know how Rory is going to do," said Westwood. "You don't know how he's going to deal with the big lead. He had a big lead in a major and didn't deal with it well before. There's pressure on him with regards to that." Westwood's analysis is cold ... (Source: Olympian 2011-06-19T18:30:44Z)

Clarence Clemons, Longtime Saxophone Player for Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band, Dies

In addition to his saxophone, Clemons also provided background vocals, with a deep baritone probably most recognized as the voice of Santa Claus in Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." When introducing Clemons in recent years ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-19T07:25:00Z)

Some Fire Evacuees Return Home, While Weather Fuels Flames

Fire officials said existing fire lines were holding despite strong winds in the area. Investigators from New Mexico State Forestry and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said Saturday that fire apparently was started June 12 by engine exhaust from ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-19T06:56:22Z)

Winds to challenge crews battling Ariz., NM wildfires

Investigators from New Mexico State Forestry and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said Saturday that fire apparently was started June 12 by engine exhaust from an all-terrain vehicle. They said the rider was trespassing onto land owned by BNSF ... (Source: FireRescue1 2011-06-19T19:06:31Z)

Pakistan Ambassador Defends Arrest of CIA Informants

"As far as the concern that there are people amongst the people that we have rounded up who are informants for the CIA, we will deal with them as we would deal with a friendly intelligence service, and we will resolve this to the satisfaction of our ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-19T18:59:22Z)

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