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Deals of the Hour / June 19, 2011, 6:42 pm

No deal for Greece

Just a few days earlier, in an attempt to calm markets fearing a Greek default this summer, Olli Rehn, the European financial-affairs commissioner, had predicted there would be a deal to continue financing Greece at least until September. Some calm had ... (Source: Economist.com 2011-06-20T01:33:04Z)

Rory McIlroy earning praise with record 8-shot lead at U.S. Open

But titles are awarded after 72. "You don't know how Rory is ­going to do. You don't know how he's going to deal with the big lead," said Lee Westwood, who is tied for third at 5 under par. "He had a big lead in a major and didn't deal with ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2011-06-19T05:59:06Z)

Input sought on Post Office closure

At a recent meeting with the town's residents, Cronin and the Officer in Charge in Hudson Falls David Desrosiers said the closure isn't a done deal. They noted that studies in Scotia and Kirkwood didn't result in closure. But if this study should find that ... (Source: Press Republican 2011-06-19T07:25:00Z)

Martin holds on to help Yankees beat Cubs 4-3

Rodriguez moved to third on Cano's RBI double and scored his 1,800th run on Nick Swisher's sacrifice fly ... 3B Dante Bichette Jr. has agreed to a deal with the Yankees, and New York's top draft pick will begin his professional career with the ... (Source: LongIslandPress 2011-06-20T00:21:29Z)

Gates: Headway in Taliban talks may be months off

It could be months before efforts to broker a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban bear fruit, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview aired on Sunday. Gates, who steps down at the end of the month, said there had been ... (Source: Metro International 2011-06-20T00:42:57Z)

Foreign investors lured to Japan by promise of recovery

TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreign investment may flourish again in Japan as value-hunters return to a market that is slowly rebounding after the March earthquake, but only if the country can break the political impasse that is blocking policies to deal with its ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-20T01:04:26Z)

Walmart to build on former farm site in North Lauderdale

Walmart submitted a site plan to City Hall last week and city spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson said the city commission is expected to sign off on the deal as early as August. The 180,000-square-foot store should open by the end of 2012, Walmart spokeswoman ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2011-06-20T00:57:16Z)

No progress on the postal front as Canada Post strike-lockout continues

We have come to the table with a sense of urgency that hasn't been met.'' The Crown corporation said Sunday that there was still time to reach a deal without Ottawa stepping in if the union would look more closely at the existing deal on the table. (Source: 680 News 2011-06-20T00:57:16Z)

Rory McIlroy's run continues at U.S. Open

For the doom-and-gloom crowd, it should be noted that the largest final-round collapse in major championship history occurred in the 1996 Masters, when Greg Norman blew a six-shot lead and lost to Nick Faldo. But the way McIlroy has played this week ... (Source: Miami Herald 2011-06-19T14:48:49Z)

US Open Is Rory McIlroy's To Lose After Opening Up Eight-Stroke Lead

"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 regards to that. So we'll see." Day, a runner-up at the ... (Source: Myfoxdc.com 2011-06-20T00:50:07Z)

EU finance ministers wrangle over Greek debt

Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg who also chairs the eurozone finance meetings, told reporters not to expect a final deal Sunday night. Just over a year after its first bailout, Greece is trailing its financial goals. Without passing ... (Source: AOL News 2011-06-20T01:04:26Z)

Assad to address Syria as his troops block refugees

Syria's ambassador to Washington said in a newspaper interview his government differentiates between the legitimate demands of protesters and those of armed gangs and said Assad will deal with "all these issues in his speech." More than 10,000 Syrian ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-20T01:25:54Z)

EU decision on Greek aid postponed to early July

In its final statement, the Eurogroup endorsed a deal reached Friday by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to make private lenders' participation 'voluntary.' Funds for the new bailout will come from 'both official and ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-20T00:57:16Z)

New elongated Boeing 747-8 debuts in Paris

"We've seen a great deal of interest in the last six to eight months as the market has gotten better," Randy Tinseth, Boeing's vice president of marketing at Boeing's commercial division, told Reuters. In Boeing's standard layout, the new 747-8 will have ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-20T00:07:10Z)

Prof says emphasis on price allowed discrimination to flourish at Walmart

Wexler said whether Walmart is forced to deal with the massive class or whether it will face myriad smaller suits, it's likely its corporate culture will have to be overhauled. In fact, she said, some of those changes already have been made, albeit more on ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-20T01:33:04Z)

Key plane buyer wants new Boeing jet, not revamped 737

"We're ready to sit down (with Boeing) and make a deal on a new airplane, that's how strongly we feel," said Udvar-Hazy, who runs Air Lease and previously built International Lease Finance Corp. into the industry's most powerful buyer and lessor of jets. (Source: Seattle Times 2011-06-20T01:33:04Z)

Ousted 'Spider-Man' Musical Director Speaks Out On Difficulties Of Show

LOS ANGELES - Julie Taymor, the ousted director of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," was drawing attention Sunday her for comments about the environment in which the troubled Broadway musical was developed. Speaking Saturday evening at a Los Angeles high ... (Source: myfoxny.com 2011-06-20T00:50:07Z)

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