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Deals of the Hour / June 25, 2011, 2:48 am

Sarkozy defends Libya mission as House keeps funding

Jets could be heard overhead as Libyan tracer fire arced across the dark sky. Libyan television said the NATO-led military alliance also hit targets in the town of Zlitan, east of Tripoli. War-fatigued lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives took a ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-24T22:42:30Z)

Peter Falk dies at 83; actor found acclaim as 'Columbo'

7 in TV Guide's 1999 list of "TV's Fifty Greatest Characters Ever." With his tousled dark brown hair, a cheap cigar wedged between his fingers and his lived-in tan raincoat, the endearingly likable lieutenant was as unprepossessing as the faded old Peugeot he drove. (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-06-25T09:12:25Z)

NY legalizes gay marriage 42 years after Stonewall

Champagne corks popped, rainbow flags flapped and crowds embraced and danced in the streets of Manhattan's Greenwich Village as New York became the sixth and largest state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-25T08:43:47Z)

Murray warns Lopez-mad mum to end Feli fixation

I said, when we were warming up, I shouted across the net, I said, 'Feli, if we sit down for a drink, if you could take a picture with my mum, because she thinks you're beautiful.' 'She went bright red. 'I'm not doing it, I'm not doing it.' Refused to take ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-25T09:33:54Z)

Our view: Rescuer, new business ventures deserve cheers

The center plans to expand the gardens next year to offer additional shares for sale. Fresh food produced locally that provides jobs to people in the community is a great venture. Cheers to all farmers who provide such services. Artists find their ... (Source: marshfieldnewsherald.com 2011-06-25T08:29:28Z)

Racing resumes at damaged Churchill Downs track

Fans began arriving at 4 p.m. for "Downs After Dark," the Louisville track's popular nighttime racing series. Track officials canceled the day racing session Thursday after a tornado Wednesday night damaged several barns and forced up to 100 horses ... (Source: Cincinnati.com 2011-06-25T09:19:35Z)

NZ zoo takes in penguin that mistook sand for snow

By NICK PERRY and SUE MANNING Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - This is one homesick penguin, stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000 miles from Antarctica and eating sand it mistook for snow. Wildlife officials stepped in Friday and moved the ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-25T08:15:09Z)

Mob boss brought back to Boston; will he sing?

The 81-year-old gangster was captured Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif., where he apparently had been living for most of the time he was a fugitive. He appeared Friday afternoon inside a heavily guarded federal courthouse in Boston to answer for his role ... (Source: Miami Herald 2011-06-25T08:29:28Z)

Of Dravid, Sammy and dropped catches

On a grey, cloudy first day of the Leeds Test of the 2002 England series, Dravid was in his 40s when let off by the umpire who didn't hear the feathered nick the batsman made to the wicketkeeper. Dravid went on to make 148 and India managed to level the ... (Source: CricBuzz 2011-06-25T08:58:06Z)

New York Legislature passes gay marriage bill

"We are beginning to see the dark walls of discrimination crumble," said Chad Griffin, cofounder of the group that is challenging Proposition 8 , the California amendment banning same-sex marriage. "We started feeling the tremors with the unconstitutional ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-25T09:26:44Z)

From Taliban taxes to shakedowns, US military presence hasn't changed daily Afghan corruption

"We will not try to make Afghanistan a perfect place," the president said. A responsible end to the war is achievable, but he warned of "dark days ahead." For ordinary Afghans, the situation in the center of the country provides a valuable case study. (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2011-06-25T08:29:28Z)

Whitey Bulger, a savvy, feared fugitive, is found frail and paranoid

Savvy and feared, Bulger seized control of a mob empire, running rackets, shakedowns and drug deals over 40 years ... But soon after Bulger was lured out of a Santa Monica apartment on Wednesday and arrested at long last, it became clear that the reputed ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-24T17:20:22Z)

Capture of Boston Gangster Could Mean More Scandal

Bulger, the leader of the violent Winter Hill Gang, is charged in connection with 19 murders. He was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, where he had lived for 15 of the last 16 years, according to his landlord. Bulger's flight in early 1995 ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-24T11:58:15Z)

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