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Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2011, 6:49 pm

It's official: Nationals tab Davey Johnson to succeed Riggleman

CHICAGO (AP) -- Davey Johnson was announced as the manager of the Washington Nationals on Sunday, three days after Jim Riggleman stunned the team by resigning. Johnson will manage the rest of the season and his first game will be Monday against the Los ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2011-06-27T01:31:55Z)

Free agency likely to yield more second-tier players

At age 31 and coming off a season where he finished in the top 10 in the League with 49 assists and 77 points, Richards could be in line for a contract similar to the five-year, $39 million deal he signed prior to the 2006-07 season. Besides his scoring ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-27T00:20:20Z)

Anderson impresses at US championships with upset win in the 400-meter hurdles

"Just to have a shot at those jumps, it was exciting." ... Fellow Oregon Track Club athlete Nick Symmonds won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 44.17 seconds, finishing in front of veteran Khadevis Robinson in 1:44.49. Symmonds said the fact that nine ... (Source: Washington Post 2011-06-27T00:27:30Z)

Biden warns Republicans on debt-ceiling talks

"We're not going to let the middle class carry the whole burden. We will sacrifice. But they must be in on the deal," Mr. Biden said in a speech at the Ohio Democratic Party 's annual dinner. Mr. Biden led efforts on a deficit-reduction ... (Source: Washington Times 2011-06-27T00:41:49Z)

Afghanistan War: A Decade On, No Clear Answers

Obama's drawdown announcement served to reinforce many of those fears. "This announcement, they fear, runs parallel to a possible power-sharing deal with the Taliban that may emerge during this period," Thomas Ruttig, co-director and senior analyst of the ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-06-27T00:27:30Z)

Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims

The thinking is that Taliban leaders will be more ready for a deal if they feel threatened personally. The U.S. has confirmed preliminary outreach to the Taliban, but Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said last week that fruitful talks probably are ... (Source: Associated Press 2011-06-27T01:03:17Z)

Amtrak Death Toll Now Up To Six in Nevada Collision (VIDEO)

Authorities said earlier on Saturday they expect to pull more bodies from the twisted wreckage of the train, but a search was proceeding slowly because the burned-out train cars were considered dangerously unstable. "We know that people have seen bodies ... (Source: Post Chronicle 2011-06-27T01:10:27Z)

With salary cap (and floor) rising, the NHL's economic landscape changes again

Clearly, pricey long-term deals aren't as scary as they once were ... They're not going to have to deal with a UFA, it's right there in front of him. "L.A. knows that Mike Richards has nine years left on this (deal) — they want him and they're happy ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-27T00:20:20Z)

Obama criticized by both parties over Afghanistan

"And at the end of the day, that is the goal, that their police, that their army can deal with the Taliban once we leave." Rogers also noted that this withdrawal plan ends in September of 2012 -- right before the first debate of the president's re-election campaign. (Source: USA Today 2011-06-27T00:13:11Z)

Nate Marquardt: Recent Suspension Doesn't Mean We've Seen Last of Marquardt

Now, in all of this Nate was cut from the UFC. This is not a huge deal or a career ending thing for Marquardt. Many fighters have been cut and made their way back. Nate has a very exciting style. His striking is fun to watch and if you don't believe me ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-27T00:48:58Z)

Munson: Tourists converge on surging Gavins dam

And a "really good plan" was in place by May to deal with a snowpack in the Rockies that was 140 percent of normal. But then extreme rains hit the upper Great Plains in May. Northern Wyoming and the western Dakotas received anywhere from three to six times ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2011-06-27T00:06:01Z)

Chris Wallace Fires Back at Jon Stewart: 'I Guess the Joke Is on' Him (Video)

(Stewart had responded by making a sarcastic remark about how there were only two sides to every story.) "Jon seemed to think that was a big deal, that I said we tell the other side of the story," Wallace said Sunday. "While I wish I had said the full ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-27T01:10:27Z)

Amtrak-truck crash kills 2, injures 20 in Nevada

"It crashed before we got on it," said Amtrak passenger Nick Pfaff. Pfaff and his family had tickets to board the ill-fated train in Reno. "We were thinking if we had got on a little earlier, it would have been us. So we're thankful to be OK," said Pfaff. (Source: KABC 2011-06-25T07:32:12Z)

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