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Deals of the Hour / June 26, 2011, 8:46 am

Activist: Syria kills 2 protesting after funerals

Syrian forces opened fire at funerals for slain political protesters, a human rights activist said Sunday, leaving two more people dead as Syria tries to subdue weeks of demonstrations against President Bashar Assad. The two were killed Saturday in al ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-26T14:47:41Z)

Learning to garden with grace

And they have an arsenal of organic products ready to deal with sudden plant problems and pest control. They also try new tools and useful gadgets that save them time and make full use of the latest trend in container gardens. They don't create volcanos of ... (Source: Cape Cod Times 2011-06-26T15:16:19Z)

New York Vote has National Impact for Gay Marriage Supporters

"We've won every free, fair vote of the people," Brown said Saturday. "Backroom deals in Albany are not an indication of what people in this country think about marriage." Efforts may surface in some states to repeal the existing marriage bans, but the ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-26T15:02:00Z)

Thousands in Yemen demand president's sons leave

A crackdown has killed at least 167 people, according to Human Rights Watch. Saleh has three times retracted from signing a deal put forward by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council that calls for him to step down and hand power to his vice president. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-26T15:02:00Z)

Adam in and Meireles out as Liverpool Step Up Premier League Charge

Liverpool fans have experienced his sense of two and froing from former manager Rafael Benitez, who infamously sold fan favourite Xabi Alonso in an attempt to sign Gareth Barry, only for the deal to fall through but still lose Alonso. And so Alonso's ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-26T14:40:31Z)

Bachmann's had her share of government aid

"I don't think it's a deal-breaker, but I think it's something she's going to have to be willing to confront head-on." For now, Bachmann is declining to answer questions on the topic. Her congressional and campaign staff did not respond to numerous ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-26T14:26:12Z)

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 2011-06-26T14:40:31Z)

Iowa corn crop looks good but faces buffeting from abroad

The U.S. Senate vote to end the 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit was more symbolic than real. A greater problem is the discount for ethanol from wholesale gasoline, which has been cut in half from the 30-cent-per-gallon level of a month ago as the price of ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2011-06-26T14:40:31Z)

Desroches Noblecourt, French Egyptologist, dies

PARIS—Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a pioneering French Egyptologist who prodded Gen. Gamal Abdel Nasser to help salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities, has died. She was 97. Desroches Noblecourt died Thursday at a hospital in Epernay, east of Paris ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-06-26T14:40:31Z)

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

If Bulger decides to cut a deal with prosecutors, he could implicate an untold number ... 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. (Source: FOX News 2011-06-24T11:58:15Z)

FBI on defensive over capture

It also noted that the Boston FBI office immediately requested its Los Angeles counterparts to conduct surveillance on the Santa Monica, Calif., apartment, where they were led to believe he and his longtime galpal, Catherine Greig, were living. (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-26T14:40:31Z)

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

What would you say to a guy who walked out on negotiations after making such a big damned deal about OMG OMG THE DEBT CEILING? I think I'd say, "Shut up crybaby. Get back in there and do your damned job. Who left the damned door unlocked, anyway? (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2011-06-26T15:16:19Z)

There's a bit of 'Bad Teacher' in all of us, says Cameron Diaz

Just the way that Billy Bob Thornton showed us the dark side of department store Santa Clauses in his 2003 irreverent comedy ... need to take a little sip or take a little toke to deal with 30 kids in your face all day long. That's what I think anyhow. (Source: Chicago Tribune 2011-06-26T14:47:41Z)

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