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Deals of the Hour / June 28, 2011, 12:48 am

Supreme Court: No Ban On Violent Video Game Sales To Kids

The Supreme Court says California cannot ban the rental or sale of violent video games to children. The high court agreed Monday with a federal court's decision to throw out California's ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. (Source: KKTV 2011-06-28T06:52:52Z)

GOP, Democrats seem to harden stance on debt

Other proposals range from Food and Drug Administration food inspection fees to duck hunting fees.The $85 billion also includes federal auction of parts of the broadcast spectrum and the sale of surplus federal property. Complicating matters is the ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2011-06-28T07:21:29Z)

Wildfire prompts closure of Los Alamos lab

The lab is about 35 miles from Santa Fe. Special crews were sent to Water Canyon near the lab to protect the facility. All radioactive and hazardous material had been accounted for and protected, officials said. The wildfire, which is not contained ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-28T07:00:01Z)

Los Alamos evacuated as wildfire nears

Some residents evacuating the town were "calm and other people are really frantic," Sheila Luna told the Santa Fe New Mexican. "The Conoco gas station ran out of gas last night, and at the next gas station I waited for 15 minutes before I could get the car ... (Source: United Press International 2011-06-28T07:28:39Z)

Court: Kids have right to buy violent video games

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down California's ban on the sale of violent video games to minors, extending the kind of speech protected by the Constitution. In a ruling closely watched by other states and the entertainment industry ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2011-06-28T07:14:20Z)

Jury Convicts Blagojevich on Nearly All Corruption Counts at Retrial

Doing so might have helped ensnare other conspirators. A U.S. Senate seat "should not be put up for sale. You should not let the sale happen. ... Our job is to try to prevent crime, not just prosecute crime," he said. Fitzgerald pledged to retry the ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-28T06:45:42Z)

Russell Wilson chooses football over baseball

He left the Tourists following Sunday's game at McCormick Field and appeared live on ESPN Monday afternoon in a cliché-filled interview that didn't offer much insight into his decision. "With their coaching staff, their players and experience and the ... (Source: Asheville Citizen-Times 2011-06-28T07:00:01Z)

Guard chief: Iran can build longer-range missiles

TEHRAN, Iran—A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander claimed on Tuesday that his country is capable of producing even longer range missiles than the ones it now has but won't make them because Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf are already within ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-06-28T07:35:48Z)

Obama and Republicans dig in even as they search for common ground on debt and debt ceiling

The $85 billion includes a federal auction of parts of the broadcast spectrum and the sale of surplus federal property. Complicating matters is the congressional schedule. While the Senate is in session, the House is off this week ahead of the July 4 holiday. (Source: Republic 2011-06-28T07:21:29Z)

Whitey Bulger kept cash hidden in apartment and traveled frequently

Reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger kept hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash hidden behind the walls of his Santa Monica apartment and told ... business," the document said. He did not offer additional details about who he visited or when and ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-28T06:52:52Z)

Lost penguin more lively, eating fish post-surgery

But Simpson said that, while officials appreciate the offer, they may want to act before then. Simpson said the penguin may be older than experts first thought — perhaps up to 2 1/2 years old rather than the initial estimate of 10 months. It stands about ... (Source: Pakistan News Service 2011-06-28T07:07:10Z)

'Rageaholic' Bulger back in Boston after years on run

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: msnbc.com 2011-06-24T23:32:36Z)

High Court OKs Sales Of Violent Video Game To Kids

The U.S. Supreme Court, wrapping up its current term, has struck down California's ban on the sale of violent video games to children. A divided court majority said the law violates the Constitution's guarantee of free expression. In 2005, California ... (Source: KQED 2011-06-28T06:52:52Z)

Rod Blagojevich guilty of 17 corruption charges

In his testimony, Blagojevich insisted that the taped calls, in which he appeared to bargain for cash or a high-ranking job for himself in exchange for appointing someone to the Senate seat, reflected standard political horse-trading, not a crime. (Source: USA Today 2011-06-28T07:00:01Z)

Mark W. Smith: Powerful search engines let you check flights, do calculations

and Bing -- to find more options to find exactly what you're looking for. 1. Easy math. For those without a calculator handy, search engines offer an easy way to do quick math. Just type in your equation -- something like 78*3.2/98 -- and it'll give you ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2011-06-28T07:35:48Z)

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

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 mobster was an old and ailing man living a quiet life. The end did not come in a hail of gunfire, as he'd once ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-24T17:20:22Z)

Barcelona to Test Arsenal Resolve With $56 Million Fabregas Bid: Roundup

European champion Barcelona is poised to make an improved 35 million-pound ($55.8 million) offer for Cesc Fabregas after detecting a softening in Arsenal's resolve to keep its captain, the Guardian reported . Barcelona had two bids for Fabregas turned ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-28T07:07:10Z)

Iran: We've designed missiles to reach US bases

The surface-to-surface missiles, with a maximum range of 1,250 miles, were fired simultaneously at a single target, the official IRNA news agency reported. The missiles put Israel, U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf and parts of southeastern and eastern Europe ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-28T06:45:42Z)

Four things Google needs to do to beat Facebook on the social web

Google's CEO should also be declaring to his employees that Google's next life stage must be fully social. In addition, Page must offer analysts a more substantive and authentic message. 

When Google's senior executive team sweeps its social Web ... (Source: Fortune Tech 2011-06-24T14:50:03Z)

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