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Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 10:41 pm

TSA makes grandma fly with no underwear (explicit satire)

That's probably because nobody thought of this until just now, and I have a twisted imagination of bizarre ways to rebel against false authority. But what better way to send a proper message to the TSA than to just pee on them ? Or unload a number two ... (Source: Natural News.com 2011-06-28T04:58:20Z)

White House: 'Significant' deal on debt possible

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plunged into deadlocked negotiations to cut government deficits and raise the nation's debt limit Monday, and the White House expressed confidence a "significant" deal with ... spectrum and the sale of surplus federal ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2011-06-28T05:05:29Z)

New Blue Jackets center Jeff Carter moving forward

"I'm not worried about what's going on (in Philadelphia) anymore." Indeed it may take some time for everyone to believe the high-scoring center is over his sudden deal to Columbus. But, on the surface at least, he's putting on a good fac (Source: Cincinnati.com 2011-06-28T05:19:48Z)

TRIPPING UP THE TSA

For no one who studies, let alone has to deal with, contemporary American "courts" should be unaware that judicial decisions and the Constitution are all too often quite different from each other, to the point of being mutually antagonistic—and that ... (Source: NewsWithViews.com 2011-06-28T05:12:39Z)

convicted on 17 corruption counts

"I think (with) our verdict, we did not believe it (the testimony)." That same juror said the evidence on the sale of the U.S. Senate seat was the clearest of all the charges because of the abundance of recorded evidence. "We felt he was trying to make a ... (Source: Wichita Eagle 2011-06-28T05:05:29Z)

Lady Gaga sued over wristband proceeds

Michigan legal network 1800LAWFIRM also alleges that Gaga and other companies involved in the sale and marketing of the $5 white and red ``We Pray for Japan'' wristbands overcharged buyers on shipping costs and ``artificially inflated reports of total donations''. (Source: The Christian Science Monitor 2011-06-28T04:29:42Z)

Amnesty deal focus of second day of Khmer Rouge trial

Phnom Penh - A 1996 amnesty granted to the Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister, Ieng Sary, dominated Tuesday morning's session of a genocide trial against the Maoist movement's four surviving leaders. An Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-28T04:51:10Z)

Lady Gaga accused of pocketing charity cash

Lady Gaga has been accused of pocketing money from the sale of charity wristbands. Lady Gaga meets a young fan as she departs from Toronto airport in Canada. - Macca/Todd G/Splash News The singer started selling the bands to help survivors of the Japan ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-28T04:51:10Z)

States can't bar violent video game sales to kids

Washington — States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion ... (Source: Detroit News 2011-06-28T04:58:20Z)

Gov. Jerry Brown ditches special election, plans more budget cuts

"We had some very serious discussions. I thought we were getting close, but as I look back on it, there is an almost religious reluctance (among Republican lawmakers) to ever deal with the state budget in a way that requires new revenues," Brown told ... (Source: Desert Sun 2011-06-28T04:44:01Z)

Lady Gaga sued over Japan earthquake charity bracelets

Michigan legal network 1800LAWFIRM also alleges that Gaga and other companies involved in the sale and marketing of the $5 white and red "We Pray for Japan" wristbands overcharged buyers on shipping costs and "artificially inflated reports of total donations". (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T19:25:40Z)

Top Surviving Khmer Rouge Leaders Go On Trial

Cambodian victims' advocates have decried how long it has taken to launch the trial, saying the proceedings are needed to shed light on a dark period and that time is running out for drawing meaningful testimony from the defendants. Although all four ... (Source: KOLO TV Reno 2011-06-28T04:44:01Z)

Another day, no deal at Capitol to avert shutdown

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders met briefly Monday, but kept a tight clamp on whether their private meetings have produced any progress toward a budget deal that would head off a government shutdown at the end of the week. (Source: Mankato Free Press 2011-06-28T04:22:32Z)

Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets: Why He Is More Motivated Than Ever

Carter is bent out of shape for one reason and one reason only. That Flyers management would sing him to an extensive and long term contract, and then deal him. That is his issue. That he made a commitment to the team and the city, and he was dealt for ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2011-06-28T05:12:39Z)

Another day passes without a state budget deal

Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders nonetheless let another crucial day slip by Monday without cutting a deal to prevent one. With the Stillwater Lift Bridge as a backdrop, Republicans renewed a call for a special session to pass some individual ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2011-06-28T04:51:10Z)

Blagojevich is convicted of corruption in retrial

The outcome came as a victory for federal prosecutors, whose earlier trial of Blagojevich resulted in a deadlocked jury on most counts and led people to wonder whether Blagojevich's behavior would ultimately be deemed crass political deal-making or a lot ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-28T05:19:48Z)

Jury convicts ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich at retrial

Why did authorities not wait until the governor actually made a deal for the Senate seat? 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 ... (Source: The Guardian 2011-06-28T05:12:39Z)

Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict

-- Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have pushed to within about 80 km (50 miles) of the capital, a rebel spokesman told Reuters on Monday, in the biggest rebel breakthrough in weeks. -- Libya's foreign minister and two other ministers were ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T11:18:54Z)

White House optimistic on debt, but sides harden

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plunged into deadlocked negotiations to cut government deficits and raise the nation's debt limit Monday, and the White House expressed confidence a "significant" deal with Republicans could be reached. (Source: Times-Leader 2011-06-28T04:51:10Z)

Herald News: Not for minors

In a 7-2 decision, justices struck down a 2005 California law that would have prohibited the sale or rental of violent video games to minors under age 18. Sellers would have faced $1,000 fines if a minor purchased a game depicting "killing, maiming ... (Source: NorthJersey.com 2011-06-28T05:26:58Z)

Supreme Court Says Anti-Violent Video Game Law Violates The First Amendment

It still strikes me that this court struggles with the idea that obscenity has a special exception to the First Amendment, which also makes me wonder how it will deal with the next round of copyright/First Amendment cases that it will be facing ... (Source: Tech Dirt 2011-06-28T05:12:39Z)

Can US debt deal be struck? Obama is confident

President Barack Obama is confident Democrats and Republicans can cut a "significant deal" to trim the US deficit and increase its borrowing limit to avoid a damaging default, the White House said on Monday. Despite the White House's optimism, both ... (Source: MoneyControl.com 2011-06-28T04:51:10Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 8:48 pm

Purdue's Johnson, Moore stay together with Celtics

General manager Danny Ainge said he would make a qualifying offer this week to Jeff Green, meaning the Celtics would have the right to match any offer he receives. Gilbert Brown, undrafted after a senior season as a swingman for Pittsburgh, was to work out ... (Source: Eagle-Tribune 2011-06-28T02:35:10Z)

Southeast Asia Building Boom Beckons Investors

Infrastructure markets in Indochina countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, also offer opportunity for construction firms in neighbouring Thailand. Among them are rail projects in Vietnam's capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and Myanmar's $8 ... (Source: CNBC 2011-06-28T03:25:16Z)

NJ Senate sends benefits reform bill to governor

The New Jersey Senate has given final approval to a bill raising pension and health benefits costs to the state's more than 500,000 government workers. The Senate voted Monday to knock out a provision of the bill that would have restricted access to out-of ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-28T02:49:29Z)

FBI's tip tale stinks as much as agency's past

I celand. Seriously? We are expected to believe that a woman from Iceland watching TV spotted Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend in Santa Monica where he has lived in the same apartment for 15 years just four miles from an FBI office? Why didn't the feds ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-28T03:18:07Z)

Ex-Ill. governor 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 2011-06-28T02:35:10Z)

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 2011-06-28T03:25:16Z)

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 2011-06-28T03:18:07Z)

Wildfire shuts Los Alamos lab, forces evacuations

"The hair on the back of your neck goes up," Los Alamos County fire chief Doug Tucker said of first seeing the fire in the Santa Fe National Forest on Sunday. "I saw that plume and I thought, 'Oh my god here we go again.'" Tucker said the current blaze ... (Source: WFAA 2011-06-28T03:03:48Z)

Galaxy's Ricketts to undergo surgery on left arm

He is expected to miss four to six weeks. The team says Ricketts underwent X-rays on Monday that revealed the extent of the injury and that he will have the surgery in Santa Monica. Ricketts was hurt in the first half of the Galaxy's 0-0 draw with the ... (Source: HuskerExtra.com 2011-06-28T03:03:48Z)

Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos National Lab

"The structures that are central to the operation of the laboratory are well protected." The lab is about 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of property owned by the Department of Energy. More than 11,000 employees work at the facility. (Source: Denver Channel 2011-06-28T02:56:38Z)

Whitey Bulger on Life as a Fugitive: 'I Was Armed to the Teeth'

Bulger spilled that staggering detail -- along with the news that he stashed money with people he trusted -- while traveling from California to Boston's Logan Airport after his capture at a Santa Monica rent-controlled apartment where he had spent the last ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-28T03:39:35Z)

Supreme Court strikes down California video game law

"This is everything the industry could have asked for," said George Rose, chief public policy officer for Activision Blizzard Inc. , a Santa Monica game publisher. Steven R. Shapiro, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union , said the decision ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-28T02:20:51Z)

Rod Blagojevich sentencing: Experts weigh in on possible prison term

Backers could offer support and seek mercy in letters to the judge. But also at play could be Blagojevich's knack for making a national spectacle of himself, doing endless television interviews and public appearances that prosecutors thought occasionally ... (Source: FOX2now.com 2011-06-28T02:42:19Z)

Blagojevich on guilty verdict: 'I, frankly, am stunned'

Through intermediaries, Obama sent signals that he preferred the post go to his friend Valerie Jarrett, prompting Blagojevich to allegedly offer a swap — Jarrett to the Senate and Blagojevich to a Cabinet post or other high-level administration job. (Source: WDBJ7.com 2011-06-28T03:03:48Z)

Volcano Corporation (VOLC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - new company profile

Its product offerings include multi-modality consoles, which offer intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and functional measurement (FM) capabilities. The company also provides FM and IVUS disposables used in the consoles. Volcano operates through two business ... (Source: Transworld News 2011-06-28T03:03:48Z)

Barloworld Limited (BAW) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - new company profile

It operates through four reportable segments namely, Equipment, Automotive, Handling and Logistics. The company aims to offer flexible, value adding, integrated business solutions to its clients by leading global brands. The company aim in developing and ... (Source: Transworld News 2011-06-28T02:35:10Z)

CELTICS NOTEBOOK: Lockout will make for a quiet summer for draft picks

The Celtics invited students to the event and provided them with laptop computers. Offer to Green: As expected, the Celtics will be making a qualifying offer of $5.9 million to restricted free agent forward Jeff Green this week. "It'll happen this week ... (Source: Patriot Ledger 2011-06-28T03:32:26Z)

Derek Jeter's return for Subway Series in doubt as Brian Cashman says he won't come off DL Wednesday

But Jeter, who initially tried to talk his way out of going on the DL, is not fit enough to be activated when eligible and Cashman wouldn't offer a projection. "No, he hasn't done anything yet other than (Sunday and Monday)," the GM said. Asked if the ... (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-28T02:20:51Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 6:44 pm

Human Errors, Idiocy Fuel Hacking

It's part of a $1 trillion problem, based on the estimated cost of all forms of online theft, according to McAfee Inc., the Santa Clara, California-based computer security company. Rule No. 1 Hundreds of incidents likely go unreported, said Rasch ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-28T01:02:06Z)

Whitey Bulger on Life as a Fugitive: 'I Was Armed to the Teeth'

Bulger spilled that staggering detail -- along with the news that he stashed money with people he trusted -- while traveling from California to Boston's Logan Airport after his capture at a Santa Monica rent-controlled apartment where he had spent the last ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-28T00:54:57Z)

Steep budget cuts now could harm economy

Congress needed no reminding of the need to reduce spending, but the report added fuel to the obsession of those who insist on massive and immediate budget cuts as part of any deal on raising the federal debt limit. They should read the CBO report a little ... (Source: Des Moines Register 2011-06-28T01:16:25Z)

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)

Microsoft and General Dynamics Itronix Ink Android Deal

This time, Microsoft struck a deal with General Dynamics Itronix , a Sunrise, Fla.-based maker of ruggedized computers for the military, public service, professional and industrial market sectors. Under the agreement announced today, General Dynamics ... (Source: Redmondmag.com 2011-06-28T01:02:06Z)

Investigators piece together Nevada Amtrak crash

(AP) RENO, Nev. (AP) — Workers wearing hazmat suits dug through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal Monday at the scene of a horrific collision between a tractor-trailer and an Amtrak train as new details surfaced about the spotty driving record of the ... (Source: CBS News 2011-06-28T01:02:06Z)

Google says probing search companies market practices

The shares were trading at $474.38 on Friday afternoon. Google has weathered antitrust challenges. It walked away from a search deal with Yahoo! Inc in 2008 when the U.S. Justice Department signaled that it was prepared to contest it. "Typically less than ... (Source: CNBC 2011-06-24T17:34:41Z)

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)

Memo: Bulger came back to Boston as armed fugitive

Bulger, 81, the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang who is charged in connection with 19 murders, was arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., last week, after spending years on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Bulger, who was also a top-echelon FBI informant ... (Source: Bangor Daily News 2011-06-28T01:16:25Z)

Adam Mazer Inks Deal to Pen HBO's 'Big Girls' Pilot

The "You Don't Know Jack" writer will base script on Susanna Moore's 2007 book; Joel Schumacher attached to direct pilot. Adam Mazer is back in business with HBO. The Emmy-winning screenwriter is set to pen a pilot based on the 2007 book, The Big Girls ... (Source: Hollywood Reporter 2011-06-28T01:16:25Z)

Cell phone of driver in Amtrak crash found

Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. Workers wearing hazmat suits dug through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal Monday at the scene of a horrific collision between a tractor-trailer and an Amtrak train as new details ... (Source: Salon 2011-06-28T01:30:44Z)

Elderly Woman, 95, Has To Remove Diaper For Airport Pat-Down

TSA officials said the agency's inspectors did nothing wrong and followed proper procedure. Spokesman Nick Kimball also said the officers did not force Reppert to remove the diaper. "While every person and item must be screened before entering the secure ... (Source: Myfoxdc.com 2011-06-28T01:30:44Z)

Google Battles Age, Rivals, and Accusations

Microsoft acquired the Yahoo! Search engine In April 2009 when it struck a deal with Yahoo! To power its engine with Bing, a process that was hotly contested by Google, but ultimately and instantly made Microsoft the second largest proprietor of search ... (Source: The Epoch Times 2011-06-28T00:54:57Z)

Human errors fuel hacking as test shows nothing prevents idiocy

It's part of a $1 trillion problem, based on the estimated cost of all forms of online theft, according to McAfee Inc., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based computer security company. Hundreds of incidents likely go unreported, said Rasch, who previously headed ... (Source: Bangor Daily News 2011-06-28T01:23:35Z)

No rest for Florida catcher Zunino

"Just as my right thumb was feeling better, I hurt my left thumb," he said. "I played with no problem last year but being healthy has helped a great deal this year. "The team has been bonding well, it's more comfortable in the second year in the College World Series. (Source: News-Press 2011-06-28T00:47:47Z)

Vandy's 'greatest' season ends in loss to Florida

Tommy Toledo faced five batters, getting pulled after Connor Harrell's two-out single made it 4-2. Nick Maronde walked the bases full, then walked Kemp to make it a one-run game. Greg Larson came on and got Anthony Gomez to fly out to right to end the inning. (Source: Collegebaseball.rivals.com 2011-06-24T23:39:46Z)

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)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 4:47 pm

FBI's tip tale stinks as much as agency's past

I celand. Seriously? We are expected to believe that a woman from Iceland watching TV spotted Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend in Santa Monica where he has lived in the same apartment for 15 years just four miles from an FBI office? Why didn't the feds ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-27T23:07:34Z)

Juror: Hard to convict Blago because he was so 'personable'

"I would rather have heard just the facts," she said. She also said that the evidence on the sale of the U.S. Senate seat was the clearest of all the charges because of the abundance of recorded evidence. "We felt he was trying to make a trade for ... (Source: New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV 2011-06-27T22:46:06Z)

The top U.S. Mac-using cities and states

Further digging into the research revealed that four out of the top five cities with the highest Mac usage in the nation reside in California – with Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Berkley taking 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th place, respectively. (Source: Macdaily News 2011-06-27T23:36:12Z)

Fitch downgrades Best Buy credit rating

with consumers increasingly heading online or to discount stores for the best deals and mainstays like flat screen televisions and DVDs no longer selling like they once did. The company also has had to spend more to promote its top products, putting profit ... (Source: Lompoc Record 2011-06-27T22:53:15Z)

Google and Getty team up for pictures worth a thousand links

About half of those have audio snippets as well. Google Goggles product manager Shailesh Nalawadi, whose engineering team is based in the technology giant's Santa Monica office, says they wanted to start local. "We always had the museum use-case in mind ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-27T22:24:37Z)

Next up for feds: Powerbroker Bill Cellini

Meanwhile — through gambling, asphalt-paving and investment businesses — he amassed a fortune of more than $50 million, largely on deals that involved state government. Prosecutors originally planned to try Cellini alongside Blagojevich, but they ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2011-06-27T23:14:44Z)

Niles teen still faces life sentence in sex case

A fifth defendant, Leon Murphy, 18, has accepted a plea bargain and will testify against the other four. Earlier this month, the victim in the case testified that she willingly had sex with Washington, 18, at Nichols' residence on March 14. Nichols ... (Source: South Bend Tribune 2011-06-27T23:07:34Z)

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)

Business in flooded city survive with creativity

Suddenly, the phone stopped ringing. So he and his boss at Northfield Construction Co. have been surfing the Web for good deals on industrial-strength power washing machines, figuring plenty of homeowners and companies will need their services when the ... (Source: NWCN 2011-06-27T22:53:15Z)

Englewood Cliffs man arrested in $19.2 million fraud

At the time of the sale, Foster listed his mailing address as 2 Second St., Jersey City. Records show he bought a 33rd floor residence in Crystal Point, a 42-story condominium tower, for $915,000 in February 2010. Records also show that a Gary Foster ... (Source: NorthJersey.com 2011-06-27T23:14:44Z)

Business in flooded Minot survive with creativity

Suddenly, the phone stopped ringing. So he and his boss at Northfield Construction Co. have been surfing the Web for good deals on industrial-strength power washing machines, figuring plenty of homeowners and companies will need their services when the ... (Source: Sioux City Journal 2011-06-27T22:53:15Z)

Apple, Intel, Wal-Mart, SAFA: Intellectual Property

No one immediately responded to an e-mail seeking comment. Chuck Mulloy , a spokesman for Santa Clara , California-based Intel, declined to comment. BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Ericsson AB are also weighing bids ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-27T04:16:34Z)

Whitey Bulger on Life as a Fugitive: 'I Was Armed to the Teeth'

Bulger spilled that staggering detail -- along with the news that he stashed money with people he trusted -- while traveling from California to Boston's Logan Airport after his capture at a Santa Monica rent-controlled apartment where he had spent the last ... (Source: ABC News 2011-06-27T23:14:44Z)

Israel Begins Dismantling Portion of West Bank Barrier

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu are among the notables who have participated. Naalin started similar marches three years ago. The Bilin protests, attended by villagers as well as Israeli and international activists, usually ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-26T14:54:50Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 2:43 pm

Judge Unexpectedly Halts Casey Anthony Trial Until Monday

One witness was to offer a second opinion on the chloroform readings that the state's witness, Dr. Arpad Vass, provided from Casey Anthony's trunk. The trial will resume at 8:30 a.m. ET Monday. On Friday, defense attorneys showed jurors several photos that ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-25T19:20:53Z)

Used-car buyers, beware of Edmunds.com scam

When Jacques said she was interested in buying the vehicle, Gillen wrote back with detailed instructions for how the deal would go down using a risk-free purchase protection program offered by the Santa Monica ... "Edmunds doesn't offer any service like ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-27T21:20:12Z)

Apple, Intel, Wal-Mart, SAFA: Intellectual Property

No one immediately responded to an e-mail seeking comment. Chuck Mulloy , a spokesman for Santa Clara , California-based Intel, declined to comment. BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Ericsson AB are also weighing bids ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-27T04:16:34Z)

Greece Agrees on Austerity Plan With EU, IMF: Report

"I suspect that many in Europe, and in the U.S., for that matter, are experiencing many of the same types of anxieties we felt here during those dark days in late 2008," said Kevin Giddis, managing director of fixed income at Morgan Keegan. Investors worry ... (Source: CNBC 2011-06-23T19:44:43Z)

U.S. Stocks Fall on Concern Debt Crisis in European Nations Will Intensify

To contact the reporters on this story: Nikolaj Gammeltoft in New York at ngammeltoft@bloomberg.net ; Cecile Vannucci in New York at cvannucci1@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-25T12:25:42Z)

Anne Hathaway gets glam in Harper's Bazaar, gushes about 'mellow' relationship with Adam Shulman

I met great people, wore beautiful clothes. And I got to put on a show. I don't see a downside." "Anyone who disliked my personality probably disliked my personality before the Oscars," she adds. "One Day," Hathaway's new romantic drama with British actor ... (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-27T21:13:02Z)

Apple supply chain points to "iPhone 4S" in Sept., iPad 3 prototype in early 2012

Unlike Berger, however, she wouldn't completely discount rumors of a low-cost iPhone ... Monday that "It's time for a mid-range iPhone," saying he believes Apple will offer a lower-end iPhone priced between $300 and $500 when paired with a pre-paid ... (Source: Apple Insider 2011-06-27T21:20:12Z)

Power shifts to McCourts in bankruptcy filing, experts say

Although MLB retains the right to approve the sale of the team, it would have to show why it would not favor the most lucrative offer on the table, they said. The team could go to auction if the FOX contract is not approved by the judge. "If you are the ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-27T21:27:21Z)

After New York Vote, Bachmann Suggests Constitutional Amendment Against Gay Marriage

Michele Bachmann on Sunday said that as president she would offer a federal constitutional amendment to list marriage as solely between a man and a woman.  However, the Minnesota congresswoman said it's also up to the states to decide whether they permit ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-26T15:23:28Z)

Analyst sees $350 contract-free iPhone '4S' model coming in September

He believes Apple will offer a lower-end iPhone priced between $300 and $500 paired with a pre-paid voice offering," Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider. "Whitmore noted that of the addressable market of 1.5 billion mobile customers worldwide ... (Source: Macdaily News 2011-06-27T20:58:43Z)

New iPhone Most Definitely Coming, Eventually

Whitmore, via Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt , doesn't offer sourcing for his prediction. More of a rationale: He figures a modestly priced iPhone 4, perhaps featuring pre-paid cell service, would be a big hit in international markets where the phone ... (Source: All Things Digital 2011-06-27T12:01:51Z)

Amazon.com Books Editors Announce 2011 Best Books of the Year So Far

The Best Books of the Year So Far are hand-picked by Amazon.com Books editors and represent their favorite titles in an overall Top 10, plus 10 picks each in twelve popular categories: Children's, Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy ... (Source: Marketwatch 2011-06-27T07:15:31Z)

Court ruling means 'business as usual' for gamers

"It's business as usual," said George Rose, chief public policy officer at Activision Blizzard Inc., the Santa Monica, Calif.-based publisher of the "Call of Duty" franchise. "We're not in the business of making more and more terribly violent games. (Source: Wonder Wall 2011-06-27T21:20:12Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 10:46 am

FBI's tip tale stinks as much as agency's past

I celand. Seriously? We are expected to believe that a woman from Iceland watching TV spotted Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend in Santa Monica where he has lived in the same apartment for 15 years just four miles from an FBI office? Why didn't the feds ... (Source: Boston Herald 2011-06-27T17:23:58Z)

UPDATE 4-French banks reach Greek debt deal, others see blueprint

But the head of Germany's biggest commercial bank, Deutsche Bank ( DBKGn.DE ), which has only a tiny holding of Greek debt, warned against rushing a deal on private sector involvement. "Political leaders expect a solution by the end of the week ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-27T16:55:20Z)

Wildfire Threatens Nuclear Lab In New Mexico

Lawrence Lujan, a spokesman with the Santa Fe National Forest, told Reuters today the fire started Sunday afternoon and continues to start spot fires up to a half-mile ahead of the main fire line. Lujan said the blaze has spread to within one mile of the ... (Source: Redorbit.com 2011-06-27T16:55:20Z)

Outspoken Bachmann launches White House bid

a day after suggesting that the concerns over averting a debt crisis were "scare tactics" that could be solved by paying only the interest on U.S. obligations while lawmakers work on a deal to cut spending as part of a new debt ceiling. The idea has been ... (Source: WRAL 2011-06-27T17:16:49Z)

New Mexico Wildfire Closes Nuclear Laboratory

In nearby Santa Fe, emergency officials are preparing to provide emergency evacuation and are setting up a shelter. The blaze started on private land about 12 miles southwest of the town of Los Alamos. Flames and smoke could be seen from the outskirts of ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2011-06-27T17:38:17Z)

Iran unveils underground missile silos

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has unveiled underground missile silos for the first time as it kicks off 10 days of military exercises, the country's latest military show of force amid a standoff with the West over its nuclear program ... (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 2011-06-27T17:23:58Z)

Interleague Play Not Unfair, But Nine Straight Games in National League Parks A Disadvantage for Red Sox

It's another to face those challenges for well over a week. It is that scenario, as much as anything, that has caused manager Terry Francona a great deal of anxiety in recent days. Francona has admitted to such emotion surrounding the Adrian Gonzalez ... (Source: NESN.com 2011-06-27T17:16:49Z)

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)

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)

Casey Anthony Trial Update: Judge Says Casey Competent for Trial; Defense Files Motion for Mistrial

The unexpected recess raised speculation among legal anyalysts and the media that the Casey Anthony defense had accepted a plea deal or was calling for a mistrial. Although Perry didn't explicitly explain why the court went into recess on Saturday ... (Source: Christian Post 2011-06-27T17:09:39Z)

Los Alamos moving to protect hazardous material from fire

SANTA FE, N.M.  — A raging wildfire spread to within one mile of the nation's preeminent nuclear weapons facility on Monday, as officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory scrambled to make sure that radioactive and hazardous material were protected ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T16:55:20Z)

Judges order arrest of Gadhafi, son for slayings

"The ICC has no legitimacy whatsoever. We will deal with it. ... All of its activities are directed at African leaders," government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told reporters Sunday. Monageng said evidence presented by prosecutors showed that following ... (Source: INFORUM 2011-06-27T17:02:30Z)

Apple, Intel, Wal-Mart, SAFA: Intellectual Property

No one immediately responded to an e-mail seeking comment. Chuck Mulloy , a spokesman for Santa Clara , California-based Intel, declined to comment. BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Ericsson AB are also weighing bids ... (Source: Bloomberg 2011-06-27T04:16:34Z)

Gaddafi's future not up for debate:Libyan government

But the government spokesman said in the statement that talk of a deal was premature. "It is not possible for a new stage to begin before NATO stops its aggression against Libya. As for the armed groups, they have no force on the ground, nor popular ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-26T23:30:14Z)

FOREX-Euro on defensive as Greece worries persist

"Most investors expect Greece's vote to get through, but they still want to lighten their positions in the euro to remove risk as there is a great deal of uncertainty." The euro, which plumbed a record low against the Swiss franc at around 1.1800 on Friday ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-27T04:45:12Z)

Analysis: Turkey loses patience over Syria

"AK is very conservative. It prefers to deal with the devil it knows and Assad is the devil it knows," Jenkins said, referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party, which has improved ties with Syria and other Muslim countries. But Turkey ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-26T13:07:28Z)

Michele Bachmann enters 2012 presidential race; Tea Party favorite joins crowded GOP field

While the gaffe-prone Bachmann has had to deal with the perception that she is, as FOX News 's Chris Wallace put it, something of a "flake," she is a contender in Iowa. Bachmann's conservative politics and opposition to abortion, gay marriage and the ... (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-27T16:55:20Z)

Deals of the Hour / June 27, 2011, 8:49 am

Breaking: Supreme Court rejects ban on violent video game sales to kids

The restriction of such materials should be the decision of the parent and not the state.  Parents can and do have a great deal of influence and power to affect a ban, if they see fit to do so.  Wal-Mart and other retailers already have restrictions on ... (Source: Hotair.com 2011-06-27T14:53:39Z)

Arrest Warrant Issued For Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi

Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said said of the court's efforts, prior to Monday's proclamation, that "the ICC has no legitimacy whatsoever" and Gadhafi's forces "will deal with it." World leaders such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy ... (Source: Radar Online.com 2011-06-27T14:53:39Z)

Society hosting dinner, offering discount

Relay For Life of Belleville is holding a dinner for cancer survivors on Friday, July 15, at Belleville West High School, 4063 Frank Scott Parkway, Belleville. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 5 p.m. The dinner is before the ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2011-06-27T15:00:48Z)

First Thoughts: Bachmann's turn for overdrive

Defense cuts are a possibility, says Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who is going to play a key role in the final outcome of a debt-limit deal. "Boehner has always said that there's waste at the Pentagon, just like the ... (Source: MSNBC Firstread 2011-06-27T14:53:39Z)

Banks study Greek debt rollover ahead of key vote

French government sources said under an outline deal, banks would reinvest 70 percent of the proceeds when Greek bonds fall due in 2011-14 and cash out the rest. Of the amount reinvested, 50 percent would go into the new 30-year bonds and 20 percent would ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T15:29:26Z)

Truck company in Nev. train wreck had citations

Harry Potter battled the forces of evil and now is set to conquer the web — coming to e-books in a groundbreaking deal that has delighted fans but alarmed the book industry that helped make creator J.K. Rowling a billionaire. Officials in North Dakota ... (Source: Valdosta Daily Times 2011-06-27T14:53:39Z)

Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate's top two Republicans on Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need ... (Source: YAHOO! 2011-06-26T17:32:19Z)

Bachmann: 'Scare Tactics' in Debt Ceiling Issue

The three-term congresswoman from Minnesota said the U.S. could avoid a default by paying only the interest on U.S. obligations while lawmakers work on a deal to cut spending dramatically as part of a new debt ceiling. Such an approach has been derided as ... (Source: FOX News 2011-06-27T00:41:49Z)

North Dakota flood fight far from over

Overnight, crews had to deal with floodwaters seeping through storm sewer drains and levees, but none of those issues posed major threats, he said. Workers had to build another ring levee near the Broadway Bridge to protect that critical north-south route ... (Source: CNN 2011-06-27T15:07:58Z)

Cook's Tour Might Finally Bring iPhone to China

Apple COO Tim Cook's visit to China Mobile yesterday has sparked all manner of speculation that the long-in-the-offing iPhone deal between the two companies is imminent. In a research note today, Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White said he doubts ... (Source: All Things Digital 2011-06-23T19:59:02Z)

UPDATE 2-Berlin, Beijing to talk euro; ECB says China no rescuer

Wen's visit will include the signing of corporate deals in the auto and chemical sectors and possibly a multi-billion-dollar deal for A320 aircraft for a Chinese leasing company, participants at the Paris Air Show said on Monday. German government ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-27T15:15:07Z)

China's Wen, Britain's Cameron unveil ??1.4 bn deals

The new British deals also concern the reopening of the Chinese poultry market for British exports, which was halted after a bird flu outbreak in Britain, and a deal to supply breeding pigs to China. The release of Hu Jia was widely seen as a move to ... (Source: Economic Times 2011-06-27T15:29:26Z)

Budget and debt talks move to the White House

President Barack Obama huddled in the Oval Office with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday, opening a day of bipartisan talks aimed at reaching a deal to cut government spending and raise the nation's debt limit. Obama was to meet separately at the ... (Source: Times-Leader 2011-06-27T14:53:39Z)

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)

On the Line

The May 1 commando strike in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama Bin Laden demonstrated one thing conclusively: that the United States cannot rely on Pakistan to deal with the al-Qaida threat. We don't know for sure yet if the Pakistani intelligence ... (Source: Tablet Magazine 2011-06-27T15:07:58Z)

Sarkozy: Banks accept Greek debt rollover

"It is a very interesting model." The head of Germany's biggest commercial bank, Deutsche Bank , which has only a tiny holding of Greek debt, warned against rushing a deal on private sector involvement. "Political leaders expect a solution by the end of ... (Source: msnbc.com 2011-06-27T15:22:17Z)

Supreme Court lifts limits on sale of violent video games to minors

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. , joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. , applauded California's effort to deal with a "serious social problem: the effect of exceptionally violent video games on impressionable minors." But they too voted to strike down ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2011-06-27T15:43:45Z)

International judges order arrest of Moammar Gadhafi

"The ICC has no legitimacy whatsoever. We will deal with it. ... All of its activities are directed at African leaders," government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told reporters Sunday. In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the court's ... (Source: Anderson Independent-Mail 2011-06-27T15:07:58Z)

FOREX-Euro on defensive as Greece worries persist

"Most investors expect Greece's vote to get through, but they still want to lighten their positions in the euro to remove risk as there is a great deal of uncertainty." The euro, which plumbed a record low against the Swiss franc at around 1.1800 on Friday ... (Source: Reuters 2011-06-27T04:45:12Z)

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