A royal bath, believed to be of the Mughal era has been uncovered in the Shalimar Garden on the banks of Dal Lake. Located 15 kms from here, the oriental seven-room bath was found by gardeners while shifting soil from one area to another last week, Sheikh Shabir Ahmad, in-charge …
Read More »Food stamp reliance grows in Oneida County – Rome Sentinel
Food stamp reliance grows in Oneida CountyRome Sentinel, NY –2 hours agoEnrollment in the state’s Food Stamp Program reached an all-time high in November, and this upward trend is being reflected locally. …Food stamp rolls in Alabama grow by 65000al.comPolicy Challenge – How to Expand Safety NetKansas City infoZineall 3 news articles …
Read More »RubberStamps.Net Releases “Blagojevich Bribery Stamps” — Now You Can Voice Your Approval Without Saying a Word (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Business stamps that read “Accepted” or “Paid” are commonplace in most workplaces. But when your office is involved in illegal activities, such as those that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is alleged to have committed, a different type of rubber stamp is called for: RubberStamps.Net’s “bribery stamps.” More: continued here
Read More »Curtain raises again on Jacques Verges (Asia Times)
PHNOM PENH – He requests French wine – which can cost up to US$162 a bottle at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh – but the legendary and controversial French attorney Jacques Verges has to settle for $8 glasses of house red when he stays at impoverished Cambodia’s …
Read More »Hold EBAY Ahead of Earnings (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
We maintain our Hold rating on eBay, which should report fourth quarter earnings during the week of January 19. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office burglar delivers himself to police (Arizona Daily Sun)
A Mesa man is behind bars after confessing to police that he got drunk, broke into the post office, opened hundreds of packages of mail and made off with a mountain of stolen property. More: continued here
Read More »EBAY’S MEG MAY BID (New York Post)
If eBay’s legendary queen Meg Whitman flexes her muscles to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger as California’s governor, she’ll be giving up control of a huge fortune. She’ll also suffer a big pay cut – but it’s a cheap price for getting closer to… More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamp Funding Sought in Stimulus – CQPolitics.com
ABC News Food Stamp Funding Sought in StimulusCQPolitics.com, DC –3 hours agoObama has said for months that food stamp funding should be part of new economic legislation. Key farm belt lawmakers, including Senate Agriculture Chairman …Video: Obama Meets With Speaker PelosiAssociatedPressTax Credits vs. Spending: Why Progressives Should Care How the …Huffington Post'No …
Read More »Ex-eBay CEO Whitman To Run for California Governor (Wired News)
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations tells the AP. More: continued here
Read More »College remembered in postage stamps (St. Thomas Times-Journal)
David Koyle thought Alma College should be commemorated in stamps. And the St. Thomas man has done it. More: continued here
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