Senate Seats Now For Sale On Ebay (CBS News)
Outraged by the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, more than a dozen people have put the state’s vacant Senate seat up for bid on eBay. More: continued here
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eBay Holds Listing Promotion on Short-Duration Auctions (AuctionBytes)
eBay is running a limited sale on listing fees on December 10, 2008, on eBay .com, eBay Canada and the Parts & Accessories section of eBay Motors. The promotion applies to auction listings only, and only for durations of 1, 3 or 5 days. More: continued here
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Economist Withholds Issue From Thailand on Royal Law (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — The Economist magazine did not distribute its most recent issue in Thailand because it contained an article that may have violated the country’s strict laws against insulting the king, a spokeswoman said. More: continued here
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For bid on eBay: Illinois U.S. Senate seat (Grand Forks Herald)
Outraged by the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, more than a dozen people have put the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat up for bid on eBay. More: continued here
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Applications for food stamps increase locally – Tullahoma News and Guardian
Applications for food stamps increase locallyTullahoma News and Guardian, TN –5 hours agoCoffee County and the surrounding area have reported a widespread increase in households receiving food stamp benefits since the year began. … More: continued here
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FedEx Slashes Guidance, Citing Recession (Fox News)
Shipping giant FedEx (FDX), which is often considered a barometer for the economy, became the latest company to slash its earnings guidance due to the recession. More: continued here
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Three arrested for post office burglary (York News-Times)
On Dec. 4, the Seward County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people after a week-long investigation into a burglary at the post office in Beaver Crossing. More: continued here
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MP visits posties (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser)
Nick Harvey MP will visit Royal Mail’s Barnstaple delivery office on Friday December 19 to see how postmen and women get Christmas sorted. The MP will tour the office and chat to staff. More: continued here
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More South Dakotans Certified For Food Stamps (KELO Sioux Falls)
Nearly 5,000 more people have been certified for food stamps, from October 2007 to 2008. More: continued here
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Why eBay’s star CEO isn’t famous enough for politics [Meg Whitman] (Valleywag)
After making billions of dollars by changing the world, tech moguls start dreaming of ruling it. But the political career of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman seems stillborn. Why? She’s just not a… More: continued here