The poor are the people most likely to spend a tax rebate, if they are handed one in an economic revival plan. Whether that happens depends on who prevails _ the White House or the Democrats who run Congress. More: continued here
Auckland International Airport reported that the Takeovers Panel has reached an agreement with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board that there is no requirement for brokers’ stamps to appear on the approval forms in connection with CPPIB’s offer for a broker handling fee to be paid by CPPIB. As a result, the directors of Auckland Airport…
Competing parades dampen spiritsHouston Chronicle, United States –27 minutes agoCharles Stamps took his MLK Grande Parade to a stretch of Allen Parkway on Monday afternoon. While most Houston parades usually bring large crowds, … More: continued here
Snip from a NYT article about Ramak Fazel, an Iranian-American artist whose art-quest to visit the capitols of every US state turned into a very different experience: His mission was to photograph each of the nation’s 50 state capitol buildings and dispatch a postcard from each city, using postage stamps from a childhood collection. More:…
A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it’s those Bette Davis eyes. On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be honored on a commemorative stamp, the 14th in the Legends of Hollywood Series. More: continued here
WorldChanging From Food Stamps to Farmers Markets: US Food Subsidies EvolveWorldChanging –1 hour agoIn the US, millions of citizens rely on direct government food subsidies in the form of food stamps or cash assistance. As of 2003, the last year for which … More: continued here
The last week saw a sense of order restored to the normally disorderly Big Ten Conference. More: continued here
The directors of Auckland Airport have been advised that the Takeovers Panel has reached an agreement with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) that there is no requirement for brokers’ stamps to appear on the approval forms in connection with CPPIB’s offer for a broker handling fee to be paid by CPPIB. More: continued here
WSIL TV Wesley Clemmons: A CollectorWSIL TV, IL –2 hours agoHe has books filled with stamps that date back to when they were only six cents. Clemmons says, "My grandmother used to collect them. … More: continued here
With recession fears rising and the stock market tumbling, President Bush on Friday called for up to $150 billion in tax relief for consumers and business _ and said there was no time to waste. More: continued here