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Read More »Found on eBay: 1973 BMW 3.0 CS – AutoWeek
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Read More »House passes GOP plan for $39B cut in food stamps – USA TODAY
NPR (blog) House passes GOP plan for $39B cut in food stampsUSA TODAYThe House approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut food stamps by $39 billion during the next decade, setting up a showdown with Democrats over the program used by nearly 48 million low-income Americans. The House voted 217-210 …
Read More »eBay Enterprise Backs Mobile Commerce Firm Branding Brand in $9.5 Million … – AllThingsD
eBay Enterprise Backs Mobile Commerce Firm Branding Brand in $9.5 Million …AllThingsDEBay Enterprise, the unit of eBay that builds technologies for retailers, has invested in Branding Brand, a Pittsburgh-based startup that optimizes mobile commerce websites and apps for a variety of different online and brick-and-mortar retailers. More: continued here
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