Reuters Buffett Charity Lunch Tops $1.9 Million in Last Hour of BiddingBusinessWeekThe top bid, of $1900100 beat an offer of $1.9 million recorded at about 9:33 pm in New York, according to the EBay Inc. website. …Lunch with Warren Buffett past the $1.5M mark on eBaySan Jose Business JournalWarren Buffett …
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Reuters Warren Buffett lunch price tops $2 millionThe Associated PressRobert Chatwani, director of global citizenship for eBay, said it's the "largest ever single auction for charity that's been sold on eBay" in its 15-year …Buffett Charity Auction Fetches $2.6 MillionWall Street JournalBuffett Charity Lunch Tops $1.9 Million in Last Hour …
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Read More »Record Bill for Lunch With Buffett: $2.6 Million – New York Times (blog)
Reuters Record Bill for Lunch With Buffett: $2.6 MillionNew York Times (blog)The bidding turned fast and furious in the last half-hour of a annual charity auction on eBay for lunch with Mr. Buffett, as more than a dozen bids pushed …Buffett Charity Lunch Tops $1.9 Million in Last Hour of …
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The leader of the Royal Bafokeng Nation within South Africa is trying to turn his tiny dominion into a meritocracy in which hard work and talent are rewarded. More: continued here
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Read More »Buffett Charity Auction Fetches $2.6 Million – Wall Street Journal
Reuters UK Buffett Charity Auction Fetches $2.6 MillionWall Street JournalProceeds from the auction, conducted online by eBay Inc., benefit the Glide Foundation, a charity serving the homeless in San Francisco's Tenderloin …Buffett Charity Lunch Tops $1.9 Million in Last Hour of BiddingBusinessWeekWarren Buffett lunch price tops $2 millionThe Associated PressLunch …
Read More »Come and get your food stamps in Trenton
Mercer County welfare workers will taking applications for food stamps and fielding questions about the program at the Food Bazaar in Trenton’s Roebling shopping complex June 21 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. More: continued here
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Arkansas flash floods kill at least 16 peopleThe Associated PressAuthorities established a command post near the post office in Langley, along the Little Missouri. Helicopters landed behind a general store, …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp application delays said to be improving – Abilene Reporter-News
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