Whitman-Poizner race gets closer in California

For months, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman was the story of California politics — using tens of millions of dollars in personal campaign contributions to build a wide lead over state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the Republican primary for governor and emerging as a front-runn… California – Meg …

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Traffic delays as crash blocks road

ONE of the major routes into Ipswich has been blocked this morning after a Royal Mail van and a car collided, threatening chaos at rush hour. The accident happened at around 6.30am in Spring Road at the junction Howard Street, outside the Bricklayers Arms pub. More: continued here

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Other days

100 YEARS AGO May 10, 1910 STAMPS — The post office here was blown open early this morning and robbed of $800 worth of stamps and $85 in cash. Burglars broke into a blacksmith shop and stole a sledge hammer with which they opened a rear door of the post …

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