WHITMAN CAMPAIGN RAISES MILLIONS…1590 KLIV Silicon Valley News, CAAs former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman sets her sights on the state capitol, it doesn't appear fundraising will be an issue. The Republican candidate says her gubernatorial exploratory committee is on track to raise five million dollars by June 30th… a … More: …
Read More »Brown under pressure to ditch Royal Mail plan (Independent)
Gordon Brown faces growing pressure from mutinous Labour backbenchers to ditch or delay moves to partly privatise Royal Mail. Party whips have warned the Prime Minister, who is already dealing with the “smeargate” scandal, that the plans have stretched the loyalty of his MPs to breaking point. Lord Mandelson, the …
Read More »Record numbers depending on food stamps – Great Falls Tribune
Record numbers depending on food stampsGreat Falls Tribune, MTAP • April 20, 2009 More than 1 in 11 Montanans now use food stamps to help cover their grocery bills. At the start of April, they received a record $10.6 million in food stamp benefits. It was the first time food stamp …
Read More »mccausland on track for post office deadline – Quad City Times
mccausland on track for post office deadlineQuad City Times, IAmccausland, Iowa — Construction on a permanent US Post Office must be finished by Aug. 8 in mccausland, but that date doesn't appear to be a problem. Postal officials at an April 10 meeting notified the city that it has 120 days, …
Read More »Supervisors Endorse Plan To Reform Food Stamp Program – KGTV, 10News.com
Supervisors Endorse Plan To Reform Food Stamp ProgramKGTV, 10News.com, CASAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to make it easier for people to get and use food stamps. The reforms include outreach programs that engage area grocers, farmers, distributors, senior centers and schools in order to … …
Read More »Plan to get more people on food stamps approved – San Diego Union Tribune
Plan to get more people on food stamps approvedSan Diego Union Tribune, CA… (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer Faced with a backlog of applicants and pressure from advocacy groups to do a better job, county supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-year plan to get more people enrolled in the federal food stamp …
Read More »eBay India ties up with Kings XI Punjab to sell IPL merchandise (Deepika)
Mumbai, Apr 21 (UNI) eBay India (www.eBay.in), India’s leading online marketplace, today announced a partnership with Kings XI Punjab to bring IPL merchandise to cricket lovers across the globe. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail partprivatisation will lose Government hundreds of millions (Daily Telegraph)
The Government will lose hundreds of millions of pounds on its plan to partprivatise the Royal Mail because of the timing of its controversial proposals a new report claims today. More: continued here
Read More »Break-in at Colborne Post Office (Northumberland Today)
COLBORNE — Northumberland OPP were on the scene today investigating a break and enter at the Colborne Post Office that occurred sometime overnight Apr. 20.[…] More: continued here
Read More »eBay Holds 1-Day Sale on Auction Listings (AuctionBytes)
eBay is holding a 1-day sale today on auction-style listings for sellers with minimum DSRs (Detailed Seller Ratings), which are anonymous feedback ratings left for sellers by their trading partners. More: continued here
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