It is called a campaign desk, an Antebellum-era box of mahogany and inlaid ivory that once carried papers, pens and Confederate stamps, and provided a stable writing surface on the battlefield. In other words, it is, as J. Grahame Long calls it, a Civil War laptop. More: continued here
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Tiger Woods has won the AT&T National, making a 20-foot birdie on the 16th and closing with a 3-under 67 to hold off Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory at Congressional. Woods won for the third time this year, living up to his hopes of being a “greedy host” at …
Read More »Jackson vouchers already appearing on eBay (MSNBC)
Listings for tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Tuesday appeared on eBay and Craigslist as soon as winners were notified on Sunday. More: continued here
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Read More »‘Greedy host’: Late birdie gives Woods AT&T title (USA Today)
Tiger Woods has won the AT&T National, making a 20-foot birdie on the 16th and closing with a 3-under 67 to hold off Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory at Congressional. More: continued here
Read More »‘Let’s use the Rock to save post offices’ (The Journal)
THE campaign for a Post Bank was stepped up today with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. More: continued here
Read More »Naver Challenges eBay Shopping Supremacy – Korea Times
Korea Times Naver Challenges eBay Shopping SupremacyKorea TimesEBay's haul of Auction (www.auction.co.kr) and Gmarket (www.auction.co.kr) was supposed to acquire the American Internet giant a monopoly …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Date announced for North Somerset postal strike – Weston & Somerset Mercury
Date announced for North Somerset postal strikeWeston & Somerset MercuryThey are the first protests by Communication Worker Unions (CWU) against Royal Mail this summer. CWU North Somerset branch chair Dave Chapple said: "All …and more » More: continued here
Read More »LAPD Braces for Jackson Memorial; Tickets Popping Up on eBay (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
UPDATE: By 8 p.m. Sunday, tickets for the memorial were fetching more than $1,000 on various eBay auctions. More: continued here
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