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Alex Lutgendorf is gearing up for a memorial celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday and the first-day issuance of the Lincoln series postage stamps on Monday, three days before his Feb. 12 birthday. More: continued here
Read More »Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Arias Resigns Post (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) — Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Andres Arias resigned his post to run for president in the 2010 election, according to a statement from his office. More: continued here
Read More »Short Takes: Program aims to sign up people to get food stamps (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Read More »The ‘W’ Word, Re-Engaged – New York Times
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Read More »Exclusive: We reveal Royal Mail lies over job losses (Daily Mirror)
The Mirror can today expose the Royal Mail’s lies over its plans to axe 16,000 jobs. More: continued here
Read More »A New Plan B for Tough Times – New York Times
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