State stimulus up to $4.5 billion – MSNBC

State stimulus up to $4.5 billionMSNBCThe omissions on food stamps and child-support money illustrate the confusion Tennessee is experiencing about how much money the state will see as well as requirements it must meet to get its share of the $787 billion federal stimulus package that … More: continued here

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Center Rutland might lose post office – Rutland Herald

Center Rutland might lose post officeRutland Herald, VTBy PATRICIA MINICHIELLO STAFF WRITER – Published: March 7, 2009 Center Rutland's post office could close if the landlord fails to address a list of building repairs submitted by the US Postal Service. No timeline has been set for closing the facility, … More: …

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Rural Va. community may lose its post office – WTOP

Rural Va. community may lose its post officeWTOP, DC(AP) – Shasta, a blue-eyed mutt, is sprawled out on the porch in front of the post office. Flecks of yellow paint are peeling from wooden siding on the building, which sits along a backwoods road in an isolated area of northern Bath …

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Brown lashed over Royal Mail plans – stv.tv

stv.tv Brown lashed over Royal Mail plansstv.tv, UKFurther signs of internal divisions within the Labour Party have burst into the open as a union leader attacked Gordon Brown over plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. The criticism came from a union official who also publicly congratulated a …Labour at war over …

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Thieving postman jailed for 12 months – Worcester News

Thieving postman jailed for 12 monthsWorcester News,  UKRichard Wilks, prosecuting on behalf of Royal Mail, said: “Other members of staff were suspicious and reported the matter to the investigating officers. “He was watched by them and when the surveillance was carried out he was seen to open nine packets … …

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