California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, in a quick trip to Capitol Hill last week, pressed the case for spending some of the stimulus dollars on human investments. This could include money for child care, job training, food stamps and health insurance, Bass said. More: continued here
Read More »Belleek Shell Painted Bowl – 3rd Black – Auction Central News
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Read More »The Fall and Fall of eBay (The Motley Fool)
Remember when eBay was cool? That’s so 2004. More: continued here
Read More »Business as usual at city’s post office (Peterborough Today)
POST Office bosses today revealed it will be business as usual at Peterborough’s Crown office in the new year as it will remain open for at least the first quarter of the year. (27/12/2008) More: continued here
Read More »‘Notorious’ Madoff’s Fleece, Disaster Kit on Auction at EBay (Bloomberg)
Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) — A fleece vest bearing the name of Bernard Madoff ’s investment firm, along with a beach chair and flashlight, are up for auction on EBay Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Post office survives holiday surge – Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
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Read More »Natural-born leader Pietersen stamps his control on England (Daily Mail)
Despite the fiasco of the Stanford series, a 5-0 ODI series whitewash and Test defeat by India, KP comes to the end of the year in as powerful a position as any England captain. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx will open later, with fewer workers (Greensboro News & Record)
GREENSBORO – A spokesman for FedEx Express said today that the Mid-Atlantic Hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport will open in fall of 2009, later than the anticipated summer opening, with far fewer workers than predicted earlier. The company, which is suffering from the economic downturn, will move the 160 …
Read More »As Furloughs Start, Md. Employees Worry What’s Next (Washington Post)
A furlough plan for Maryland state employees began Friday to help make up for an unexpectedly large budget shortfall this fiscal year, and union leaders said many employees are worried because Maryland’s fiscal crisis looks even stormier next year. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx punts Super Bowl ads (The Monterey County Herald)
NEW YORK (AP) — Saying “times have changed,” FedEx Corp. announced this week it will not advertise during Super Bowl XLIII, set for Tampa Bay, Fla., on Feb. 1. More: continued here
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