New York Times Meg's ''Meet the Press'' moment: Where's the beef?San Francisco Chronicle, USASacramento — Former eBay Ceo Meg Whitman held her first big press conference as a GOP gubernatorial candidate today..and sidestepped deteails and follow up questions on abortion, state spending cuts, immigration and whether she'll release her taxes. …
Read More »Bag of Woolworths candy sells big on eBay (Moldova.org)
A bag of Woolworths pick ‘n’ mix candy from one of the stores that closed in Britain last year sold on eBay for more than $20,000.Ed Adams, manager of the store in Petts Wood in Kent, grabbed the mixture Saturday — the last day of bidding — The Daily Mail …
Read More »Civil rights stamps to be unveiled here (The Fayetteville Observer)
Six first-class stamps honoring civil rights pioneers will be ceremonially unveiled at the Fayetteville branch of the NAACP on Monday afternoon. The stamps were unveiled Saturday at the annual meeting of the NAACP in New York City. The organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary. More: continued here
Read More »Ex-Paterson Aide Back to Lead Re-election Bid – New York Times
Gothamist Ex-Paterson Aide Back to Lead Re-election BidNew York Times, United StatesDavid A. Paterson whose resignation amid a tax scandal last year destabilized the administration, will return to help oversee the governor’s 2010 re-election campaign, the governor’s office said on Saturday. Mr. O’Byrne’s new role will be as an outside …Paterson …
Read More »Royal Mail selloff goes ahead despite Labour rebellion (Daily Telegraph)
Plans to partprivatise the Royal Mail will be unveiled this week a move which will set Lord Mandelson on a collision course with more than 120 Labour MPs opposed to the move. More: continued here
Read More »On the record: FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith (San Francisco Chronicle)
Frederick W. Smith, the founder, president, chairman and CEO of FedEx, built the first overnight express delivery company in the world, starting in 1971. Today, FedEx, based in Memphis, has service in more than 220 countries and territories. Like most other… More: continued here
Read More »Bikawi Stamps his Authority with Modified Mitsubishi – Khaleej Times
Bikawi Stamps his Authority with Modified MitsubishiKhaleej Times, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI – Fadi Bikawi promised last time out that when his ‘new’ Mitsubishi Evo 7 arrived he would win every round of the Red Line Challenge, a press release said. His prediction proved to be prophetic as he stamped his authority …
Read More »Tiger’s return may not be enough to cure golf (The Japan Times)
LAS VEGAS (AP) Welcome back, Tiger Woods. It’s been way too long. Just eight months have passed since that Monday on the edge of the Pacific Ocean when neither Rocco Mediate nor a bum leg could deny you another U.S. Open trophy. Across the country on that magical day, productivity …
Read More »Woman collects stamps for memories they hold (Marietta Daily Journal)
MACON – Berdia Felder collects stamps the way a lot of kids collect baseball cards. She stashes them by the thousands in boxes under her bed and in her attic. She has no organized albums or fancy display cases for them. More: continued here
Read More »Ferry goes from prized purchase to eBay – MarketWatch (press release)
Ferry goes from prized purchase to eBayMarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, Feb 22, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — A New York group that bought a 50-year-old ferry in 2007 for $500000 has put the boat up for auction on eBay, where it is likely to sell for much less. By early …
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