CALCUTTA – It came down to the final week, but a lease agreement has been reached between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and 1st National Community Bank regarding the continuation of services at the Calcutta Post Office on state Route 170. More: continued here
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Looks like Apple Employee #1’s old 17″, maxed-out PowerBook is for sale on eBay, remarkably devoid of Cheetos fingerprints. But who acquired it from Woz to begin with? The answer might surprise and… More: continued here
Read More »Possible Lost Pop Art Painting Put On eBay (CBS4 Miami)
A 7-foot painting that may or may not be the work of famed pop artist Keith Haring goes on sale on eBay Friday night. The opening bid? Ninety-nine cents. More: continued here
Read More »How UK defence firms suffer for MoD Euro-mania – Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail How UK defence firms suffer for MoD Euro-maniaTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomIn all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail, everyone seems to have forgotten the report from his department last year explaining why our postal service is facing …
Read More »Belgians join rush for stake in Royal Mail (Daily Telegraph)
The private equitybacked Belgian postal group De PostLa Poste is the latest overseas company to register interest in Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »PM: Royal Mail needs private cash (BBC News)
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Read More »UPI NewsTrack TopNews – United Press International
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUnited Press International28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here
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There is startling new information about the state of those in need in Southwest Florida. Requests for food stamps in Lee County are skyrocketing. More: continued here
Read More »PM faces Royal Mail 'ambush' – TeleText
PM faces Royal Mail'ambush'TeleText, UKGordon Brown is set for a showdown with critics of his controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail at a meeting of Labour's national policy forum. Union leaders plan to tackle the Prime Minister after he has delivered his keynote speech to the … More: continued here
Read More »Protesters angry over Royal Mail sale – MarketWatch (press release)
Protesters angry over Royal Mail saleMarketWatch (press release)LONDON, Feb 28, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at … …
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