Briefing: Royal Mail sell-off (Times Online)
Post reformation Last week, parliament began debating a bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail, provoking furious opposition in Labour ranks and the threat of a wider rebellion. More: continued here
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Brown urges Royal Mail to face facts (Independent)
Gordon Brown took on critics of Government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail today – urging them to face facts about the massive problems facing the postal service. More: continued here
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Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on public – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on publicguardian.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail widely uses hidden viewing galleries in sorting offices and local authority CCTV to monitor staff. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Controversial surveillance powers employed to fight terrorism and combat crime have been misused by civil … More: continued here
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County facing rising need for food stamps (ABC 7 Gulfshore News)
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
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Coffee Break: Ex-lobbyist to exit U.S. transport rules panel (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Former FedEx lobbyist Doug Buttrey is leaving the U.S. Surface Transportation Board effective March 13. More: continued here
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Petersburg Post Office halts night, Sunday lobby hours (The Petersburg Progress-Index)
PETERSBURG — If you’ve been to the main Petersburg Post Office on Franklin Street lately and it’s been after 6 p.m., you may have been unable to get in. That’s because on Feb. 23, the lobby hours were changed. More: continued here
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Possible Lost Pop Art Painting Put On eBay (WCBS-TV New York)
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
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Brown to Invest 1.9 Billion Pounds in UK’s Royal Mail Network – Bloomberg
BBC News Brown to Invest 1.9 Billion Pounds in UK’s Royal Mail NetworkBloombergBrown, speaking at a televised Labour Party event today in Bristol, southwest England, said he would invest in the Royal Mail Group Plc, the state-owned postal service, and guarantee a 25 billion-pound ($35.9 billion) pension fund. …PM: Royal Mail needs private cashBBC NewsGordon…
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Diamonds, stamps: Now both are forever (The Journal-Standard)
Price and awareness increases have propelled the popularity of the Forever Stamp. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced first-class stamps are going to 44 cents, as of May 11, 2009. About 6 billion Forever stamps have been sold since fiscal year 2008, according to USPS spokesman Tim Ratliff. USPS introduced the Forever Stamp in April…
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Belgians join rush for stake in Royal Mail – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Belgians join rush for stake in Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe private equity-backed Belgian postal group De Post-La Poste has become the latest in a string of overseas companies to register interest in acquiring a stake in Royal Mail. By Mark Kleinman CVC Capital Partners, the buyout firm which has made a … More: continued here