Post boss ‘misses mail’ on hearing (Herald Sun)
AUSTRALIA Post’s apparent failure to deliver a letter sent to its own head office has made its chief miss a Senate estimates hearing. More: continued here
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eBay: Let us look inside your PC (Silicon.com)
From this year, eBay will open the doors on a new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features aimed at beating the phishers and virus writers. The site, eBay Garage, will run an embedded application that will scan users’ PCs for any viruses or spyware using up…
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FedEx CEO says reliance on foreign oil top ‘threat’ to nation’s economy after terrorism (Canadian Business)
FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Fred Smith said Monday that U.S. reliance on foreign oil is the biggest threat to the nation’s economy after More: continued here
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Stampede For Food Stamps In Fairfax County (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
Applications for food stamps have skyrocketed 73 percent from 2007 to 2008 in Fairfax. More: continued here
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eBay Mulls Cyber-Theft Price Tag – Red Herring
eBay Mulls Cyber-Theft Price TagRed Herring, CAby Ken Schachter eBay could be on the hook for millions of dollars related to a data breach at IAC, the online auctioneer’s Korean subsidiary. In a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, eBay said that about 141000 users have now … More: continued here
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Obama prominent in Detroit mayoral campaign ads (AP via Yahoo! News)
Barack Obama has been marketing gold for companies selling stamps, commemorative coins, T-shirts, pajamas and nearly everything else bearing his likeness. More: continued here
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Snipe Swipe helps you win eBay auctions – CNET News
Snipe Swipe helps you win eBay auctionsCNET News, CAby Josh Lowensohn Grizzled eBay veterans know all too well that the action on any auction doesn't heat up until the last few minutes. Bidding wars can be won and lost by who had the fastest click–or the highest auto-bid. To aid in this nail-biting … More: continued…
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Poll: Danish voters want fresh elections should premier leave post (EARTHtimes.org)
Copenhagen – A majority of Danish voters want fresh elections should Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen decide to leave office, a survey published Monday suggested. Rasmussen has been mentioned in connection with the post of NATO secretary-general,… More: continued here
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Part-sale of Royal Mail to be proposed this week (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government is expected to introduce controversial legislation this week to part-privatise Royal Mail, a labour union said on Monday. More: continued here
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FedEx CEO: use of foreign oil threatens US economy (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Fred Smith said Monday that U.S. reliance on foreign oil is the biggest threat to the nation’s economy after terrorism. More: continued here