WELT ONLINE It’s the stimulus, stupidEl Diario La Prensa, NY –3 hours agoThe Senate plan aims to cut back on the expansion of food stamps. This, despite the overwhelming research that programs like these offer more bang for the …Video: Obama On Building BipartisanshipCBSStimulus bill should focus only on jobs, not wish listCentral Maine Morning SentinelA Better…
Providence Journal Lincoln in LincolnProvidence Journal, RI –6 hours agoThen the officials lifted a maroon cloth to reveal an enlarged version of one of the four bicentennial stamps for Abraham Lincoln the Postal Service is … More: continued here
Post office to remove several collection boxesWTHR, IN –1 hour ago"What am I going to do, drive to the post office?" asked Giuerra. Giuerra won't have a choice once the US Postal Service removes the mailbox in her … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Rebels turn up Royal Mail heatFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Jim Pickard and Jean Eaglesham Lord Mandelson came under pressure from Labour backbenchers last night to reconsider his plans to partprivatise the Royal…Royal Mail splashes out on executive furnitureTelegraph.co.ukUnion calls for Royal Mail U-turnThe Press AssociationBrown under pressure to scrap part sale of Royal Mail…
Ex-eBay CEO Whitman explores running for California governorMarketWatch –10 hours agoWhitman, who would run as a republican, retired from eBay in March 2008. The committee includes former California Governor Pete Wilson, US Congresswoman … More: continued here
Wall Street Journal Blogs Sale of '867-5309' Pulls in Almost $200K on eBayInternetNews.com –5 hours agoA New Jersey disc jockey has fetched $186853.09 on eBay after selling the telephone number immortalized in the 1980's classic "867-5309/Jenny". …Ebay Selling Collects $186000 for “Jenny’s” Phone NumberWebWire (press release)Jenny’s Famous Number Lives OnWall Street Journal Blogsall 4 news articles…
The Daily Deal (subscription) eBay's Whitman 2nd dealmaker bidding for governorThe Daily Deal (subscription), NY –9 minutes agoFormer eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman has officially announced her candidacy for governor of California. She's one of three serious Republican contenders to … More: continued here
Fort Benning authorities scrambled Monday to get a new Judge Advocate General’s office open for business after arson destroyed the legal service’s historic building Friday night. More: continued here
Whitman’s chief rival for the GOP nomination is state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. Other potential successors to replace Schwarzenegger in 2010 are Democrats Garamendi, Brown and Newsom. Former EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman joined the race for governor of California this morning, setting off a battle between Silicon Valley moguls for the 2010 Republican nomination….
Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are being released today as the nation commemorates Lincoln’s 200th birthday this week. The 42-cent stamps depict Lincoln as a rail-splitter, a lawyer, a politician and a president. A ceremony marking the release of the stamps was held this morning in Springfield. More: continued here