Four of Australia’s most celebrated actors Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman AC and Geoffrey Rush will be immortalised on postage stamps released in Australia today. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail make profit for the first time in 20 years (Daily Record)
ROYAL MAIL chiefs yesterday announced they’d made made a profit of s255million. And they revealed that all their businesses are in profit for the first time in almost 20 years. More: continued here
Read More »Pupils collect mountain of stamps for children’s hospice (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser)
A veritable mountain of 216,000 stamps has been collected by pupils, parents and staff at Braunton School to help raise money for Children’s Hospice South West. More: continued here
Read More »Pop Culture: Edgar Allan Poe stamp debuts in Richmond – Stafford County Sun
Pop Culture: Edgar Allan Poe stamp debuts in RichmondStafford County Sun, VA –4 hours agoBY MICHAEL MARTZ RICHMOND — A new stamp honoring Edgar Allen Poe on his 200th birthday was unveiled last week at the Library of Virginia in Richmond with … More: continued here
Read More »RV to help with welfare, Medicaid, food stamps concerns – Henderson Gleaner
RV to help with welfare, Medicaid, food stamps concernsHenderson Gleaner, KY –4 hours ago"We were able to assist 80000 individuals with disaster food stamps, which we would not be able to do without modernizing the system," FSSA spokeswoman … More: continued here
Read More »EBay profit down, Q1 view disappoints; shares drop (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc posted lower fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the current quarter as consumer spending slows, sending its shares down 6 percent. More: continued here
Read More »State says record numbers seeking food stamps prompt emergency … – The Register-Guard
KOHD State says record numbers seeking food stamps prompt emergency …The Register-Guard, OR –2 hours ago“We are looking at record numbers of people needing food stamp benefits,” said the Department of Human Services’ Lauri Stewart. …Need RisesKOHDall 3 news articles More: continued here
Read More »EBay Posts Its First Quarterly Sales Decline (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
EBay on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit that beat analyst views, but the recession and a stronger dollar caused a decline in revenue for the first time in company history. More: continued here
Read More »Scottish Labour undermine Royal Mail (SNP)
SNP Business and Enterprise spokesperson, Mike Weir MP, has expressed dismay at Scottish Labour’s use of a private postal company to deliver party material – at a time when Royal Mail is threatened with privatisation by Labour Business Secretary Lord Mandelson. More: continued here
Read More »Obama halts some of Bush’s ‘midnight rules’ – Christian Science Monitor
FOXNews Obama halts some of Bush’s ‘midnight rules’Christian Science Monitor, MA –1 hour agoAnd as the Washington Post notes: Starting with Ronald Reagan, it has become a tradition for a president on his first day in office to issue a directive …Video: Bush: It Is Good to Be HomeAssociatedPressA Bush Legacy Bounce?Washington …
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