For Sale: ObamaKansas City Star, MO –5 hours agoA slice of toasted Wonder Bread that appeared to have burn markings resembling Obama’s face was auctioned on eBay in November. Nineteen bidders drove the …Better Business Bureau Warns Those Buying Obama MemorabiliaWEAU-TV 13Sift for value in glut of Obama memorabiliaAugusta Chronicleall 7 news …
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(Associated Press) The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash, even in tough economic times. That’s not to say some advertisers aren’t nervous about buying expensive TV ad slots as business falters. Some stalwarts such as General Motors Corp., FedEx Corp. and Garmin Ltd. won’t be …
Read More »Canada: The Long Arm Of The Minister Of National Revenue Grows Another Foot – Disclosure In eBay Canada (Mondaq)
The Federal Court of Appeal (” FCA “) judgment in eBay Canada Ltd. and eBay CS Vancouver Inc. v. M.N.R. , 2008 FCA 348 (” eBay “) is the latest in a series of decisions extending the power of the Minister of National Revenue (” Minister “) to compel disclosure …
Read More »SUV or pickup likely involved in fatal hit-and-run – Minneapolis Star Tribune
KSTP.com SUV or pickup likely involved in fatal hit-and-runMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN –1 hour agoFamily members said they lobbied the local post office twice in the past five years to relocate his mailbox to his side of the street, which he kept …Hit-run driver sought after Big Lake man, 76, killed while …
Read More »Toronto Stocks Close Lower As Energy, Fincls Fall – Wall Street Journal
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Read More »Royal Mail wins strike injunction (Tiscali)
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Mail won an injunction at London’s High Court on Friday outlawing a new wave of postal strikes scheduled for next week. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Bidder’s ‘Dreams’ About Obama Book Realized (NPR)
Why would a book sell for about $300 on the Internet when it would soon be in stores for $30? That’s what happened in 2004 to Dreams From My Father , the memoir of then-U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama. Day to Day replays a conversation with a top e-Bay bidder …
Read More »Artist makes Obama stamp portrait – BBC News
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Read More »Post Office to deal with card problem – PS News
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Read More »Government Accountability Office Report Finds Flaws In FDA’s High-Risk Medical Device Approval Process (Medical News Today)
FDA continues to use a review and approval process created in May 1976 for high-risk medical devices that does not do enough to ensure that the products are safe and effective, according to a report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the AP/Denver Post reports. More: continued here
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