NZ woman receives royal birthday surprise (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Wellington woman Jenny Clark had a right royal surprise this year when a 60th birthday gift from Prince Charles appeared in her mail. More: continued here
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Pelosi May Add Stimulus to Lame Duck – Roll Call (subscription)
Pelosi May Add Stimulus to Lame DuckRoll Call (subscription), DC –36 minutes agoBy Jennifer Bendery Beyond aiding the troubled auto industry, House Democratic leaders also may be lining up a vote on food stamps and state Medicaid …Case Planning Comeback in HawaiiRoll Call (subscription)all 18 news articles More: continued here
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Cyber criminal alert issued by BBB (The Canton Daily Ledger)
BBB alert: cyber criminals pose as FedEx, UPS, and Wal-Mart to trick consumers this holiday season PEORIA – Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to keep their guard up and their wits about them in order to fend off a new string of phishing e-mails making the rounds this holiday season. More: continued here
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SNP MSP's Iraq stamp campaign gets backing – SNP (press release)
SNP MSP's Iraq stamp campaign gets backingSNP (press release), UK –5 hours agoEfforts by artist Steve McQueen to commemorate UK servicemen and women killed in Iraq on Royal Mail stamps have won support in the Scottish Parliament. …SNP MSP calls for action on forced marriagesSNP (press release)all 2 news articles More: continued here
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Food Stamps users reach record numbers – ToTheCenter.com
Food Stamps users reach record numbersToTheCenter.com, NY –4 minutes agoAccording to Reuters, a record number of Americans are using Food Stamps, the antihunger program that provides food for people that can not afford the most … More: continued here
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eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) takes advantage of online spending – Todays Financial News
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) takes advantage of online spendingTodays Financial News, MD –11 minutes agoFor proof, I called up an acquaintance that makes her living buying and selling on eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY). She answered the phone sounding like she had just … More: continued here
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D-day for tax office closure – Stoke & Staffordshire
D-day for tax office closureStoke & Staffordshire, UK –5 hours agoHMRC workers also joined Royal Mail staff in a rally and march through Crewe as part of their fight to save the office.Workers lose fight to save Crewe tax officeCrewe Chronicleall 2 news articles More: continued here
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You've failed the test – South Manchester Reporter
You've failed the testSouth Manchester Reporter, UK –3 hours agoAN exam marker has slammed Royal Mail after exam scripts she was due to receive didn’t arrive. Vivien Walsh was expecting to get the Open University papers … More: continued here
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Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveaway – Register
Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveawayRegister, UK –14 hours agoeBay users are howling in protest after discovering hackers are using automated scripts to win hundreds of steeply discounted auctions as part of a holiday …eBay’s $1 Christmas promotion hackedTameBayall 2 news articles More: continued here
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Microsoft targets pirates – Seattle Post Intelligencer
CNET News Microsoft targets piratesSeattle Post Intelligencer –26 minutes ago… 12 countries who allegedly sold counterfeit Microsoft software on sites including Amazon, eBay and even Microsoft's own shopping network, MSN shopping. …Microsoft Starts Legal Action Against “Blue Edition” PirateseFluxMedia'Buyer Be Smart' on Online AuctionsSYS-CON MediaOnline auctions remain piracy problem for MicrosoftCNET NewsPC World – San Francisco Chronicleall…