President favors tax cuts and opposes ‘spending projects.’ Frank says he wants aid for those hardest hit. More: continued here
Read More »12939 talks about a new Post Office (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
BRIGHTON — Amid the quandary of a closing prison, Gabriels is getting set to rebuild its Post Office. A public hearing with U.S. Postal Service officials Thursday brought a full house to the Town Hall. Many of the 30 residents who attended emphasized that the Post Office is central to …
Read More »(TNA) Impact & Global Impact Ratings, Knockouts On Ebay (The Wrestling News Page)
– TNA Impact on Thursday drew a 1.2 cable rating, which is quite strong for TNA. They beat ECW in key male 18-34 and 49 demographics. – Both ODB and Miss Brooks are selling worn items of clothing on Ebay: how would you like to own Ms Traci Brooks PROMO …
Read More »Bush pushes $150B economic aid package (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Bush said Saturday “the kind of spending projects that would have little immediate impact on our economy” should not be part of any stimulus package, setting the stage for a possible clash with Democrats. More: continued here
Read More »In the World (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
LONDON – Britain’s Defense Ministry said a laptop containing personal details of 600,000 new or prospective military recruits was stolen last week from a Royal Navy officer in Birmingham. The ministry said it was urgently writing to 3,500 people whose bank details were included. More: continued here
Read More »Philips May Say Quarterly Profit Rose on Stake Sales (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s biggest maker of light bulbs and electric shavers, may say fourth-quarter profit rose 81 percent on gains from selling Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares. More: continued here
Read More »Senator Wants Post Office Named After Carson – INDYchannel.com
Senator Wants Post Office Named After CarsonINDYchannel.com, IN –3 minutes agoEvan Bayh plans to push for Indianapolis' Mapleton State Post Office to be renamed the Julia M. Carson Post Office, in honor of the late congresswoman. … More: continued here
Read More »Chinese artifacts at ROM have been smuggled: book (CBC)
A new book by a Chinese scholar says hundreds of Chinese antiquities at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto were smuggled out of China illegally, according to an article in the Globe and Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Former NFL defender Stubblefield admits lying about BALCO (TODAYonline)
Dana Stubblefield, then of the Washington Redskins, celebrates stopping the Detroit Lions on a third down during their first-round NFC playoff game at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, January 2000. Former San Francisco 49ers defender Stubblefield has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about taking performance-enhancing drugs, becoming American …
Read More »Bayh to propose renaming post office branch for Carson (The Indianapolis Star)
Sen Evan Bayh, D-Ind., announced today that he plans to introduce legislation next week renaming the Mapleton annex post office in Indianapolis to the Julia M. Carson Post Office, in honor of the late congresswoman. More: continued here
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