AN open meeting takes place tonight in Warminster as the protest over proposed post office closures heats up. More: continued here
Read More »Anuar Stamps His Mark (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KARAK, Jan 11 (Bernama) — LeTua’s Anuar Manan showed he is a force to be reckoned with in Asian cycling when he won the Fifth Stage of the Tour of Malaysia 2008 from Gemas to Bentong today. More: continued here
Read More »Dems eye tax rebates, fatter benefits (AP via Yahoo! News)
Democrats controlling Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the sagging economy. More: continued here
Read More »Golf balls removed from snake sell on eBay (EARTHtimes.org)
An Australian carpet python’s mistake will help other animals now that the golf balls it swallowed have been sold on eBay. The high bid was $1,401 Australian ($1,253 U.S.), the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. The money will go to help build an animal hospit… More: continued here
Read More »Village appeals to PM to save Post Office – Bedford Today
Weston & Somerset Mercury Village appeals to PM to save Post OfficeBedford Today, UK –4 hours agoBy Mark Payne A petition has been placed on the Prime Minister's official website urging him to protect Roxton Village Post Office from the Government's …800 sign petition over post office closuresNorthampton Chronicle & EchoPost office …
Read More »Golf balls removed from snake sell on eBay (UPI)
An Australian carpet python’s mistake will help other animals now that the golf balls it swallowed have been sold on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Woman wrongfully obtained more than $30k food stamps, cash, assistance By KATIE … (Austin Daily Herald)
News Call or email the Newsroom at (507) 434-2230. A 22-year-old Austin woman was sentenced in Mower County District Court Friday for wrongfully obtaining more than $30,000 in public assistance. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay scam fails to give Oli the blues – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Ebay scam fails to give Oli the bluesNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –1 hour agoBut a £190 top bid on Ebay has now turned out to be false, so the group is having to restart the money-spinning auction. when they checked it out, … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Auction of the Day: 1915 Van Blerck Special – Winding Road Magazine
Winding Road Magazine eBay Auction of the Day: 1915 Van Blerck SpecialWinding Road Magazine, MI –1 hour ago… the Van Blerck Special replicates a vintage open-air racer wrapped around a massive 17-liter inline-six motor – and it’s up for grabs on eBay. … More: continued here
Read More »Democrats Push Economic Stimulus Plan (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Democrats controlling Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the sagging economy. But even as momentum builds behind those ideas _ with President Bush increasingly open to proposing a stimulus package later this month _ the effort is fraught with election-year risks …
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