The Hill Wildlife federation: Defy Oregon protesters, buy Duck StampsThe HillThe National Wildlife Federation and its affiliates is asking Americans to buy federal duck stamps to show their support for protecting wildlife habitats and public lands in response to the armed protests at a wildlife refuge in Oregon. “Whether a …
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Alphachat: America's eBay for guns, the gadgets of CES, and predictions for 2016FT Alphaville (registration)Cardiff writes mostly about US macroeconomic issues, with daily excursions into other topics about which he claim no expertise. Before Alphaville, Cardiff spent a little more than two years as a reporter at Dow Jones Financial …
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Linn’s Stamp News Stamps from UN, France salute climate conferenceLinn’s Stamp NewsThe French stamp and the $1.20 U.N. stamp for use from the post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City reproduce the winning design in a contest organized by La Poste for students of the Higher School of …
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eBay, Visa Among Companies With High Greenblatt ROCNasdaqGuruFocus gives eBay a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10, with operating margin at 17.08%, which is ranked higher than 90% of the companies in the same industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. It has …
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Five-year sentence for starting fires at federal courthouse, post officeArizona Daily StarA Tucson man was sentenced to five years in prison for starting fires at the federal courthouse and post office. Cleophus Emanuel Cooksey, 55, pleaded guilty to starting two fires in the lobby of the U.S. Post Office Cherrybell …
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Sharpsburg Post Office closed after car wreckThe Wilson Times (subscription)The Sharpsburg Main Post Office located at 4241 S. Hathaway Blvd. will be temporarily closed for repair after suffering damage caused by a car accident on Friday morning. A driver wrecked into the front entrance of the post office building Friday …
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Banking at the post office? Law professor makes strong case for its returnThe Progressive PulseThe idea of the United States re-instituting postal banking has, happily, received some attention from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in recent months. The simple and straightforward idea: provide Americans (especially low-income Americans) with … More: continued …
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IGN $150000 Rocket-Firing Boba Fett Figure Listed on eBayIGNDo you have a spare $150,000 sitting around? Are you a die-hard Star Wars fan? If so, we have good news. A one-of-a-kind Boba Fett action figure is up for auction on eBay. The listing (via Game Informer) is said to be …
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KCCI Des Moines Small western Iowa town has its post office backseattlepi.comBLENCOE, Iowa (AP) — The Blencoe Post Office is back in business at a new location across a street. It reopened Wednesday after being closed in April 2014 because of problems with the old building's foundation. The Monona County …
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