Deadline.com Bonnie Hammer Joins eBay's Board Of DirectorsDeadline.comHammer leads one of the television industry's most profitable and diverse cable portfolios at NBCUCable Entertainment, including 10 cable networks and two studios. She will take the number of eBay independent directors to 10 on the 12-member board.NBCUniversal's Bonnie Hammer Joins Board of …
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Bonnie Hammer , chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, has been appointed an independent director on eBay ’s Board of Directors. The move, announced on eBay’s blog , comes after Hammer in September joined the board of Barry Diller’s e-commerce power IAC , reteaming her with her former boss at USA …
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A side effect of the improving economy: About 1 million needy people will lose food stamp benefits starting this fall. More: continued here
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A side effect of the improving economy: About 1 million needy people will lose food stamp benefits starting this fall. That's a new estimate by a left-leaning think tank, the Center on Budget and Policy … More: continued here
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