msnNOW Man auctions off handmade suit of armor for a guinea pigmsnNOWIn what might be the simultaneously weirdest and cutest eBay auction item we've ever had the privilege of seeing, a man is selling a handmade chain-mail suit of armor … for a guinea pig. According to i09, the armor's …

A TOWN’S leaders have backed a campaign to prevent a premier post office building from closing and the service being relocated. More: continued here

eBay Stock: Time to Look at ValuationDailyFinanceeBay stock has remained essentially flat over the past six months. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up about 15%. After the stock's underperformance, now is a great time to re-evaluate shares to see whether the decline provides investors with a notable entry …and more » …

LIHUE — The United States Postal Service on Thursday posted notices at the Lihue Post Office announcing its proposal to officially close the Hanamaulu Station facility. More: continued here

Postage stamps enthusiasts in Singapore can soon lay their hands on a set of new stamps featuring greetings in sign language. More: continued here

A man is arrested by police investigating an armed robbery at a village post office near Southampton. More: continued here

Graduate receives Stamps Leadership scholarshipBryan-College Station EagleA&M Consolidated High School graduate Austin Jerome Beltrand, son of Dan and Clare Beltrand, has chosen to enroll at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) this fall after being named as a Stamps Leadership Scholar. The value of the … More: continued here

U.S. News & World Report (blog) A Food Stamp Food Fight That the Poor Will LoseU.S. News & World Report (blog)The Senate this week passed, by a vote of 66-27, a new farm bill that, amongst its many provisions, would eliminate more than $4 billion in food stamp funding over …

With Big-Name Backing And Some eBay Flavor, These Startups Are Looking To …TechCrunchEbay is generally credited with being the first company to bring auctions — a system that, for nearly 2,500 years, had exclusively taken place live in noisy, public (and offline) forums — into the Digital Era. But, today, …

Daily Beast Food Stamps Under ThreatDaily BeastFor decades, since the 1970s, food stamps enjoyed bipartisan backing, with farm-state senators and legislative icons George McGovern and Bob Dole championing the program. More recently, even the authors of the famed Simpson-Bowles report on deficit …US Congress debates deep cuts to food stamps as …