Bomb technician sent to post officeSeacoastonline.comKITTERY, Maine — A suspicious, unmarked package placed into the slot of the mailbox in front of the Kittery post office drew local public safety officials and a state police bomb technician to the area Tuesday night. The package was eventually … More: continued here

Dem. Congressman: Food Stamp Usage Up Because Real Unemployment …The Weekly Standard (blog)On C-SPAN's Washington Journal recently, a Democratic member of Congress, Rosa DeLauro, said that the increase of food stamps usage has to do with the "rough economy" and the fact that real unemployment is higher than 8.2 percent. …

Quality Assurance & Food Safety Proposal Would Cut $1.6 B from Federal Food Stamp ProgramFox NewsConservatives in the Republican-led House are certain to demand greater cuts in the food stamps program, which makes up about 80 percent of the nearly $100 billion a year in spending under the farm bill. …

An Historic First: Post Office May DefaultTheBlaze.comThe United States Postal Service (USPS), for the first in its 237-year history, may actually go into default over a “legally required annual $5.5 billion payment, due Aug. 1, into a health-benefits fund for future retirees,” the Wall Street Journal … More: continued here

UPDATE: Aurora post office to be closedYorkRegion.comMs Arrowsmith works for a company on nearby Industrial Parkway that uses the station for mailing and a post office box that will need to be replaced. The office always seems busy and they just redid the floors, she noted. “This is the perfect …

Royal Mail hands out plastic tongs to stop posties being bittenDerby TelegraphProfile image for Derby Telegraph · Derby Telegraph. Follow. POST workers who fear being bitten by pet dogs have been issued with plastic tongs to put mail safely through letter boxes. The Royal Mail says it has issued 90000 …

TEXT-Fitch rates eBay's proposed notes 'A'ReutersJuly 19 – Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to eBay, Inc.'s (eBay) proposed issuance of up to $3 billion in senior unsecured notes with various maturities. Use of proceeds is for general corporate purposes although Fitch expects a portion of …EBay Auctions Four-Part …

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to eBay, Inc.'s proposed issuance of up to $3 billion in senior unsecured notes with various maturities. Use of proceeds is for gene More: continued here

Cottage Grove man buying post office to relocate startup businessSouth Washington County BulletinCottage Grove man buying post office to relocate startup business. Jim Lemons is buying the U.S. Postal Service's building at 7130 East Point Douglas Road in Cottage Grove and moving his Manufacturing Solutions of Minnesota startup firm closer …

EBay, IBM, Qualcomm fuel broad tech gainsMarketWatchEBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) rose more than 8%, to $43.78, and reached levels not since in several years following the online retailer's second-quarter results late Wednesday. EBay's earnings more-than-doubled from a year ago as the company recorded strong …and more » More: continued here