Finke calls out Variety over time stamp allegationLA ObservedNikki Finke has a response to Variety's unbylined charge last week (Morning Buzz, Friday 1.6.12) that her Deadline.com fudged the time stamp on a blog post to match a Variety scoop: didn't happen. Her note to Variety executives takes it a little …

Danny Thomas Immortalized; Entertainer and Humanitarian Honored on US …MarketWatch (press release)Customers may view the Danny Thomas Forever Stamp, as well as many of this year's other stamps, on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps, through Twitter @USPSstamps or on the website Beyond the Perf at beyondtheperf.com/2012-preview. …and more » More: continued here

EBay, Inhibitex, Joy Global, Robert Half: U.S. Equity PreviewSan Francisco ChronicleEBay Inc. (EBAY US): The company's PayPal division will announce a partnership with Home Depot Inc. (HD US) that lets shoppers use the payment system at checkout, according to Anuj Nayar, a spokesman. HealthSouth Corp. (HLS US): The operator of …

Incident reported at production building adjacent to post office, officials say Baltimore firefighters and BGE crews were on the scene Monday morning of a one-alarm fire reported at a production building adjacent to the main U.S. post office downtown. More: continued here

New York Times (blog) Complaint Box | Addressee DeceasedNew York Times (blog)The Post Office used to have something called the “Dead Letter Office,” where mail for people who could not be located was put. It's now euphemistically called the “mail recovery center,” as if the dead are not to be …

Daily Mail Roald Dahl stamps: Author's best-loved novels celebratedDaily MailNow six of Roald Dahl's most popular tales are being celebrated by the Royal Mail with a special set of stamps. The stamps feature drawings by illustrator Quentin Blake who collaborated with Dahl on much of his work. One of Dahl's …

EBay’s PayPal unit is testing in-store payments with Home Depot , one of the largest retailers in the U.S., as the online payments provider moves to expand into the physical world of brick and mortar. More: continued here

Talks of relocating the Eau Claire Post Office could open the door for more development downtown.   More: continued here

Danny Thomas Immortalized; Entertainer and Humanitarian Honored on U.S. …Sacramento BeeCustomers may view the Danny Thomas Forever Stamp, as well as many of this year's other stamps, on Facebook at facebook.com/USPSStamps, through Twitter @USPSstamps or on the website Beyond the Perf at beyondtheperf.com/2012-preview. …and more » More: continued here

Bloomberg EBay Poised to Gain 30% Chasing Amazon Without PayPal: Real M&ABloombergEnlarge image EBay Poised to Gain 30% Chasing Amazon Without PayPal EBay Poised to Gain 30% Chasing Amazon Without PayPal Tony Avelar/Bloomberg Revenue at PayPal, which EBay Inc. bought for about $1.18 billion in October 2002, has increased more …