Raj Rajaratnam leaves behind the ruins of a Wall Street career that made him a billionaire hedge fund manager to begin an 11-year prison sentence, the price for running a far-flung insider-trading conspiracy that turned tips from company executives and technology consultants into cash. More: continued here

TribLocal Post office cuts won't affect New Trier TownshipTribLocalThe cutbacks announced Monday by the United States Postal Service won't have much impact in New Trier Township, according to a representative. Post offices in Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northfield, … More: continued here

Ten Ohio U.S. Postal Service processing centers could face the chopping block. Get the story. More: continued here

Stuff.co.nz What do homemade cards say about you?Stuff.co.nzCHRISTMAS CARD: A Royal Mail worker displays mail addressed to Santa Claus at the St Rollox sorting office in Glasgow, Scotland. The Santa hats, beach background or dressed-up dog in the holiday card photo might be saying more than "Merry Christmas" or …and …

Kansas grocers face sentencing for food stamp fraudKansas City StarAP WICHITA | The owners of a Wichita grocery store will learn their punishment this week for their role in a food stamp scam thwarted by federal authorities during a months-long investigation. Muhammad Qadeer Akram and his wife, Shama Qadeer, …and …

WEST NYACK — Carrying a large box in one arm and a stack of letters in another, Mary Passarella walked briskly to the entrance of the post office to drop her mail. More: continued here

I didn’t hear this myself, but a colleague told me that a local radio personality was wondering Monday morning whether Sunday’s announced crowd of 74,121 was one of the lowest in FedEx Field history. Since I couldn’t exactly remember, I checked. And it wasn’t close. Turns out that Sunday’s crowd …

A Postal Service representative says no decision has been made on the closure of processing centers in Eau Claire and La Crosse. More: continued here

Buy a cheap IndyCar on eBayFox SportsYou can snap up this IndyCar on eBay for a bargain $50000. Source: Jared C. Tilton / News Limited Don't ask KV Racing General Manager Mark Johnson for the Carfax reports on the three 2011-spec Dallara IR07s the team has for sale through eBay's…INDYCAR: …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Newt Gingrich spreads falsehoods about food stampsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comAnd now we have this totally bogus claim: Poor people, Gingrich says, are spending their food stamp money on Hawaii vacations. He made that wild accusation while speaking in Iowa last week. As usual, he was railing …