Democrats in Congress capped President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office by advancing a $3.4 trillion federal budget for next year — a third of it borrowed — that prevents Republicans from blocking his proposed trillion-dollar expansion of government-provided health care over the next decade. More: continued here

eBay is holding a 3-hour pre-conference workshop on eBay Selling Manager Applications beta (formerly known as Project Echo). The event will be held on June 16, 2009 at the eBay North Campus prior to the annual developers conference. More: continued here

£3.6million spent on consultants for Royal Mail sell-off in just …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomHundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on consultants who are advising on plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Government figures showed that £3.6million has been spent since September last year on … More: …

Ebay Hldrs OK Voluntary Stock Option Swap Program For WorkersWall Street JournalEBay Inc. (EBAY) said Wednesday in a regulatory filing that its stockholders approved a proposal to implement a stock option exchange program. In an e-mail to employees, the company's Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe said the market conditions have …

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Store Helps Hoosiers Get ebay CashINDYchannel.com, INFISHERS, Ind. — Many Hoosiers eager to clear out space and pad pocketbooks are hawking items at yard sales, Craigslist and ebay. For people who don't want to spend the time or aren't savvy enough to put together their own ebay listings, companies such … …

The House voted Tuesday to rename the Greece post office in honor of Marine Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm, the first area soldier to be killed in action in Operation Iraqi Freedom. More: continued here

Coupeville Post Office remains open SaturdaysWhidbey Examiner, WACoupeville remains the only post office on Whidbey to offer window service on Saturdays. Saars Market Place in Oak Harbor, however, has full retail services available from 9 am to 4:30 pm on Saturdays, and Prairie Center Red Apple in Coupeville sells … More: …

Springfield post office to offer Simpsons stamp cancellationBurlingtonFreePress.com, VTSPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Post Office will hold a special stamp cancellation on May 7 to celebrate the release of “The Simpsons” stamps. The postal cancellation will be the latest celebration of the town's first-place finish in national voting for … More: continued …

Truth in D.C. Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and suffragette, on Tuesday became the first black woman to be immortalized with a bust in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol. On Monday night, we caught up with some of the celebrants at a reception honoring the creator of the bust, Artis …