The powerful US truckers union Wednesday accused delivery giant FedEx of blackmailing Congress by threatening to cancel an order for Boeing planes if changes to labor laws are adopted. More: continued here

Stampeders head coach/general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the club has signed non-import punter Burke Dales. Dales initially joined the Stamps in 2005 and spent four seasons with the club before becoming a free agent after Calgary’s 2008 championship season. More: continued here

Whitman to speak at Roseville 2009Bizjournals.com, NCMeg Whitman, former eBay chief executive officer and a current republican gubernatorial candidate, will be the keynote speaker at Roseville 2009, an annual networking and event of the Roseville Chamber of Commerce. The event is from 11:30 am to 7 pm … More: continued here

BAE expands in RosslynBizjournals.com, NCIn addition, Monday Properties renewed the 4800 square-foot US Post Office for another five years at the 24-story, 312763 square foot Class A office building. Monday Properties has started a $4.25 million renovation to the lobby, ground floor retail … More: continued here

NEW YORK — FedEx Corp. is trying to play a little hardball with Congress. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — The post office is facing a severe financial crisis that will not ease any time soon, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee today. . More: continued here

Are you familiar with Freecycle? Think of Kashless as a step up. Unfortunately, this isn’t a nationwide project yet. More: continued here

Mercent, the first company to use eBay’s new Large Merchant Services, is now an approved member of the eBay Certified Provider Program. The company also announced the launch of a new eBay storefront for online retailer Altrec.com using Mercent Retail, the company’s hosted online marketing software. More: continued here

Virtues and vices of populismDallas Morning News, TXLast night I had my ear bent by someone boasting about that eBay purchased jacket she were wearing. This from someone who makes six figures (still) Whereas I thought her purchase was a good one, I failed to mention that for 4 years I …

Facing dire financial conditions, postal officials are turning to Congress for help. Postmaster General John Potter and other top agency officials were facing the House Oversight subcommittee on the federal workforce and post office Wednesday. More: continued here