1st Circuit: Pittsfield pol can’t campaign outside post officeMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly, MAA Western Massachusetts politician who was prohibited from campaigning on the sidewalk in front of the Pittsfield Post Office has failed in his bid before the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. The candidate, Rinaldo Del Gallo III, pointed out …

Armed robber raids Helsby post officeChesterChronicle.co.uk, UKPOLICE are hunting an armed robber who threatened a female post office worker before making off with cash. The raider went into the Helsby branch in Chester Road on Saturday where he produced a black handgun and demanded cash from the shop assistant. … More: …

SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson Mike Weir MP has warned that private stakeholder plans for Royal Mail “open the door” for full privatisation, after it emerged legislation being introduced by Lord Mandelson could lead to a sell-off of almost 50%. More: continued here

Boeing, EBay, QVC Hit With Sales Patent SuitIP Law360 (subscription), NYLaw360, New York (March 02, 2009) — Patent-holding company Clear With Computers Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing dozens of defendants — including eBay Inc., Halliburton Co. and Seiko Epson Corp. — of infringing one or both of two patents related …

The budget crisis is hitting Kansas families hard at the dinner table. 49 News Anchor Marshanna Hester did some digging and found a huge jump in the number of Kansans relying on food stamps, and why the state says even more people could sign up. More: continued here

Gordon Brown was booed and jeered by Royal Mail protesters today as he arrived to speak at Labour’s national policy forum. But their anger failed to deflect him as he told the conference that the state of the public finances meant it was vital part-privatisation of Royal Mail went ahead. …

GORDON BROWN was urged to “rein in” Lord Mandelson today amid claims that the Royal Mail row proves that he has too much influence over government strategy. More: continued here

Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Toyota Motor top the list. More: continued here

Rolex Loses 8-Year Court Case Against eBayJewelers Circular Keystone Online, NYThe Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex has lost an eight-year legal battle in Germany against eBay, the online auctioneer, over fake Rolex watches allegedly sold by third parties on eBay’s website, report a number of business press outlets, … More: continued here

Common shares of all 14 Memphis-based public companies tumbled Monday, with five hitting new 52-week lows. (FDX) (IP) (VRS) (EDR) More: continued here