There is startling new information about the state of those in need in Southwest Florida. Requests for food stamps in Lee County are skyrocketing. More: continued here

PM faces Royal Mail'ambush'TeleText, UKGordon Brown is set for a showdown with critics of his controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail at a meeting of Labour's national policy forum. Union leaders plan to tackle the Prime Minister after he has delivered his keynote speech to the … More: continued here

Protesters angry over Royal Mail saleMarketWatch (press release)LONDON, Feb 28, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at … …

The Memphis Tigers beat Southern Mississippi at the FedEx Forum today 58-42, making this the team’s 56th straight C-USA win. More: continued here

Royal Mail is next in line for a private sector free-for-allSunday Herald, UKIn the week that it finally nationalised the losses of the World's Worst Bank, RBS, the government pressed ahead with a pointless privatisation of the Royal Mail. No one was able to give a coherent explanation of why the …

A 7-foot painting that may or may not be the work of famed pop artist Keith Haring goes on sale on eBay Friday night. The opening bid? Ninety-nine cents. More: continued here

CARDIN, Okla. — Cardin, a small town located in the Tar Creek Superfund Site, will lose its post office when the doors close today. Kerry Rennells, a customer affairs manager for the U.S. Postal Service, said the lease on the downtown building that houses the post office will expire today. …

Who Was That eBay Bidder?Tampa Tribune, FLEBay, that's the Internet's garage sale. In fact it's the largest garage sale known to mankind, although the company is actually considered an auction house. EBay was founded in September 1995 as AuctionWeb.com. The name was changed to eBay, … More: continued here

A 7-foot painting that might or might not be the work of famed pop artist Keith Haring went on sale on eBay on Friday night. Opening bid: 99 cents. More: continued here

Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail on Saturday, saying bringing in new investment was the best way to safeguard the future of state-owned postal services firm. More: continued here