BBC News A hobby with the stamp of presidential approvalguardian.co.uk, UKI became a born-again stamp collector in my middle years, just as President Sarkozy has become. It's his new passion and when he meets heads of state or important personages, such as the Queen or Governor Schwarzenegger of California, they now …

With Downturn, Calls to Florida Help Line GrowNew York Times, United StatesGeorge H. Sheldon, secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, which runs the centers, has said he needs 288 more operators to meet the surging demand for help, especially with food stamps. And the volume of calls reflects …

Examiner.com Don't starve to death-sell your junk on Ebay (part 1)Examiner.comby Brian Smothers, Denver Unemployment Examiner Finding myself unemployed, again, in 2004, I heard rumors of a family friend who made hundreds of dollars a week selling, of all things, old Nintendo games on Ebay. This family friend would buy …

eBay Motors Parts and Accessories is holding a 50-cent sale on auction listing fees from February 24 – 25. During the promotion, the insertion fee for regular auction-style Parts and Accessories listings will be capped at 50 cents. All other fees apply, see website for details and restrictions. More: continued …

eBay CEO John Donahoe will be the keynote speaker at the 15th Stanford Accel Digital Symposium today, February 25, 2009, at 8:30 am Pacific. Richard Brewer-Hay will be providing updates throughout the speech via the eBay Ink Twitter feed . More: continued here

The Government today launched controversial proposals to part privatise the Royal Mail, sparking a fresh row over its plans to sell off part of the business. More: continued here

KOHD Largest Increase in Food StampsKOHD, ORJanuary 2009 brought the biggest increase of the recession in the demand for temporary cash assistance and food stamps in Oregon – – and the need continues at record levels. The number of families receiving cash assistance through the Temporary … More: continued here

MIDLAND — A 62-year-old Jerome Township woman lost $2,425 to an overseas scam artist, the Midland County Sheriff’s Department reports. The woman placed an advertisement Friday to sell tables and chairs on eBay, said Undersheriff Michael S. Vasicek…. More: continued here

The letter sent by Jane Newell to the business secretary, released to the media by his department Postal Services Review Further to our meeting of 13 February, perhaps I could confirm the trustees’ views in respect of the Hooper report, in so far as it affects the Royal Mail pension …

A caregiver is accused of stealing her client’s food stamps and pawning his wheelchair. More: continued here