STOP THE PRESSES: CITY COUNCIL RUBBER-STAMPS MEDMART DEALCleveland Scene Weekly, OHThe medical mart/convention center marriage is a no-brainer, huh? No need for competitive bidding? First of its kind!? A win-win?!?! All this and more is finally stinking up the place like the bullshit it always was. Sadly, it's too late. … …

MiamiHerald.com Palm Pre $549 Off Contract, Still Cheaper Than eBayEverything Pre, New YorkThe first Palm Pre phones showed up on eBay this morning, offering an alternative to purchasing direct from Sprint. They will not be available for shipping until June 8th. Auctions have started at $600, with a buy it now …

City Council members took a step toward buying the downtown post office for a new City Hall while stressing that they would walk away if the proposal isn’t cost-effective. More: continued here

The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail has faced a fresh attack following results of a new poll. The study showed that three out of four people opposed the idea, and some warned it could affect their voting intentions at the next election. More: continued …

The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of Royal Mail came under fresh attack today after a new poll showed that three out of four voters oppose the idea. More: continued here

Hit-and-run driver who sold car on eBay sentenced to jailguardian.co.uk, UKA former embassy official who fatally injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash and then attempted to cover her tracks by selling her car in parts on eBay was today sentenced to 10 years in jail. Natela Grinina, 34, a Georgian …

PASSENGERS, including an Australian woman, on a US Airways flight that ditched in the Hudson River in New York are starting to get their luggage back, dried out and neatly packed inside FedEx boxes. More: continued here

THE Royal Mail has launched a limited edition set of stamps to highlight the future of endangered plants. More: continued here

More middle-class familes qualifying for food stampsLos Angeles Daily News, CACurrently, if a family has savings of more than $2000 they do not qualify for food stamps. But under a new state law going into effect July 1, but not expected to be fully implemented until Jan. 1, assets will not …

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tod Cohen, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations at eBay Inc., made the following statement today after testifying before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, at a hearing titled “The Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act: Do We …