Former eBay CEO making run for California governor seatComputerworld, MA –9 minutes agoBy Sharon Gaudin February 9, 2009 (Computerworld) Meg Whitman, the former president and CEO of online giant eBay Inc., today dipped her toe into the water … More: continued here

Part of the $800 billion stimulus package that legislators are debating includes increasing food stamp funding. The bill proposes an additional $16.5 billion in food stamps. More: continued here

Four new postage stamps featuring Abraham Lincoln were released today to help mark the famed president’s 200th birthday. The 42-cent stamps show Lincoln as rail splitter, lawyer, politician and president. More: continued here

Developing News: Proposed Stimulus Package Increases Food StampsToday’s THV, AR –3 hours agoPart of the $800 billion stimulus package that legislators are debating includes increasing food stamp funding. The bill proposes an additional $16.5 … More: continued here

Former eBay Head Meg Whitman Launches Run for CA GovernorDigital Media Wire, CA –7 minutes agoMeg Whitman, the former president and CEO of eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Monday took the initial steps in her possible run for governor of California. … More: continued here

Appscout EBay Sellers Cashing In Lost Blankies, Stuffed AnimalsAppscout, NY –12 minutes agoThe Washington Post reports that some eBay sellers are making a killing by selling certain brands of blankets and stuffed animals that are beloved–but … More: continued here

Former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman is forming an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination for California governor. More: continued here

A special Lincoln postmark is available at the state’s tiniest post office, inside Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial More: continued here

Pressure on the government to reverse controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail is likely to increase with the release today of a new opinion poll which shows huge public opposition to the idea. More: continued here

FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said the unit is not gaining market share fast enough to offset the steep declines in customer demand. More: continued here