Norwich Evening News Postman gets stuck in the mudNorwich Evening News, UK –1 hour agoBut the poor condition of Earlham Park, which has been further dampened by the recent wintry weather, claimed another victim on Friday when a red Royal Mail… More: continued here

SECOND JOBSHartford Courant, United States –26 minutes agoMichelle Angell sells used household items on eBay. And Shaun Leeper commutes 70 miles three days a week to a second part-time job. … More: continued here

Post office west of Boca Raton offers special Valentine's Day postmarkSun-Sentinel.com, FL –1 hour agoMail your Valentine's Day cards from a post office west of Boca Raton on Saturday and you'll get a free postmark for the day of lovers. … More: continued here

AOL News Newsbloggers • Steele Defends Payment to SisterWashington Post, United States –6 hours agoThe sealed document was inadvertently sent to The Post by the US attorney's office after the newspaper requested the government's sentencing memorandum, …Video: GOP's Steele Attacks Dems on Stimulus PlanAssociatedPressGOP chairman defends payments to company run by his …

Lincoln stamps being released for Abe's birthdayKPLC-TV, LA –7 minutes agoAP – February 9, 2009 4:03 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln will be released today. … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail splashes out on executive furnitureTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –28 minutes agoRoyal Mail plans to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on designer furniture for its new riverside headquarters, it has been claimed. …Union calls for Royal Mail U-turnThe Press AssociationBrown under pressure to scrap part sale of Royal Mail amid …

Post Office rejects Linux usersTectonic, South Africa –29 minutes agoDespite a government-wide strategy to adopt open source software and open standards, the government-owned South Africa’s Post Office requires users to have … More: continued here

Hunger expert says government must lead the fightPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA –26 minutes agoHe says it can be done with an approximate 41 percent increase in federal nutrition-assistance programs (about $24 billion) – mostly in food stamps. … More: continued here

EBay pledges knife sale crackdownThe Press Association –19 minutes agoAuction website eBay is to stop UK users being able to buy illegal knives from abroad after a probe revealed the loophole existed, it has emerged. … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Union calls for Royal Mail U-turnThe Press Association –4 hours agoPressure on the Government to reverse its controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail intensified when a new opinion poll showed huge public …Three quarters oppose Lord Mandelson's Royal Mail sell-off, survey …Telegraph.co.ukBrown under pressure to scrap part sale of …