WASHINGTON — Peel it and weep: It’ll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. More: continued here

Every time a wide-body cargo plane named Hollis takes off with a load of FedEx packages, a precious bit of Debby Franklin goes with it. More: continued here

It’ll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. It’s the third year in a row that rates …

New revenue stamp system for tobacco products questionedBusinessWorld Online, PhilippinesCIGARETTE manufacturers and importers have expressed concern over the plan to imprint revenue stamps on cigarette packs, saying this may be too expensive without plugging tax leakages. “It is our position that systems using tax stamps that are applied … More: continued …

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Sergio Garcia prepared to start the final round of the Players Championship at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, dressed head-to-toe in black, his fan club stood at the ready, as they have every day this week. More: continued here

First-class stamps to increase by 2 cents MondayLos Angeles Times, CAThe price of a first-class stamp will increase by 2 cents on Monday, rising from 42 to 44 cents, according to officials with the US Postal Service. The increase is due to rising costs and inflation, said USPS spokesman David Partenheimer. …

The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, says he is “not for turning” on controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

The country needs Brown – Mandelsonguardian.co.uk, UKTouching on the Royal Bank of Scotland situation, Lord Mandelson said the bank needs to put in place a long term strategy to reconfigure and focus what it is doing. He said he regrets the pay off of the bank's Deputy chief executive Gordon Pell, …

MSN India Button stamps dominance with Spain GP winMSN India, IndiaJenson Button took his fourth win in five races in the Spanish GP followed by team-mate Rubens Barrichello in P2. Red Bull's Mark Webber was the surprise of the day, taking P3. The highlight of the race was a massive crash …

An elderly man is recovering after police say he drove his car into an East Anchorage post office. Officers say the car barely missed people standing just feet away inside of the post office. More: continued here