For Gregoire, no Obama post, no viaduct bucks, just an Iraq helloSeattle Times, United States –45 minutes agoShe secretly flew to Iraq to visit troops from the Washington Army National Guard's 81st Brigade, her office announced Tuesday morning, capping a day of … More: continued here

Man arrested in theft at Flagstaff post officeKOLD-TV, AZ –55 minutes ago(AP) – Police have arrested a Mesa man who confessed to getting drunk, breaking into downtown Flagstaff's post office, opening hundreds of packages and … More: continued here

I’m reporting from the keynote speech by Philip W. Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. We’ll keep updating this post for the duration of the speech, with the latest news at the top. Time stamps are New York time. More: continued …

Postman burned mail in work rowScarborough Today, UK –3 minutes agoIan Brickman, prosecuting for Royal Mail, said police officers were on patrol in the Whitby area when they discovered two men burning items on a fire at a … More: continued here

Some Minnesota lawmakers were looking to the federal government for help with a giant deficit as the Legislature convened on Tuesday. Others focused on cutting costs as small as stamps. More: continued here

Customers reassured on post officeSheffield Telegraph, UK –1 hour ago"When I got home I called someone at Royal Mail's customer care department who told me it had closed." But a Royal Mail spokesperson said the closure was … More: continued here

Stamping out hunger?Grist Magazine, WA –2 hours agoVermont's policy change on food stamps is likely to be mirrored by other states, and this represents both a fundamental shift in the reality of American …Food stamp reliance grows in Oneida CountyRome SentinelPolicy Challenge – How to Expand Safety NetKansas City infoZineAlabama food stamp …

Jamaican woman 'stamps' her class on CanadaJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica –5 minutes agoA Jamaican woman who is now deceased will, on February 2, be honoured by the Canadian Government with a postage stamp. Rosemary Brown migrated from Jamaica … More: continued here

One last deliveryGalena Gazette, IL –4 hours agoby Mark Van Osdol According to Wikipedia, postmaster (or postmistress) refers to the head of an individual post office. Responsibilities of a postmaster … More: continued here

Los Angeles Times Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bidThe Associated Press –2 hours ago(AP) — Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party. And her likely entry into the …Ex-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seatsLos Angeles TimesEBay's Whitman appears …