Texas overwhelmed by food stamp, Medicaid applicationsAustin American-Statesman, TXBy Corrie MacLaggan | Thursday, April 9, 2009, 08:38 AM Overwhelmed by an increase in applications for food stamps and Medicaid, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has postponed plans to expand use of a new computer enrollment system, … More: continued …

Tim Tebow and EBay are not friendsSwamp Things, FL“I wish we could just get all the EBay guys out, that would be great," Tebow said. "Then we’d sign for every kid. I say that pretty seriously though. We’d love to sign for every kid. Then it would be on Ebay.” Tebow …

EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Internet Cos Hope To Hold Steady In 1QWall Street JournalMeanwhile, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is looking to profit from a shift in consumer spending habits to Internet shopping sites, while eBay Inc. (EBAY) is hoping to better develop its online identity. Wall Street Expectations: Analysts … …

NEW YORK (AP) – For $810, you can put yourself in Bernard Madoff’s place – his Citi Field seats, that is. The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities put a pair of tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener on sale on eBay on Wednesday. As of …

It could be another month before customers can buy stamps at the main Visalia post office on Beech Avenue. More: continued here

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are asking for your votes. The Post Office wants folks to decide their favorite among the five new stamps honoring the Simpsons. www.usps.com/simpsons More: continued here

Brussels clears aid to Royal MailFinancial Times, UKBy Nikki Tait Government support for Royal Mail, totalling £2.65bn, was yesterday approved by Brussels under European Union state aid rules after a two-year probe triggered by complaints from rivals. The European Commission said that three loan …Brussels in row over port state aid …

That seems to be the most likely happening very soon. There is news that the Central government had been looking at honoring the legends of the Telugu land – Mahanati Savitri and Pingali Venkayya – the designer of the National Flag. More: continued here

The National Rifle Association and gun advocates found an adversary they couldn’t roll over at the Tennessee legislature Wednesday — FedEx Corp. and business groups. More: continued here

Today Ztail is introducing an innovative new service that may be exactly what online stores need to bolster sales during the recession. The service revolves around eBay, acting as a pseduo-insurance policy that guarantees that customers will be able to resell the items they are purchasing right now for a …