Welfare faces big hit as demand for services soarsSacramento Bee,  USA –7 hours agoA family of three would see their monthly check reduced to about $620 – as much as they would have received in 2000 or 2001 – plus about $250 in food stamps… More: continued here

Mauritius introduces excise stamps on cigarette packsLe Mali en ligne, Mali –53 minutes agoMauritius has introduced excise stamps, delivered by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA), on all packets of cigarettes manufactured locally or imported in … More: continued here

CNET News Report: Garmin eyes Android phones for 2009CNET News, CA –8 minutes agoOn eBay's Shopping.com on Black Friday, a GPS device sold every 9 minutes, compared with 11 minutes for an MP3 player, and on eBay itself, the most popular … More: continued here

eBay becomes a leading marketplace in PhillipinesEcommerce Journal, MA –1 hour agoeBay announced that more Filipinos were shopping on eBay.ph a month before Christmas and New Year celebrations. At the start of the traditional Christmas …More Filipinos shop at eBayBusiness Mirrorall 3 news articles More: continued here

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BBC News Ministerial aide quits government over Royal Mail privatisation plansguardian.co.uk, UK –Dec 17, 2008A ministerial aide quit the government today over Gordon Brown's plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. The resignation of Jim McGovern was Brown's first …Royal Mail faces call to changeBBC NewsGordon Brown faces rebellion over foreign stake in …

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NW Evening Mail Hectic start for post office’s rural serviceNW Evening Mail, UK –2 hours agoThe equipment is shared with the shop in Backbarrow and temporary signs will also be placed outside the Greenodd store when the post office is in operation. … More: continued here

Karen Langtree says Post Office£20 offer is too smallBasildon News, UK –2 minutes agoA MUM who was sent threatening letters because of a Post Office mix-up says the £20 compensation she has been offered isn’t enough. … More: continued here

Karen Langtree says Post Office£20 offer is too smallEssex Echo, UK –10 minutes agoA MUM who was sent threatening letters because of a Post Office mix-up says the £20 compensation she has been offered isn’t enough. … More: continued here