guardian.co.uk Greenwood residents celebrate King’s legacyGreenwood Commonwealth, MS –1 hour agoDr. Pauline Pearson-Stamps, chair of the program, said racial attitudes are better than they were 15 or 20 years ago, but many proponents of of racist views …Video: Obama Thankful for VolunteersCBSHouston's rival MLK parades still marching separatelyHouston ChronicleTo a Black Man …

eBay Bidder's 'Dreams' About Obama Book RealizedNPR –4 hours agoDay to Day, January 19, 2009 · Why would a book sell for about $300 on the Internet when it would soon be in stores for $30? That's what happened in 2004 to … More: continued here

AMD, Apple, other heavyweights filing earnings this weekBizjournals.com, NC –2 hours agoAlso expected to file that day is San Jose-based eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), which is expected to report earnings of 39 cents a share on $2.12 billion in revenue. …Tech Earnings Watch this Week (1/19 – 1/23)WallStNation.comEarnings Season Ramps Up This Week; Expectations …

1/19/2009 FedEx Freight is now offering FedEx Freight A.M. delivery, ensuring delivery by 10:30 a.m. backed by a money-back guarantee. The new service is designed to offer greater flexibility and control to shippers. More: continued here

Daily Mail CVC eyeing up Royal Mail amidst plans to privatiseAltAssets –4 hours agoCVC Capital Partners is reportedly considering putting in a bid for Royal Mail, as the organisation looks to become partly privatised. …CVC said to eye stake in Royal MailInternational Herald TribuneFirm may buy Royal Mail stakeThe Press AssociationMPs' …

Metairie – Jefferson Parish Personnel Board Hearing Officer Theordore Nass dismissed a harassment complaint by Jefferson Parish employee Terence Lee against five other parish employees whom Lee claimed were “racially offensive.” The harassment charges by Lee against Jefferson Parish employees Michael Stamps, Glenn Miller, Michael Chauvin, Billie Hartline and Randolph …

Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is to be honoured with a set of commemorative postage stamps marking the 250th anniversary of his birth. More: continued here

If you can’t make it into Washington, D.C. for the 56th Inaugural Parade, don’t worry-you can get a piece of the parade right here in Front Royal. More: continued here

eBay: Time to let go of a lucrative pastCrunchGear, NY –1 hour agoby Devin Coldewey on January 19, 2009 It’s about time for eBay to reveal its fourth quarter income, revenues and all that to investors, … More: continued here

Union leaders and MPs have reacted angrily after it emerged that the private equity group CVC is considering a bid for a minority stake in Royal Mail. CVC, which has stakes in three European postal services, is at the early stages of working on a bid. Its other investments have …