Labour MPs demand limit on private ownership of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –5 hours agoLabour backbenchers are demanding a legal limit on the stake private operators can take in Royal Mail under the Government's part-privatisation plans. …Rebel MPs up pressure on Lord Mandelson over Royal Mail sell-offTimes OnlineMPs to rebel over sale …

AN ARMED post office raider has been on the run for four days after he held a blade to a custody officer’s throat and threatened to stab her. More: continued here

Price of stamps set to rise againThe Post, Pakistan –22 minutes agoThe price of first and second-class stamps is to rise by 3 pence from 6 April, the Royal Mail has announced. For standard letters weighing up to 100g, … More: continued here

Van Briggle Bowl, Frog, Candleholders – MintAuction Central News, NY –2 hours agoBUYER'S PREMIUM AND PAYMENT: The buyer's premium on property purchased on eBay Live Auctions will be 17.5%. There will 10% buyer's premium for bidders …Anders Zorn, Dalecarlian Peasant, EtchingAuction Central NewsHEREND ROTHSCHILD BIRD LARGE 9 IN COVERED TUREENAuction Central NewsDALI, …

This is to the letter writer who made the comment about the non-U.S. citizens being able to receive food stamps. First of all, I commend him for being bold enough to make a comment like that in the company of total strangers; most people might have done nothing more than …

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Bargains to be had as eBay transaction volumes hit record levelsFinancialAdvice.co.uk, UK –28 minutes agoAs record amounts of unwanted Christmas gifts hit the online auction market there are some excellent bargains to be had on the likes of eBay with prices … More: continued here

Mass. welfare cases up in down economyWTEN, NY –8 hours ago… but at the smaller rate of about 3%. A third program also designed to help those in need – food stamps – saw its ranks swell to about 300000 in November. More: continued here

The worsening economic crunch is causing the tab for food assistance programs to balloon, and with the rising costs has come an intensifying debate over whether — and how — the U.S. government can tackle simultaneously the paradoxically linked problems of hunger and obesity. More: continued here

Not long ago, the men and women minding the federal budget were pure number crunchers. But in choosing Peter R. Orszag to run the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Barack Obama indicated yesterday that the job will have a more expansive portfolio in his administration. More: continued here