A 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 over the proposals, announced by Lord Mandelson yesterday. McGovern stood down as parliamentary private secretary to Pat McFadden, the postal affairs minister, because he could not …

Food stamp usage in Georgia is on the increase, according to statewide statistics, and with the demand for such social services rising, state officials want to make the application process easier. More: continued here

The winter storm around the state has made delivering Christmas packages quite a nightmare and many didn’t make it on time. To help fix the problem, FedEx took some extraordinary steps and opened service center doors on Christmas day. More: continued here

Gordon Brown suffered his first setback over his plans for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail yesterday when a ministerial aide resigned claiming the proposals “beggared belief”. Jim McGovern, MP for Dundee West, said he was quitting his post as parliamentary private secretary to Pat McFadden, the postal affairs …

Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) — A Bernard Madoff disaster-recovery kit is among the items up for auction on EBay Inc. ’s Web site as sellers look to turn a quick buck after the money manager was accused of masterminding a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. More: continued here

The London production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, which ends its run Jan. 3, 2009, at the Palace Theatre, is currently offering several items from the award-winning musical for bid on ebay.co.uk. More: continued here

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California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, in a quick trip to Capitol Hill last week, pressed the case for spending some of the stimulus dollars on human investments. This could include money for child care, job training, food stamps and health insurance, Bass said. More: continued here

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