Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — The Economist magazine did not distribute its most recent issue in Thailand because it contained an article that may have violated the country’s strict laws against insulting the king, a spokeswoman said. More: continued here

Outraged by the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, more than a dozen people have put the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat up for bid on eBay. More: continued here

Applications for food stamps increase locallyTullahoma News and Guardian, TN –5 hours agoCoffee County and the surrounding area have reported a widespread increase in households receiving food stamp benefits since the year began. … More: continued here

Shipping giant FedEx (FDX), which is often considered a barometer for the economy, became the latest company to slash its earnings guidance due to the recession. More: continued here

On Dec. 4, the Seward County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people after a week-long investigation into a burglary at the post office in Beaver Crossing. More: continued here

Nick Harvey MP will visit Royal Mail’s Barnstaple delivery office on Friday December 19 to see how postmen and women get Christmas sorted. The MP will tour the office and chat to staff. More: continued here

Nearly 5,000 more people have been certified for food stamps, from October 2007 to 2008. More: continued here

After making billions of dollars by changing the world, tech moguls start dreaming of ruling it. But the political career of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman seems stillborn. Why? She’s just not a… More: continued here

Scandal Sparks Sale Of US Senate Seats On eBayGant Daily, PA –5 minutes agoRod Blagojevich tried to sell the US Senate seat left vacant by president-elect Barack Obama has sparked sales of senate seats on eBay in a mockery of the … More: continued here

A UBS analyst cut his rating on FedEx Corp. after the shipper’s latest profit warning proved larger than expected, due to the slumping economy’s effect on package deliveries. More: continued here