HOMEFRONT: ‘08 ornaments stress sound; stamps depict nutcrackersQuad City Times, IA –53 minutes agoNutcracker collectors will be especially interested in the new secular holiday stamps from the US Postal Service because they feature four nutcrackers: a … More: continued here

Karl Rove Licks Stamps, For PleasureWonkette (satire), DC –3 minutes ago… send [Obama] a little note congratulating him? I already have. I sent it to his office. I sent him a handwritten note with funny stamps on the outside. More: continued here

Associated Press BAGHDAD — A cargo plane chartered by FedEx crashed west of Baghdad Thursday after reporting a malfunction, the U.S. military said. It ruled out hostile fire and said the crew was presumed dead. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx says it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery services by an average of 5.9 percent beginning on January 5th, 2009. More: continued here

MASHPEE- Mashpee residents will have to wait longer than first predicted for a new post office. More: continued here

Earth Class Mail Corp., the global leader in delivering postal mail via the Internet, announces the appointment of former New Zealand Post and Royal Mail executive Elmar Toime to its Board of Advisors. Toime, who currently is an independent advisor to the postal sector, brings to Earth Class Mail a …

Lease termination forces Dover post office to close doorsBonner County Daily Bee, ID –3 hours agoBy CONOR CHRISTOFFERSON DOVER — The Dover post office announced Monday that problems with its landlord will force the office to discontinue service and … More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – FedEx says it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery services by an average of 5.9 percent beginning on Jan. 5. The package delivery company says it will also increase surcharges for some ground, home delivery and express shipments on that date. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Friday it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery services by an average of 5.9 percent beginning on Jan. 5. More: continued here

A group of masked men armed with crowbars rob a post office in Lincolnshire. More: continued here