Congress on Thursday sent a $290 billion farm bill to President Bush for a second time in an effort to fix a printing error that has threatened the delivery of U.S. food aid abroad. To ensure that the aid continues amid a global hunger crisis, Congress and Bush were planning …

Telegraph.co.uk Gordon Brown faces union pressure to save Royal Mail from …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –8 minutes agoBy Lucy Cockcroft Gordon Brown is being pressured by one of his main union backers to make a fresh commitment to safeguard the Royal Mail from privatisation … More: continued here

Record numbers using food stamps in Ohio, MichiganWorld Socialist Web Site, MI –1 hour agoBy Charles Bogle Nationally, the number of people using food stamps is due to reach 28 million by next year, tying a record for the program set in 1994. … More: continued here

Thieves flee after unsuccessful attempt to crack post office safeMilton Canadian Champion, Canada –5 minutes agoEarly on Tuesday morning burglars entered the post office by unlocking the front door and made an unsuccessful attempt to blow the safe door open. … More: continued here

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StumbleUpon Still Standing Under eBayInternet News, CA –1 hour agoeBay acquisition hasn't changed much, as open source and Mozilla tools continue to serve as the basis for development. By Sean Michael Kerner: More stories … More: continued here

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Scientific American Is EBay Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Ivory Sales on its Site?Scientific American –3 hours agoBy Larry Greenemeier IVORY FOR SALE: Animal activists want eBay to eliminate (rather than restrict) the sale of ivory on its hugely popular online … More: continued here

One of Labour’s main union backers has threatened to demand a fresh commitment from Gordon Brown not to privatise the Royal Mail as the price of its continued financial support. More: continued here

Rare Brazilian stamps sell for $1.9 million at NYC auctionInternational Herald Tribune, France –4 hours agoAP NEW YORK: A rare Brazilian stamp series known as the "Pack Strip" has sold for $1.9 million at an auction of early South American postage stamps. …Rare Brazilian stamps offered at NYC auctionNewsdayall 8 news articles …