WASHINGTON – Congress responded speedily to voters’ angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush’s veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies — after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation’s emergency reserves. More: continued here

Which? Charity auction launched by eBayWhich?, UK –1 hour agoInternet auction site eBay is auctioning off ‘once-in-a-lifetime heritage experiences’ to raise money for arts and heritage projects across the UK. …Just What do you Give to the Person who has Everything?PR Newswire UK (press release)all 2 news articles More: continued here

Noblesville Daily Times Brad Cook: Post Office and Public Safety BuildingNoblesville Daily Times, IN –4 hours agoPast: This is a 1938 view of the United States Post Office located at the southwest corner of Ninth Street and Maple Avenue in Noblesville. … More: continued here

A British man who said he believed his wife was cheating is under investigation for harassment after he put her up for sale on eBay.Paul Osborn, 44, said he had heard rumors that his wife of 24 years, Sharon, was having an affair with a man at work, The Sun …

Northland's NewsCenter FOCUS ON …Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX –22 hours agoSince the previous increase in stamp prices, Postal Service personnel have said that if people would buy 41-cent stamps, they'd be good forever. …Stamp price increasesStar NewsCost of a stamp goes up another cent today; Postage stamp being …MLive.comForever Stamps Sell …

Royal Mail’s urgent need for new investment is firmly on the agenda following the regulator’s demand on Thursday that the postal operator should be freed to raise capital from the private sector. More: continued here

UPDATE: EBay, GE Money Expand PayPal Credit To EBay SiteCNNMoney.com –4 hours agoEBay Inc. ( EBAY ) is diving into the murky waters of consumer credit in a bid to boost sales, even as consumer debt delinquency rates are rising nationwide …PayPal Pay Later Now Available for eBay PurchasesBusiness Wire (press …

Canada Post and eBay Canada introduced a co-branded Flat Rate Box for eBay sellers available exclusively through eBay. Shipped using Canada Post’s Expedited Parcel or Expedited Parcel-USA ground parcel service, the Flat Rate Box allows users to send items at three flat rates: Regional C$9.99 and National C$12.99 (for shipments …

PayPal Pay Later, a convenient and secure credit service, is now available for payments on eBay.com (Nasdaq:EBAY). Starting today, eBay buyers in the United States can take advantage of Pay Later’s financing offer of no payments for 90 days for qualifying purchases between $50 and $199. More: continued here

Semi-private Royal Mail?BBC News, UK –May 14, 2008Postcomm is making the highly contentious proposal – which could lead to Royal Mail being owned in part by a private-equity firm – to an independent review … More: continued here