FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) – The minimum wage in the German postal-services industry and plans to maintain a sales tax exemption for Deutsche Post AG will help the company “cement” its monopoly, the head of the German Cartel Office told Sueddeutsche Zeitung. More: continued here

The fiscal stimulus deal ignores those who will need help the most. Is it because food stamps make people fat? More: continued here

FedEx Corp. is attempting to buy the U.S. express division of rival DHL from its parent Deutsche Post World Net, according to a Reuters story that cites German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland. (FDX) More: continued here

THE Post Office has ignored the pleas of hundreds of people to keep a village branch open. (25/01/2008 07:00:00) More: continued here

A 63-year-old Des Plaines woman who was standing in line at the downtown Post Office branch was the victim of an “unprovoked attack” by a 215-pound Monee, Ill. man Tuesday morning, according to police. More: continued here

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Low-income families can now use food stamps to buy fruits and vegetables at Merced County flea markets. More: continued here

The 4th Circuit unanimously affirmed on Wednesday a jury award of $100,000 in punitive damages against FedEx for discriminating against a former package handler who is deaf. The appeals court rejected FedEx’s arguments that the punitive damages were excessive and that FedEx managers had made good-faith efforts to comply with …

Could FedEx use some more airplanes? The company says not, but German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland says that the Memphis giant is trying to buy rival DHL’s U.S. express business. More: continued here

Letter: Post office customers not getting what they pay forTCPalm, FL –43 minutes agoWhen I call to complain, the supervisor in the Peacock post office sides with the employee and tells me I must be mistaken. He tells me I must have put my … More: continued here