Xinhua Stamps portraying Beijing's Olympic venues issuedXinhua, China –Dec 21, 2007A set of six stamps portraying Beijing's main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. The stamps feature the National Gymnasium, …China issues Olympic commemorative stampsCCTVBeijing issues Olympic venue stampsChina Internet Information Center|all 10 news articles More: continued here

CHRISTMAS mail has been stolen after four postboxes were forced …News & Star, UK –Dec 21, 2007Royal Mail, whose own investigation team is carrying out an inquiry, said the break-ins happened after postal collections took place. … More: continued here

Print postage and labels while at your deskPost-Bulletin, MN –18 hours agoBy JD Biersdorfer A: The lines at the post office this time of year can be quite intimidating, so printing your own stamps and shipping labels at home can … More: continued here

Post office gossip focuses on tax rebatesElmira Star-Gazette, NY –1 hour agoThe gossip at the Hammondsport Post Office the other day was mainly about a certain check that arrived in many of our mailboxes. … More: continued here

Analysts wonder when Whitman will leave eBaySan Francisco Chronicle,  USA –Dec 21, 2007Early in her reign at eBay, Meg Whitman said she couldn't imagine being in charge for more than 10 years – an anniversary that is coming in February. …Should Amazon buy eBay?BloggingStocksall 2 news articles More: continued here

Some people collect stamps. Others display china teacups. Peach Bond of Eureka has been collecting nativity scenes since she was a child. ”Our family wasn’t religious,” Bond said. “My parents were teachers in Los Angeles where I grew up. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill with an election-year expansion of subsidies for growers and food stamps for the poor. More: continued here

NEW YORK (AP) — Gunmen hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street, officials said. More: continued here

Folks hit Missoula post officeKPAX-TV, MT –8 hours agoSome folks pushed the envelope on Saturday to take advantage of the extended hours being offered at the main branch of the Missoula Post Office. … More: continued here

To commemorate the sale of its first product, Nanosolar said it would keep one solar panel for historical purposes, donate a second to the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and auction a third on eBay. More: continued here