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SACRAMENTO – Former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman officially launched her bid to seek the Republican nomination for California governor on Monday, capping a year-long tour on the political stage after leaving her high-profile Silicon Valley post. More: continued here

Meg Whitman has taken the first official step toward running for governor of California. The former eBay chief executive has launched an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination in 2010. The move allows Whitman to raise campaign funds. More: continued here

SuperSport Phelps Bong Owner Charged After Trying To Sell Piece On EbayHuffington Post, NY –5 hours agoThe owner of the bong used by the Olympic swimmer tried to sell the piece on eBay — getting himself charged with the party attendees in the process. …TV report: Eight arrested in link to Phelps …

CNET News Rare Xbox Live gamertag 'Hitman' up for sale on eBayCNET News, CA –2 hours agoBut now, Graziano, 22 and a student at SUNY New Paltz, has decided to sell Hitman, and has put it up for auction on eBay. He is hoping someone out there …eBay auction for ‘Hitman’ XBL …

Nearly Half the Hard Drives on EBay Hold Personal DataPC World –10 minutes agoA New York computer forensics firm found that 40% of the hard disk drives it recently purchased in bulk orders from eBay contained personal, … More: continued here

Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, announced that she had formed an exploratory committee, the first step in seeking office. More: continued here

Survey: 40% of hard drives bought on eBay hold personal, corporate …Computerworld, MA –20 minutes agoIn recent years, hard drives have shown up on eBay that contain all kinds of sensitive data. In April 2006, Idaho Power Co. learned that drives it thought … More: continued here

Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman on Monday took her first official step toward running for California governor in 2010, launching an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination. The move allows the 52-year-old to raise campaign funds. She has been active in politics since leaving the online auction site …

Wall Street Journal Blogs As EBay Bid For Rock Classic '867-5309/Jenny' SkyrocketsTop40-Charts.com, NY –2 hours agoLOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Alex Call Official Website) – Few songs immediately take you back to the early '80s (and the early days of MTV) as well as the …Sale of '867-5309' Pulls in Almost $200K on …

Therese Poletti looks for vintage Barbie offerings on eBay, and it’s clear that the site has changed. Interviews with some individual sellers, a few of whom drastically reduced their presence there, confirm that eBay has changed its attitude toward the small sellers of unique and collectible items, and that those …