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Mandelson defends Royal Mail privatisationguardian.co.uk, UKLord Mandelson was locked in a verbal battle with his critics tonight over the wisdom of privatisating the Royal Mail, after the state-owned operator reported a doubling of annual profits to £321m. The business secretary said Royal Mail's headline … More: continued here

Los Angeles Times Lauren Luke's makeup tutorials lead to a new line of workLos Angeles Times, CAThough she never quite emerged from her shell, she did start selling makeup brushes, eye shadows and the like on EBay. And when her so-called ugly duckling's metamorphosis arrived, it came straight out of a …

BEVERLEY’S main Post Office in Register Square is being refurbished over the next four weeks. (15/05/2009) More: continued here

EDISTO ISLAND — Under new ownership, The Old Post Office Restaurant opened its doors on April 21, at 1442 Highway 174 on Edisto Island. More: continued here

Counterfeit cigarette levy stamps ring busted, state loss amounts …Jakarta Post, IndonesiaCustoms Directorate Office raided on Sunday a counterfeit levy stamp printing office and arrested two suspects in West Jakarta, tempointeraktif.com reported. Head of Customs Directorate General of the Finance Ministry Anwar Suprijadi said the raid was … More: continued here

Old Post Office Restaurant opens on Edisto IslandThe Times and Democrat, SCEDISTO ISLAND — Under new ownership, The Old Post Office Restaurant opened its doors on April 21, at 1442 Highway 174 on Edisto Island. Locals and visitors alike will have the opportunity to explore Lowcountry/Southern cuisine in a newly renovated …

Royal Mail faces threat of strikesFinancial Times, UKBy Jean Eaglesham and Brian Groom Royal Mail faces the threat of strikes over cost-cutting, overshadowing the postal operator's announcement yesterday of a near-doubling of annual profits. The Communication Workers Union is to announce a strike ballot … More: continued here

Food stamp errors climbFort Wayne Journal Gazette, INIndiana last year ranked among the worst five states in improper denials or termination of food stamp benefits, according to the American Public Human Services Association. Advocates and welfare recipients say such mounting error rates illustrate the … More: continued here

Royal Mail sale row grows as profits doubleTimes Online, UKUnions seized on bumper profits at Royal Mail to argue that a doubling of profit, despite a continued fall in the number of letters being posted, should render controversial government plans to part privatise the company obsolete. … More: continued here

eBay ban for couple selling seedsKeighley News, UKBy Keighley News reporter » A couple who were raising cash through eBay to help pay for fertility treatment have been banned from using the website. Andrew and Leanne Hardaker say they are victims of rigid rules to protect buyers and sellers from rogue …