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Aides to Prime Minister Gordon Brown are examining proposals to turn the state-owned postal company Royal Mail into a not-for-profit company, instead of pursuing plans to sell a minority stake to the private sector, the Guardian said on Tuesday. More: continued here

Computer glitch blamed More: continued here

Gordon Brown is facing a critical test of his faltering authority as Cabinet warfare erupted over plans to sell off part of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

postie's pothole injury halts the mailDerby Evening Telegraph, UKTHE Royal Mail stopped delivering to houses on a Derbyshire street after a postman claimed to have been injured by driving over a pothole. Residents of Bell Lane, in Smalley, were left fuming by the decision, which they branded as "ludicrous", … More: …

A computer glitch leaves tens of thousands of Idahoans without any way to pay for food. More: continued here

Downing Street rejects claims it has been talking about alternatives to the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here

Award-winning art comes in his spare timeBethany Beach Wave, DE – Jenny Hopkinson"Although there will be no stamp made out of it, I thought it would be fun to enter," he said of the Chincoteague contest. "I'll get to see my owl on T-shirts instead of in print like the duck stamps." Makuchal, …

David Lin is traveling lighter for business lately. Ever since the software marketing exec bought an iPod Touch, he’s often able to leave his notebook computer behind. More: continued here

New York Times GOP Résumé, Cabinet Post, Knack for Odd JobsNew York Times, United States – Mark LeibovichFour months later, here is Mr. LaHood, smiling broadly in his sprawling office, sipping a “healthy” Frappuccino lunch (“healthy because it will keep me awake this afternoon”). Behind his desk hangs a photograph of Mr. Obama …

The post office located in the Memorial Student Center will be closing June 1 because of renovations. More: continued here