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Suffolk pledges to get Medicaid, food stamps out fasterNewsday, NYBY MICHAEL AMON | michael.amon@newsday.com For the roughly 60000 Suffolk residents who apply annually for Medicaid and food stamps – a number expected to grow during the recession – government help may arrive faster this year. … More: continued here

Culpeper Star Exponent Price of Stamps to Rise on MondayWiredPRNews.com (press release), TXAs reported by the Associated Press (AP), the cost of postal stamps will go up 2 cents, from 42 to 44 cents. As noted by the AP, the increase will mark the third consecutive year that these rates have …

The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Brown will back down over Royal Mail privatisation, predicts …guardian.co.uk, UKGordon Brown will be forced to back down over plans for the partial privatisation of Royal Mail, a Labour MP claimed today. John Grogan, one of the backbenchers leading the campaign against the government's proposal to sell a minority stake …

Users will soon be able to offer up to five items for auction every 30 days without paying the 10-cents to $4 eBay usually charges to list goods. More More: continued here

Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage. More: continued here

London postal workers threaten June strike over job cutsPersonnelToday.com, UKThe postal workers' union has said that 16000 Royal Mail staff in London are likely to strike next month in response to efficiency savings being introduced by the organisation. The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said staff at 159 depots across …Strike threat …

E! Online 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' script found in trash…and returnedEntertainment WeeklyI would get quotes aplenty: ebay, private buyers/auctions, movie studio, etc., then go with the highest bidder. Given I'm a 19 year old man with college/rent to pay for, and zero interest in Twilight, if I had found that …

ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — A petition drive is under way for a post office in the township. More: continued here

Associated Press – May 12, 2009 12:53 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – Another fee change is coming to eBay. This one is aimed at sellers who occasionally auction off items on the online… More: continued here