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Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-delivery company, is eliminating 900 jobs in its freight unit because of declining demand and “aggressive” pricing by competitors. More: continued here

Post Office Honors Lincoln’s 200th Birthday (Springfield, IL) — Abraham Lincoln would have turned 200 on Thursday, and the post office is celebrating with four new stamps. More: continued here

Former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman, one of the highest profile Republican technology executives in Silicon Valley, has formed a committee to explore running for governor of California in 2010, the first official step of a campaign. More: continued here

Associated Press – February 8, 2009 2:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – Four new postal stamps highlighting the personal history of Abraham Lincoln are set to be released on Monday as the nation… More: continued here

NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) – FedEx Freight, a unit of FedEx Corp, said on Monday it will cut about 900 jobs at 130 facilities, citing unprecedented economic conditions and aggressive pricing by carriers. Some workers will be given the chance to transfer within the company, or will be laid …

Post Office refuses to reverse Welwyn Garden City branch decisionTimes 24, UK –5 hours agoPOST Office bosses have refused to re-examine their "unpopular" decision to close a well-respected branch in WGC. Handside post office, which was located in … More: continued here

Mail your Valentine’s Day cards from a post office west of Boca Raton on Saturday and you’ll get a free postmark for the day of lovers. More: continued here

Former eBay CEO Bids For California Governor JobSearch Engine Watch –16 minutes agoMeg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, has announced she will seek the Republican nomination for California governor. Whitman is know to be a social moderate but … More: continued here

Times Online Lincoln postmark available at state's tiniest post officeEvansville Courier & Press, IN –5 hours agoIndiana’s tiniest post office, inside the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial east of Gentryville, Ind., has a treat for Lincoln buffs. For the next month, …Video: Lincoln's BicentennialCBSPost Office Honors Lincoln's 200th BirthdayWTVWLincoln's Life Chronicled on StampsPR …

Royal Mail chiefs are splashing out almost £1million on furniture for their new HQ – as 16,000 postal workers face the axe. More: continued here