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Four new postage stamps featuring Abraham Lincoln were released today to help mark the famed president’s 200th birthday. The 42-cent stamps show Lincoln as rail splitter, lawyer, politician and president. More: continued here

Developing News: Proposed Stimulus Package Increases Food StampsToday’s THV, AR –3 hours agoPart of the $800 billion stimulus package that legislators are debating includes increasing food stamp funding. The bill proposes an additional $16.5 … More: continued here

Former eBay Head Meg Whitman Launches Run for CA GovernorDigital Media Wire, CA –7 minutes agoMeg Whitman, the former president and CEO of eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Monday took the initial steps in her possible run for governor of California. … More: continued here

Appscout EBay Sellers Cashing In Lost Blankies, Stuffed AnimalsAppscout, NY –12 minutes agoThe Washington Post reports that some eBay sellers are making a killing by selling certain brands of blankets and stuffed animals that are beloved–but … More: continued here

Former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman is forming an exploratory committee to seek the Republican nomination for California governor. More: continued here

A special Lincoln postmark is available at the state’s tiniest post office, inside Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial More: continued here

Pressure on the government to reverse controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail is likely to increase with the release today of a new opinion poll which shows huge public opposition to the idea. More: continued here

FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said the unit is not gaining market share fast enough to offset the steep declines in customer demand. More: continued here

FedEx Express began operations at its Asia Pacific hub at the Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China on Feb. 6. This hub is now the company’s largest outside of the United States. More: continued here

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, 52, a billionaire Republican businesswoman who built the online marketplace into a household name, is now looking to tackle the considerable financial problems of the Golden State: She has announced an exploratory committee to… More: continued here