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The Associated Press QVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inaugurationThe Associated Press –15 minutes agoAmong the items QVC has been selling since the election are a Barack Obama stamp collection, with stamps from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Grenada, … More: continued here

PGA TOUR – MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Maui, Hawaii – The PGA Tour season begins, as it always does, with a tournament for the previous year’s winners. The Mercedes-Benz Championship, the first of back-to-back events in Hawaii, officially begins the third season of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup. …

QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. More: continued here

FedEx and UPS are ringing in the new year with price increases. FedEx is hiking rates for its ground and home delivery service by 6.9 percent today. It is also changing its counter rates. More: continued here

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Leading political risk consultancy Eurasia Group released its annual “Top Risks” report for clients on Monday. Following is an e-mail interview with Eurasia President Ian Bremmer on his forecasts for 2009. More: continued here

LOOKING BACKWARD: David Cameron giving a speech on the economy under the stern gaze of Winston Churchill. More: continued here

( University of Nottingham ) The study provides the first evidence for a transgenerational effect on immune response based on environmental cues — with maternal perception of disease risk in the immediate environment potentially determining offspring disease resistance and social dominance. The results are published in Proceedings of the Royal …

AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governorThe Associated Press –1 minute ago(AP) — A person with knowledge of the discussions says former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California. … More: continued here

Ram-raiders steal safe from post officeDereham Times, UK –4 hours agoA village post office has been targeted by a gang who ram-raided the building and took a cash-filled safe. The burglary at the Lyng post office happened … More: continued here

AP source: Former eBay CEO considers political runThe Associated Press –45 minutes ago(AP) — Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman has edged closer to a potential run for office in California, with a spokesman confirming on Monday that … More: continued here