BBC News Artist makes Obama stamp portraitBBC News, UK –6 hours agoA Staffordshire artist has created a stamp portrait of Barack Obama that he hopes to give to him personally. The 3ft (90cms) by 4ft (1.2m) image of the US … More: continued here
Post Office to deal with card problemPS News, Australia –12 minutes ago… even though the addressee was home at the time, a carded item could not be found at the post office on presentation of a card and was deemed ‘lost', … More: continued here
FDA continues to use a review and approval process created in May 1976 for high-risk medical devices that does not do enough to ensure that the products are safe and effective, according to a report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the AP/Denver Post reports. More: continued here
A private equity firm is considering buying the Royal Mail stake being put up for sale as part of the government’s part-privatisation plans, according to a report yesterday. More: continued here
Ecommerce sites are set to report 2008 fourth-quarter and full-year earnings this month, likely to be made more interesting due to a tough retail holiday-shopping season. More: continued here
New Estero post office set for its opening TuesdayNaples Daily News, FL –2 hours agoBy VALLI FINNEY (Contact) ESTERO — The new Estero post office on Three Oaks Parkway will be fully operational beginning Tuesday. Saturday was the last day … More: continued here
LALOR Post Office has been crowned the best metropolitan post office for the second year running as part of Australia Post’s State Excellence Awards. More: continued here
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fl.– The city uses ebay to sell old, unwanted items. More: continued here
More message bang for your buckLos Angeles Times, CA –3 hours agomessage for fathers’ rights, a variety of anti-Bush stamps, like "IMPEACH BUSH," and anti-France stamps, anti-Starbucks stamps, and, creepily, … More: continued here
Applications for food stamps, often the first stop for families falling into the government’s safety net, rose 42 percent in November statewide. More: continued here