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LONDON — An encrypted government disc has been found hidden in a computer sold on eBay — yet another loss of sensitive data in a series of such missteps that is alarming privacy advocates as Britain inches closer to requiring all citizens to carry ID cards. More: continued here

Royal Mail van stolenTown Crier, UK –3 hours agoPolice are appealing for witnesses after a Royal Mail delivery van was stolen at Meadow Drove, Earith, at 9.30am on Tuesday (February 26). … More: continued here

Local Post Office To Honor Military DeadWLKY, KY –1 minute agoJohn Yarmuth, D-Louisville, introduced legislation to rename the Hikes Point post office on Hunsinger Lane the Iraq & Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of … More: continued here

EBay Inc. has settled a seven-year patent dispute with MercExchange LLC that prompted an important intellectual-property ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. More: continued here

SUPREME COURT (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx to proceed. The justices ruled, 7-2, that the employees claiming discrimination should not suffer because of mistakes made by the federal agency charged with investigating their allegations. More: continued here

EBay Inc. has settled a seven-year patent dispute with MercExchange LLC that prompted an important intellectual-property ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. The online auction company said in a statement Thursday that it bought the three MercExchange… More: continued here

Cleveland post office named for soldier killed in IraqGainesville Times, GA –21 minutes agoBy Harris Blackwood The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to name the Cleveland post office in honor of Sgt. Jason Robert Harkins, who was killed … More: continued here

SAN JOSE – Ebay Inc. has settled a long-running patent dispute with technology company MercExchange LLC. More: continued here

Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes President Bush's Support for …Religious Action Center (press release), DC –1 hour ago… his commitment to restore food stamps for the hundreds of the thousands of legal immigrants whose benefits were cut-off by the 1996 welfare reform laws. … More: continued here

Scientific American EBay Agrees to Settle Patent Lawsuit Over `Buy It Now' FeatureBloomberg –40 minutes ago28 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., the world's biggest online auctioneer, agreed to buy a Virginia company's patents to end a landmark lawsuit over its “Buy It …EBay Settles Patent FightWall Street JournalEbay ends patent suit with …