Royal Mail privatisation row notches up on new valuation figuresIFA MagazineOn the face of it, the new valuation figures, released by the business department, promise to provide further ammunition to those accusing the government of having very badly mishandled the sale of 60% of its stake in Royal Mail to …

Notices on fate of Southmore Station post office taken downHouston Chronicle (blog)Notices indicating that a preliminary decision had been made about closing Houston's Southmore Station post office at 4110 Almeda were posted Friday, then quickly taken down. After the Advocate's inquiry on Friday about the notices and the process for …and …

San Francisco Chronicle Obama signs farm bill that trims food stampsSan Francisco ChronicleEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country, while trimming the food stamp program that inspired a …

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Senate passes Farm Bill resulting in cuts to food stampsLaGrange Daily NewsThe U.S. Senate has passed the new Farm Bill which ends direct subsidies for farmers and will cut $90 a month from food stamp subsidies, about 1 percent, in potentially 850,000 households nationwide. This cut on food stamps comes …

Investorplace.com Obama to Sign Farm Bill That Cuts Food StampsInvestorplace.comThe farm bill, the result of rare bipartisan compromise in Congress, has left both liberals and conservatives unhappy. The legislation trims $800 million in annual spending on food stamps, but continues subsidies to a broad range of agricultural groups.and more » More: …

Washington Post Obama signs farm bill that continues subsidies, trims food stampsFox NewsPresident Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country, while trimming the food stamp program that inspired a two-year battle over the legislation. As …

The farm bill passed by Congress earlier this week trims $8.5 billion over the next decade in food-stamp benefits, but the cuts likely will not impact low-income ­ Utahns. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that administers food stamps to 47 million Americans was a topic of hot debate for …

Astoria police regain authority in post officeDaily AstorianAstoria Police Officers Andrew Randall, left, and Jason Robinson fill out paperwork Wednesday authorizing them to respond to issues at the Astoria Post office, which is a federal enclave. That status previously prevented local authorities from …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail valuation row deepensFinancial TimesThe controversy over whether the Royal Mail was sold off too cheaply deepened on Friday when Nick Clegg said that Vince Cable, who was responsible for the sale, was not a “share price expert”. The comments from the deputy prime minister, designed to … More: continued …