White House keeps up food stamp pressure on CongressCNBC.comThe Obama administration kept pressure on Congress on Tuesday to pass a new multi-year farm bill without resorting to the steep cuts in food stamp funding contained in the version approved by the Republican-led House of Representatives. Lawmakers are …White House offers food …

Royal Mail: Cable faces questions on privatisationTelegraph.co.uk09.53 Adrian Bailey asks Cable why said he was not aware of any sources of information saying Royal Mail was undervalued, when Panmure Gordon, JP Morgan and Citi all said so. Cable says these banks were not involved in the float and were giving …

Vince Cable, business secretary, quizzed by MPs over the privatisation of Royal Mail, as share price rises to 544p on back of strong results         More: continued here

Van Wert independent Postal anniversary cancellation createdVan Wert independent175th annivesary postal cancellation 11-2013 The post office later moved to numerous locations in its early years. In 1862 it was located on the northeast corner of Main and Washington streets. By 1893 the post office was in the building where Thomas … …

Rising parcel revenue, cost cuts and a onetime tax credit helped the newly-privatized postal operator in the first half of the year. More: continued here

Tavares seeks to stop food-stamp cutoff for some OhioansColumbus DispatchBeginning Jan. 1, able-bodied adults — ages 18 to 50 and without dependent children — must comply with a mandatory 20-hour requirement to work, participate in job training, or volunteer to receive food stamps. Those living in one of 16 counties …

Royal Mail delivers surge in first-half profitsScotland on SundayNewly-privatised delivery service Royal Mail today said that rising revenues from its parcels business and ongoing cost cuts helped its operating profits almost double in the first half of the year. The group also said that its letters business has … More: …

Irish Independent Royal Mail first half profits almost doubleIrish IndependentReporting for the first time as a London listed company following the government's high-profile sale of a 60pc stake in the postal operator, Royal Mail said on Wednesday operating profit after transformation costs had jumped to 283 million pounds. That … …

Royal Mail first half profits almost doubleReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail said rising parcel revenue and ongoing cost cuts helped the newly-privatised postal operator almost double its operating profit in the first half of the year. Reporting for the first time as a London listed … More: continued …

Britain's Royal Mail said rising parcel revenue and ongoing cost cuts helped the newly-privatised postal operator almost double its operating profit in the first half of the year. Reporting for the first time as a London listed company following the government's high-profile sale of a 60 percent stake, Royal Mail …