A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here

ROYAL MAIL has caved in to pressure from staff and offered them a new pension deal to save its £3bn privatisation. Employees, represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), oppose the sell-off and are threatening to strike over pay, conditions and pensions. More: continued here

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These Republicans Who Voted To Cut Food Stamps Personally Received Large …BuzzFeedSeveral of the House Republicans who voted Thursday for a bill that slashed billions of dollars from the food stamp program personally received large farm subsidies for family farms. The bill cutting the food stamp program narrowly passed on …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. More: continued here

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Montana's rural post offices may stay openKPAX-TVWASHINGTON, DC – Montana's rural post offices in danger of closing may be getting another chance. Sen. Jon Tester says he's secured a commitment from the head of the U.S. Postal Service not to close any more facilities while Congress works to reform …No …

Two Philadelphia-suburban congressmen buck party over vote on 5% cuts to …Allentown Morning Call9:33 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2013. WASHINGTON — Two Philadelphia-area Republican congressmen bucked their party Thursday to vote against a 5 percent cut to the food stamp program while other local Republicans, including Lehigh Valley's Rep.and more » …