Week In News: Farm Bill Without The Food StampsNPRThe House of Representatives on Thursday passed their version of the Farm Bill without the food stamp provision that's been a part of the bill for decades. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about why the two have …

The Guardian This privatisation of the Royal Mail would be a national disasterThe GuardianIt is a national disaster that another great British organisation, the Royal Mail, is to be cast into this maelstrom. (As I explain later, a more imaginative "protected" private model could work.) The directors of the Royal …

Billy Baldwin, eBay Launch Auction to Save Olympic WrestlingHollywood ReporterIn an effort to keep the historic sport in future Olympic games, actor Billy Baldwin has teamed up with the Committee to Preserve Olympic Wrestling to launch an eBay auction to benefit the Keep Olympic Wrestling movement. our editor recommends.and more » …

News Wrap: House Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps FundingPBSIn other news Thursday, House representatives voted 216-208 to pass a farm bill that excludes a measure for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps. Also, at least 31 people were killed in a series of attacks in …

Food stamp fact check: For now, program will continue as isChristian Science MonitorOne after another, angry Democrats took to the House floor to say Republicans would increase hunger in America by stripping food stamps from the farm bill. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories … More: continued here

SIMON WATKINS: The Royal Mail sell-off must be first classThis is MoneyThis is even more the case if one regards Royal Mail not as a utility but as a growth company with the power to expand both organically and by acquisition, as Business Minister Michael Fallon told The Mail on …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail'must be free to buy foreign post firms': Minister rules out golden …This is MoneyCritics of the plan have called for measures to ensure that the listing of Royal Mail does not lead to it falling into the hands of foreign investors. They point to the previously state-run …

ADVISERS expect a surge of interest in Royal Mail shares after the government revealed plans to privatise the business. More: continued here

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — Vandals went on a mini crime spree in Appleton sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, destroying solar lights, tossing eggs and lowering a flag at the Appleton post office. More: continued here

Eggs tossed at Appleton home, post officeLockport Union-Sun & JournalLockport Union-Sun & Journal — Vandals went on a mini crime spree in Appleton sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, destroying solar lights, tossing eggs and lowering a flag at the Appleton post office. Niagara County Sheriff's … More: continued here