Should Congress make drastic cuts in food stamps?Sun-SentinelThe Senate version of the Farm Bill cut $4 billion from food stamps. The House, full of right wingers and tea partiers, came up with own bill that would cut $20 billion over 10 years. There are millions of American families that depend …

While the farm bill meanders, food stamp rolls keep expandingHot AirThat pesky ol' “farm bill” — i.e., the gigantic bill that includes both food stamp programs and agriculture subsidies and therefore brings together an urban-rural coalition of votes that ensures minimum transparency and maximum momentum — is still a … …

UK to reveal plans to privatise Royal MailBDliveLONDON — The UK will push ahead with its biggest privatisation in decades when it unveils plans for a £2.5bn stock listing of state postal operator the Royal Mail this week, reports said on Monday. Business Minister Michael Fallon is expected to … …

Britain to unveil Royal Mail privatisation plans: reportBusiness Times (subscription)[LONDON] Britain will push ahead with its biggest privatisation in decades when it unveils plans for a 2.5 billion pound (US$3.7 billion) stock listing of state postal operator Royal Mail this week, Sky News reported. Business Minister Michael Fallon … More: …

Have you ever wondered how junk mail follows you so easily when you move to a new address? How do credit card companies, catalogs, charities seeking money and everyone else all know when you have moved across town or across the country entirely? More: continued here

Inquirer Editorial: It shouldn't take so long to get food stampsPhilly.comPennsylvania and New Jersey should be ashamed to be among the worst states in the nation in meeting federal rules by getting food stamps to the needy within 30 days. Their bureaucratic delays create more hardships for families struggling to …

Nearly 1 in 6 Americans Receive Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)One of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, which expanded when the economy convulsed, isn't shrinking back alongside the recovery. Food stamp rolls increased on a year-over-year basis, but were 0.4% lower from the prior month, the …and more » More: …

The Post Office admits there have been software defects in a computer system at the centre of a bitter dispute with sub-postmasters who say they have been wrongly accused over alleged shortfalls. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail sell-off details to be announcedThe GuardianThe government will this week formally announce its plan to sell off the Royal Mail in the most contentious privatisation since British Rail two decades ago. Vince Cable, the business secretary, will make a statement to the House of Commons formally …Britain …

Yahoo! Sports (blog) Swansea ballboy 'kicked' by Eden Hazard sells his jacket on eBayYahoo! Sports (blog)A look through the eBay history of the seller listing the jacket on behalf of Morgan shows that he/she has been selling footballs "used in the Championship until 2011." So now we might understand why …