House bill would cut food stamps by $2 billional.com (blog)The House legislation would achieve some of the food stamp cuts by partially eliminating what is called categorical eligibility, or giving people automatic food stamp benefits when they sign up for certain other programs. The bill would also end a … …

Disabled Man Files Complaint Against Bedford Post OfficeWSETBedford, VA – A disabled Bedford County man is filing a complaint against the Bedford post office after he says a clerk wouldn't let his personal aide send packages for him. Barry Arrington has made a lot of adjustments over the last 19 …

Royal Mail set for chaos as staff boycott handling competitor mailExpress.co.ukLetters and parcels delivered by Royal Mail under so-called downstream access contracts account for around half of the daily post bag and makes a "significant contribution" to the business. "Any action against access letters and parcels would adversely … More: continued …

Safe cracker smashes huge hole in NC post officeWBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SCPitt County Sheriff's Deputies say someone smashed a hole through the Post Office in Stokes. Pitt County deputies and federal investigators were on the scene Wednesday morning investigating. They say someone used a sledgehammer and crowbar …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. More: continued here

Royal Mail staff vow not to 'sacrifice their souls' as they defy privatisation …Express.co.ukCWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: "This ballot result is a damning rejection of the tired old Government privatisation policy and the actions of the Royal Mail board in support of this. Postal workers have worked …

WASHINGTON – The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. More: continued here

Haaretz For sale on eBay: Decade-old stolen Mikveh Yisrael archive itemsHaaretzA Tel Aviv antique dealer who had purchased the stolen goods from the thieves is now offering items believed to have been part of the archive for sale on eBay. The dealer had sold some of the documents before he …

Capitol Hill post offices closures get final stampWashington Post(Justin Sullivan – GETTY IMAGES) The fight over post office closures is hitting close to home for members of Congress and Hill staffers — the U.S. Postal Service is finally shutting down three Capitol Hill facilities. Lawmakers and other Hill denizens …Postal …

House to consider cuts to food stampsYahoo! NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm … …