Conservatives' 'Overreach' on Food Stamps Spells Doom for the Farm Bill in the …National JournalSteve Southerland, R-Fla., to give states the option of imposing work requirements on recipients of food stamps, a kind of sick buzz filled the chamber and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., moved to the front of the room to…
Minneapolis Star Tribune House rejects massive farm bill that would have cut food stampsMinneapolis Star TribuneThis May 15, 2013 file photo shows stacks of paperwork awaiting members of the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as it meets to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill. The House has…
Raw Story Gohmert: Cutting food stamps not evil because poor people buy king crab legsRaw StoryRepresentative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Thursday denied it was “evil” for Republicans to want to cut food stamps because poor people used the program to purchase extravagant foods. The Texas congressman complained that Democrats had portrayed … More: continued here
Business Insider Australia Microsoft's canceled 'Project Brazil' took aim at Amazon, eBayRegisterMicrosoft recently considered building its own online marketplace to compete with the likes of Amazon and eBay, but has since abandoned the plans, sources claim. The effort, known within Redmond as "Project Brazil", would have seen the company create …Microsoft investigated building an e-commerce site…
Mayors Push To Stop Food Stamps From Being Used To Buy Sugary DrinksCBS LocalMayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and more than a dozen mayors across the country, are making a push to stop food stamps from being used to purchase sugary drinks and snacks. Christie Ileto explains. Last year, about 47 million Americans were using food …and more »…
Ashland, WI (NNCNOW.com) — The Ashland Post Office closed for three hours on Thursday after a suspicious package was found in the lobby. More: continued here
Why eBay is powering its Utah data center with fuel cellsGigaOMThat's not the case at eBay's data center, where fuel cells will use natural gas to power servers. “The cost of electricity in Utah is low. It's dirty and cheap. But that's not what we want,” eBay vice president Dean Nelson said Thursday at the…
Northland’s NewsCenter Suspicious Package Closes Ashland Post OfficeNorthland’s NewsCenterGregoire said that the case was turned over to the post office since it is a federal building and the post master would be investigating. Post Master Mark Thimm, said he closed the post office to do a proper investigation. The package was deemed safe …Suspicious package…
The name change heralds tighter integration among eBay’s e-commerce technology and services. More: continued here
Emanuel signs letter suggesting no food stamps for soda purchasesChicago TribuneMayor Rahm Emanuel has refused to ban soda from City Hall vending machines and has not joined the push to limit the size of sugary drinks people can buy, citing the importance of “personal responsibility.” That philosophy apparently does not extend to …and more » More: continued…