ThinkProgress New bill bans food stamps for violent felonsSalon“Vitter's amendment would extend the lifetime food stamp ban to dangerous sex offenders and murderers.” Timothy Smeeding, director of the University of Wisconsin's Institute for Research on Poverty, called the amendment “ridiculous.” “It doesn't save …GOP Food Stamps Proposal Would Discriminate Against …

The post office in Norman Wells, N.W.T., is moving from the downtown core to Riverview Stationary and Supplies. More: continued here

Private company to take over Norman Wells post officeCBC.caThe post office in Norman Wells, N.W.T., is moving. Canada Post says it is closing the downtown office because it can't keep enough staff. In the past, the service has had to fly in employees from Inuvik and Yellowknife to staff its …

LiveWorld Will Cease Moderating eBay Discussion BoardsEcommerceBytes (blog)The eBay forums have had their share of controversy over the years right up until today, including one long-lasting debate over the company eBay hired to moderate the forums on its behalf. But as of this summer, it looks like LiveWorld will no …

The online auction is fading fast. Fewer than 15 percent of all who post EBay ( EBAY ) listings are opting for an auction-only sale these days, according to a paper published this month (PDF) by Stanford University researchers who worked with the online marketplace for their study. More: continued …

An Auction? Most EBay Users Don't Have Time for ThatBusinessweekThe online auction is fading fast. Fewer than 15 percent of all who post EBay (EBAY) listings are opting for an auction-only sale these days, according to a paper published this month (PDF) by Stanford University researchers who worked with the …

Scotsman Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotationScotsmanThe union representing the Royal Mail's 130,000 employees is opposed to the group's privatisation. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) argues that the doubling of operating profits to £403 million revealed in last week's results announcement showed …Royal Mail leads the Government's great …

Congress wants to spend less, and Nevadans on food stamps likely to noticeLas Vegas SunThirteen percent of Nevadans beware: In the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, your monthly food stamp allowance is set to shrink. And depending on what happens in Congress, food stamps for some Nevadans might disappear. …

Thirteen percent of Nevadans beware: In the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, your monthly food stamp allowance is set to shrink. And depending on what happens in Congress, food stamps for some Nevadans might disappear. More: continued here

eBay Stock Investors Have a Google Problem – DailyFinanceDailyFinanceeBay Stock Investors Have a Google Problem. by Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool May 23rd 2013 6:31PM Updated May 23rd 2013 8:00PM. Opportunism is a Silicon Valley trademark, so it should come as no surprise that Google is after a larger chunk …