Oklahoma congressman uses farm bill to attack food stampsCNYcentral.com(AP) — An Oklahoma congressman is proposing cutting $20 billion in spending over 10 years for the nation's food stamps program in the latest farm bill. Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, tells the Tulsa … More: continued here
EcommerceBytes (blog) When An International eBay Seller Says 'Just Keep Waiting,' Don't ListenThe ConsumeristI. calls the eBay scam that he encountered recently a “new” scam, but it's actually an ancient and time-honored one. How it works is simple: an international seller claims to have sent your item, then stalls until after the period during which…
Labour slams 'desperate' plans to sell Royal MailMorning Star OnlineLabour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna laid into "desperate" Con-Dem ministers today for "rushing headlong" to flog off Royal Mail to privateers. Postal workers and the public oppose privatisation. Mr Umunna said the government hadn't … More: continued here
Royal Mail plans next day Olympic stamps – PrintWeekprintweek.comAt the same time the Gold Medal stamps will go on sale on the www.royalmail.com website, while a further 4,500 Post Offices nationwide will be issued with the latest Team GB gold medal winners' stamps three times during the Games. Royal Mail is keeping … More: continued…
Game on, Amazon: EBay rolls out 1-hour deliveryMSN MoneyAn eBay Now valet, decked out in the company's colorful insignia, arrived in about 30 minutes by bicycle. She'd grabbed the charger at Best Buy and zipped through the downtown traffic. For now, all of these valets are employed by eBay, but as the … More: continued…
ProFlowers Launches Online Flower Storefront on eBayFort Mills TimesProFlowers®, one of the nation's largest online fresh flower retailers, is launching a ProFlowers branded store on eBay.com, the world's largest online marketplace. eBay customers now have the opportunity to order fresh flowers at … More: continued here
Morning briefing: WEDC meeting, Madison teachers, Medicaid cuts for kids, food …77Square.comOdd coalition opposes Wisconsin bill limiting junk food purchases for food stamp users: An odd coalition of advocates for the needy, local retailers and big corporations is opposing a fast-moving bill limiting junk food for food stamp recipients. The …and more » More: continued here
The Banking Industry's Tech Nightmares Are Coming TrueThe motley Fool (blog)These days, big banks should be paying close attention to tech giants Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). These four companies all have digital payment solutions which help …and more » More: continued here
On eBay, ratings equal social currency: They can make or break a seller's reputation. That's why Med Express, an eBay seller, sued a buyer who wouldn't take down her negative review. It was the only piece of negative feedback against the company. More: continued here
Defense argues against death penalty in West Tenn. post office s – WATE.comWATE-TVMEMPHIS (AP) – Documents filed in federal court say a former prison guard charged with killing two Tennessee post office workers should not face the death penalty because the punishment is unconstitutional. In a motion filed Tuesday, defense attorneys …Defense challenges prosecutors' motion…