Newsday (blog) UK's golden athletes get stamp of approvalChicago TribuneLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail will give the country's gold medalists its stamp of approval, issuing special stamps commemorating each Team GB Olympic win. Also its famous red post boxes will be painted gold in the victors' home towns, where …London Olympics 2012: Track cyclist…
Daily Mail Murray medal marked by gold postboxThe Press AssociationA red postbox in Dunblane, Perthshire, has been covered in gold paint by Royal Mail to mark his achievement. A special gold medal stamp has also been produced featuring an image of Murray mid-shot on his road to victory. The stamps will be on sale in…
Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentSan Jose Mercury Newsfor my generation it was a great asset—if you had a letter or package and you needed it to get up to the North Pole, you knew it would be delivered," said Jim Husa, 87, of Lawrence, Mich., after stopping to mail letters recently at…
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Daily Caller Government ignoring food stamp participation in citizenship applications?Fox News (blog)Several Republican senators voiced concern Monday over what they say is a weakening of citizenship standards when it comes to determining whether immigrants are over-relying on government aid like food stamps. The ranking members of the Senate …Federal government's open-door immigration policy on welfare…
San Francisco Chronicle Congress Has 13 Work Days Before Election for Must-Do BillsSan Francisco ChronicleThe House in May passed legislation that would replace automatic cuts to defense programs, which amount to half of the $1.2 trillion in cuts, with reductions to domestic programs including food stamps. Senate Democratic leaders oppose that measure.Congress Breaks For 5…
David W. Dyer Courthouse In Miami Symbolizes Underused Government …Huffington PostThe panel previously held hearings in the Washington, D.C., area spotlighting unused properties such as the Old Post Office Annex, the Cotton Annex and the Old Georgetown Plant. – all of which are GSA-owned and have sat vacant for years. Opened in …and more » More:…
San Francisco Chronicle Congress Breaks For 5 Weeks, But Much Work UndoneManufacturing.netThe House settled for a paltry restoration of expired disaster programs for livestock producers and tree farmers. The Senate wouldn't do even that, demanding instead a full five-year farm bill with 80 percent of it, or about $400 billion, devoted to …Congress' summer break:…
Did Ebay just beat Amazon to the punch? The online auction house just launched same-day delivery for customers in the Bay English: eBay Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Area, and the idea of “convenience” with internet shopping may never be the same. As first revealed by Techcrunch, Ebay is testing out “Ebay now” a […] More:…
San Francisco Chronicle EYES ON LONDON: Wambach, Phelps, Murray, DouglasBradenton HeraldLaura Trott, Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist, will have two mailboxes painted in her honor after the country's Royal Mail postal service mixed up her place of birth. The Royal Mail is painting one of its famous red post boxes gold in …EYES ON…