Secondary Sources: Cash Instead of Food Stamps, Middle-Class Jobs, EuropeWall Street Journal (blog)By Phil Izzo –Cash Not Food Stamps: Ed Glaeser says cash is better than food stamps at helping the poor. “Vilification of welfare recipients makes it particularly hard to make the case for entrusting them with unrestricted cash, …

BBC News Sanquhar post office celebrates 300 yearsBBC NewsThis year marks the 300th anniversary of what appears to be the oldest working post office on the planet – at Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire. Its origins have been traced back to 1712 – easily beating its nearest rivals in Sweden and Chile. …

Auctionbytes eBay, PayPal plan lets you buy online, with cost showing up on your phone billToronto StarBy Josh Rubin Staff Reporter A new plan from eBay and PayPal aims to make it easier for consumers to buy everything from online books to newspaper subscriptions, and have the purchase show up …

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Stamps stop streak, take game oneWilliams Lake TribuneWilliams Lake Stampeders netminder Justin Foote stops Smithers Steelheads centre Darryl Young on the doorstep Saturday night during a 1-0 shutout win at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. With the win Williams Lake takes a 1-0 series lead in the …and more » More: …

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EBAY INC : StubHub Named Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace of …4-tradersStubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, announced today that it has been named the Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace of the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center. With this designation, hockey fans – and anyone looking …

BBC News Royal Mail chief hints at postal rate rise above 20%Post and ParcelMailers in the UK could be facing increases in Royal Mail postal rates above 20%, once Ofcom brings down the company's regulatory price controls. That was the suggestion from Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene today, as …

aiCIO: Sources Say FBI, SEC and Post Office are Investigating ConvergEx, a BNY …MarketWatch (press release)28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The cover story of the latest aiCIO explains why the FBI, SEC and Postal Service have reportedly focused their attention on the transition management practices of ConvergEx Group, an …

USDA cracks down on food stamp fraudFederalNewsRadio.comBy Jolie Lee The US Department of Agriculture is taking a harder line on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. USDA is increasing the documentation that stores who participate in SNAP … More: continued …