Florida House panel rejects food stamp sweets banMiamiHerald.comA Florida House panel has rejected a proposal to ban using food stamps to purchase sweets, potato chips and other junk food. An appropriations subcommittee on Monday stripped the provision from a bill (HB 1401) that also would ban welfare recipients …and more » …

Food-Stamp Spending Seen Dropping in 2013 on Jobs OutlookBusinessWeek13 (Bloomberg) — Spending on food-stamp benefits would fall 0.6 percent to $69.9 billion in the year starting 2013 as employment improves, according to projections contained in the budget President Barack Obama submitted to Congress.Food-Stamp Spending Seen Dropping in 2013 on Outlook …

Sportsnet.ca Stamps sign Conn to extensionSportsnet.ca"Justin Conn did an admirable job in 2011 on special teams," said Stamps head coach and general manager John Hufnagel. "Justin will have a great chance to develop his skills at the linebacker position by being at our training camp in June.and more » More: continued …

WBNG-TV Hinchey Leads 111 House Members Against Post Office ClosuresWBNG-TV"The data the US Postal Service used to select which post offices it would consider for closure was incomplete, inaccurate and inappropriately targeted rural post offices," said Hinchey. "I'm calling on the Postmaster General to halt all discontinuance … More: continued …

Romantics around the world are disheartened after the U.S. Postal Service announced it may close down a post office in Valentine, Texas — home of a special Valentine's Day postmark — due to downsizing and budget cuts. More: continued here

The Atlantic Wire Jeremy Lin's 8th Grade Yearbook Hits eBay; Lance Armstrong is a TriathleteThe Atlantic WireToday in sports: A middle school yearbook featuring the Knicks guard can be yours now for only $4800, Billy Beane signs Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, and former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss announces plans …

Weather vanes featured at LINPEX 2012 stamp showLincoln Journal StarThe US Postal Service issued the 45-cent weather vanes first-class mail stamps in five designs. Each of the five designs features a photograph of eye-catching 19th century weather vanes made in the United States. All the weather vanes featured are part …

LinkedIn's 1 Number to WatchMotley FoolLike EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY ) , which counts 97 million active users among its ranks, every new member adds an exponential benefit by locking out competitors, and the company must harness that potential to drive its other revenue streams.and more » More: continued here

eBay vs Amazon: decentralized vs centralized e-commerceBusiness InsiderNote: The company I cofounded, Hunch, was acquired by eBay in November 2011. I am now an eBay employee. But all the opinions expressed below are my own, and were developed prior to the Hunch acquisition, through my own research on e-commerce. More: …

A Federal Expresss van and pickup truck collided today near Madison, causing a fuel spill and lots of congestion in that area. More: continued here