A pair of men who said they were with the Larouche PAC spent a few hours in East Providence last Thursday afternoon, Jan. 26, handing out pamphlets and displaying signs outside the Post Office on Grove Avenue, across from city hall. More: continued here

ABC News (blog) The food stamp nation?89.3 KPCCYou may recall a few weeks ago during Newt Gingrich's campaign when he referred to Barack Obama as “the food stamp president.” While this remark rubbed most liberals and progressives the wrong way, not to mention President Obama, it did speak to the …

Daily Mail Fred Goodwin stripped of knighthood for biggest corporate disaster in UK historyDaily MailThe forfeiture committee, made up of senior civil servants and Government lawyers, met to consider the case after the Daily Mail highlighted growing cross-party pressure for Mr Goodwin's knighthood to be rescinded. Mr Goodwin was telephoned …

Daily Mail Costa Concordia: Casino token among macabre souvenirs up for auction on eBayDaily MailBy Lee Moran and Nick Pisa Costa Concordia passengers are trying to cash in on the disaster by auctioning items from the doomed cruise liner on eBay. Bidding for a one euro casino token, pictured alongside …

Bland Post Office saved from closureKRCGOfficials with the US Postal Service said Tuesday a new lease agreement was signed for five years for the office's current building. Some equipment was moved out of the building on Tuesday, but it will all be returned and business is back to normal. More: …

eBay CEO: NFC Payments Need Standardization to Succeed [VIDEO]MashableeBay CEO John Donahoe sat down with Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore to talk about the future of ecommerce and mobile commerce at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as part of Mashable and Scribd's Documented@Davos series.and more » More: continued …

Proposed Bill Would Ban Florida Food Stamp Recipients From Buying Junk FoodHuffington PostOften referred to as "food stamps," SNAP recipients are currently prohibited from using the benefits to purchase alcohol, tobacco and "hot food," among other items. According to the Times, Storms noticed shoppers at her local grocery store using …

Stamps.com Bearish Moving Average Crossover Alert (STMP)Financial News Network OnlineToday, shares of Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP) have crossed bearishly below their 10-day moving average of $31.12 on a volume of 112K shares. This may provide short-term investors a chance for a short position, as such a crossover often suggests lower …and more » …

No decisions made on fate of area post officesStuttgart Daily LeaderBy Sarah Morris The US Postal Service has yet to make a decision concerning the possible closures of seven area post offices. Leisa Tolliver-Gay, the USPS spokeswoman in Little Rock, said “we currently are under a moratorium until May 15. …

Subir Roy: Creating a post office bankBusiness StandardThe post office savings bank has huge deposits (totalling Rs 3.7 lakh crore at end-2009-10, nearly half of banking leader SBI's) but also makes huge losses (net deficit 94 per cent of revenue in an exceptional pay commission award-burdened year, …and more » More: …