ABC News (blog) Newt Gingrich Calls Mitt Romney 'Obama Lite,' 'Little Food Stamp,' and 'Rich Guy'ABC News (blog)Gingrich also compared Romney and Obama on food stamps. Gingrich often calls Obama “the best food stamp president in history” as a part of his usual stump speech. But Friday, Gingrich added Romney into his rhetoric, calling him…
Three Los Angeles men and a man from Las Vegas were arrested last month in connection with a series of burglaries in San Francisco in which the suspects stole Apple products from FedEx delivery trucks, police said. More: continued here
In a final push to rally voters before Saturday's caucus, Newt Gingrich made speeches in Las Vegas criticizing Mitt Romney and weighing in on food stamps and the economy. More: continued here
Chris Berg of Occupy Hendersonville portrayed Benjamin Franklin Friday at the Edneyville Post Office. More: continued here
The State HOAX: Robot detonates suspicious package at Five Points post officeThe StateColumbia Police now say that the 'suspicious package' at the Five Points post office was a hoax. A search is on for the person or persons responsible, police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said. Employees at the post office at 2108 Greene St. called …Suspicious…
Postal system's financial woes spark debate in MaineLewiston Sun JournalBy Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News ELLSWORTH, Maine — With 30 rural Maine post offices facing potential closure and nationwide service cutbacks looming, some local postal service employees and activists are attempting to ratchet up pressure on …Saving the Postal ServiceBangor Daily NewsUS mailers urge swift…
New York Times (blog) Marlins' Reyes cuts off dreadlocks for charityFS FloridaHis hair will be auctioned for charity on eBay. (George Napolitano/Pool Photo via US PRESSWIRE) Sam Gardner covers the NBA and a variety of other sports for FOX Sports. Originally from Orlando, Fla., Sam spent last season covering the Orlando Magic for …Reyes has…
Food stamp food police?StandardNetStorms is pushing a bill that would prohibit recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda, candy or snacks that she considers unhealthful. When a fellow Republican lawmaker at a Senate hearing on the bill Wednesday pointed out that this would …and more » More: continued here
The MP for North Norfolk is taking over as minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs Norman Lamb's previous life as an employment lawyer will stand him in good stead as he tackles his in-tray in his new role as minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs. The MP for North Norfolk, who…
The Stir US Food-Stamp Use Rose to Record in NovemberBusinessWeekBy Alan Bjerga (USDA corrects food-stamp figures reported on Feb. 2. The headline and first two paragraphs were changed to show that usage rose rather than fell.) Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — US food-stamp use, which Republicans have cited as evidence of a …44.7 Million Americans Now…