Attorney Seeks Halt To Hearings On Food Stamp FraudHartford CourantDannel P. Malloy is rushing to judgment, an attorney is asking the state to declare a moratorium on all disciplinary hearings on the potential firings of state employees who received food stamp benefits following Tropical Storm Irene. … More: continued here

Limerick Leader 15 years for attack that left schoolboy brain damagedIrish TimesThe 18-year-old, from Lisanalta, Dooradoyle, who was in the care of the HSE at the time, was caught on camera inflicting 65 kicks and stamps to his 16-year-old victim's head, along with two stamps to his chest and 26 …

Seattle business owner sentenced for food stamp fraudKING5.comby KING 5 News SEATTLE – The owner of a Seattle grocery store was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for food stamp fraud, a case profiled by the KING 5 Investigators. Elsa Kwong, 46, pleaded guilty in March to defrauding the …

EBay Spent $385000 on Third-Quarter LobbyingABC NewsEBay Inc. spent $385000 during the third quarter to lobby the federal government about issues such as organized retail crime, online privacy and online sales tax collection, according to a quarterly disclosure report. That is 9 percent more than the …and more » More: continued …

Postal meeting is slatedForest BladeThe United States Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss a proposal to move the Area Mail Processing (AMP) operations from the Swainsboro Post Office Processing and Distribution Facility in Swainsboro. The meeting is set for Tuesday, …and more » More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk HP TouchPad Buyers Overwhelm eBay in Bid for Cheap TabletsPC MagazineConsumers hoping to get their hands on a discounted HP TouchPad overwhelmed eBay last night after the company put a limited number of the tablets up for sale, irking more than a few shoppers. HP added refurbished TouchPad tablets …

Consumers hoping to get their hands on a discounted HP TouchPad overwhelmed eBay last night after the company put a limited number of the tablets up for sale, irking more than a few shoppers. More: continued here

DCist.com Seven DC Post Offices Taken Off Closure ListDCist.comDespite the fact that the US Postal Service will likely lose another $5 billion in 2012, any plans to shut down post offices will be met with a fight — especially by members of Congress. Locally, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is …

San Marcos Mercury USPS to offer retail services downtown after post office closesSan Marcos MercuryThe federal government still plans to close the post office in downtown San Marcos, though a privately-owned and operated “contract postal unit” offering similar services is planned for the area, said US Postal Service officials last …

Reason Online (blog) Post Office Closures Politicized! Go Figure.Reason Online (blog)Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) boasts about her success in thwarting the US Post Office's efforts to react to changing conditions and shutter some offices: “As we predicted, the published list of post offices for study was preliminary, and now nearly …