Moneycontrol.com Tech Firms Fight Antipiracy BillWall Street JournalLeading technology companies including Google Inc. and eBay Inc. are stepping up efforts to block a bill in Congress that Hollywood studios say would clamp down on foreign websites selling pirated movies and other goods. …Google's Schmidt blasts Internet copyright billsIBNLive.comall 38 news articles » More: continued here
Kucinich: The real food stamp challengeNorthJersey.comSchakowsky and 11 other Democratic members of Congress just finished a weeklong food stamp challenge to give them a firsthand perspective on what it's like to live on a limited food budget. The participating members of Congress couldn't spend more than … More: continued here
Babble (blog) The Sharp Increase in the Food Stamps ProgramNew York Times (blog)The food stamp program is another example of a safety-net program that is significantly more costly than it was before the recession began. The Department of Agriculture's food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …'Humbling, difficult': Bay Area rep's…
Guitar stolen in 2005 turns up on eBayMinneapolis Star TribuneBut then it turned up on eBay. You never forget a great love, and Eric Malmberg never forgot his. He spent about six years tracking down his Fender Telecaster after the guitar was stolen from a practice room. One of the last times he saw his…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service reported Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy as the weak economy and increased Internet use drive down mail volume. More: continued here
The Associated Press Post office near default? Losses mount to $5.1BChicago Sun-TimesBut that's because an annual payment of $5.5 billion the post office owed the federal government has been deferred to a later date. They say the Postal Service will not be able to make the $5.5 billion payment due this Friday due to low…
Post office discusses closing Lynchburg mail processing facilityLynchburg News and Advance“It leaves me no choice but to give less business to the post office,” Pace said. He added if the operation moved to North Carolina, there is no reason for him to hire local printers for mail advertising, when he could hire Greensboro ones that…
The postmaster calls for urgent action by Congress after reporting a loss of $5.1 billion in the past year. More: continued here
24 Hours Vancouver Change afoot for StampsCANOEThe Stamps conducted exit meetings with personnel Tuesday and coaching meetings start Wednesday to decide who goes and who stays off the team roster. There are 12 Stampeders players who are over the age of 30, and three of the club's five free-agents …Five Stamps in limboCalgary Heraldall 6…
Glasgow residents voice post office concernsAltoona MirrorThe decisions to close 3700 post offices nationwide will come out of Washington, DC, headquarters, Kittanning Postmaster Dan Devey said. "It's pretty bad," he said of the US Postal … More: continued here