Newsday Growth in food stamp allotment boosts economyNewsday, NYBY ELIZABETH MOORE | elizabeth.moore@newsday.com Andrew Kurdziel, with his daughter Angelica, 10, is disabled and receives food stamps. He was among the first wave of individuals to benefit from the federal stimulus package. … More: continued here

Corporate Blogs and 'Tweets' Must Keep SEC in MindWall Street JournalBy CARI TUNA An eBay Inc. effort to broaden communication through the popular Twitter Web-messaging service highlights the hurdles facing corporate users of online social media. The online auctioneer launched a corporate blog in April 2008. … More: continued here

Passport office lethargy putsExpress Buzz, IndiaThe staff at the Speed Post counter at RS Puram Head Post Office also said the same. Shameer said he had visited the Chennai Regional Passport Office a couple of times, but it had a stock reply: the document had been despatched. … More: continued here

Aiding former drug felons is bad for the prison businessKansas City Star, MOShe has proposed a bill that would allow ex-drug felons access to food stamps. Right now, you can kill someone, serve your time in prison, be released and still be eligible for food stamps, but drug felons who leave …

Find coupons anywhere from e-mail to eBaySun-Sentinel.com, FLeBay: A search on eBay.com for "coupons" yields more than than 25000 results. That's right, a lot of people sell coupons on eBay. Do a search for the name of the store you want to shop at and the word "coupons" to see a …

Downtown Now! Awards Programming Grants for the Old Post Office PlazadBusinessNews St. Louis (press release), MOSt. Louis – Downtown Now! has announced the recipients of the grant funds for programming in its new Old Post Office Plaza, located downtown on Locust between 8th and 9th streets. Downtown Now! awarded approximately $30000 …

AFP Japan expects worst post-war economic slumpAFPThe Japanese economy probably shrank at an annualised pace of 14 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter to March, the Cabinet Office estimated, as it tore up its previous forecast for zero growth in the coming year. The revisions were "necessary to show …Japan …

Dhandhoo Post Office openedMiadhu, MaldivesA post office has been opened in Ga Dhandhoo as part of the government efforts to widen postal services in the country. The Dhandhoo post office which was opened on Sunday was inaugurated by Chairman of Maldives Post Ltd Ismail Rasheed. … More: continued here

Andrew Russell/Tribune-ReviewPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PAShe's among 1.3 million people in Pennsylvania, and 32 million nationwide, receiving food stamps. The program is poised for a historic expansion with the addition of $20 billion in federal stimulus money. About $400 million, or 2 percent, … More: continued here

MSN Money UK half of companies to freeze wagesTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail risked a showdown with unions when it said last week that none of its 181000 staff would get an increase because of the impact of the economic downturn and its loss of business to electronic mail. The Communication Workers …