Food stamps are more accessible than you thinkSomerville Journal,  USA –5 hours agoFood stamps are a federally funded program that pays for healthy, nutritious food for low-income people in the United States. Food stamps can be used to buy … More: continued here

Ross Lydall: Why not turn post office network into the People's Bank?Scotsman, United Kingdom –5 hours agoThe children's TV favourite has been around for a scarcely believable 27 years, creating for posties and post offices a cosy, efficient image that is not … More: continued here

More Need Food Stamps in Central OregonKOHD, OR –2 hours agoBy Doug Johnson Tuesday afternoon construction worker Andrew Stuart and his wife Chrystal Collins a student, signed up to receive food stamps from Oregon's …Southern Oregon Hit Hard By EconomyKTVLall 2 news articles More: continued here

Exhibition of stampsExpress Buzz, India –2 minutes agoTHRISSUR: As part of the 30th annual celebration of the Thrissur Philatelic Club, threeday exhibition of postal stamps, coins and currency notes collected … More: continued here

CBS News Washington Post Staff WritersWashington Post, United States –3 hours agoJust weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department's top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies — including two former political appointees …Political appointees 'burrow' into federal civil service before …USA TodayAlso in the news: Bush converts appointees to career …

Metastorm withdraws IPO in rocky marketBizjournals.com, NC –2 hours agoThe Timonium-based company ultimately chose not to wait out the market and cashed in with a $945 million sale to online auctioneer eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). More: continued here

Central Oregonians seeking state assistance jumpKTVZ, OR –2 minutes agoRequests for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and food stamps have increased statewide. The number of families receiving Temporary Assistance … More: continued here

Canada.com Ottawa targets online merchants who pay no taxesCanada.com, Canada –6 hours agoAccording to eBay Canada Ltd., more than 32000 Canadians make all or a significant portion of their earnings by selling goods and services on the online …Online retailer eBay opens data to taxmanCBC.caCanada Revenue Agency to focus on so-called 'power …

Worm that spreads via e-mail is believed to be culprit that infected computer networks at three London hospitals. More: continued here

Royal Mail charged a Leeds customer £1.27 for a piece of unstamped mail sent to him by…Royal Mail. (18/11/2008) More: continued here