Associated Press – August 5, 2008 1:33 PM ET PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a federal agent is dead after he was shot outside a south Florida post office. More: continued here

Authorities say a federal agent died after he was shot outside a South Florida post office. The shooter is on the run. More: continued here

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Food prices have been rising rapidly while most incomes have remained the same, putting pressure on household food budgets. This can be very difficult for people living on fixed incomes. More: continued here

DELAWARE: Food stamps use rises 10 percentBethany Beach Wave, DE –4 hours agoAP • August 5, 2008 DOVER — The latest federal statistics show the number of people using food stamps in Delaware has risen 10 percent since the same time … More: continued here

Waterbury post office may closeWaterbury Republican American, CT –5 hours agoHe blames the ineffciency on a 2006 move by the US Postal Service to shift mail processing out of the city's main post office on Grand Street. … More: continued here

Royal Mail to run obesity campaignData quality news, UK –3 hours agoFurther to Royal Mail's own direct mail marketing campaign, the postal provider is to deliver a direct marketing campaign for the government. … More: continued here

Some Redding employees sold scavenged items on eBay, report showsRecord-Searchlight, CA –53 minutes agoBy Record Searchlight staff A City of Redding Transfer Station employee sold a disposed diving scooter on eBay for $600, internal city documents released … More: continued here

Associated Press – August 5, 2008 3:24 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa officials are proposing new rules that would prevent people from using food stamps to pay deposits on water… More: continued here