Families Using Food Stamps Rises in IowaForbes, NY –Jan 25, 2008By DAVID PITT 01.25.08, 5:33 PM ET The number of households on food stamps more than doubled since 2000 as did the amount of money spent on the federally … More: continued here

UN, Israel issue Holocaust remembrance stamps www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-29 04:59:29 Print UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The United Nations and Israel jointly launched on Monday stamps in observance of the Intern … More: continued here

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Dickenson contemplating offers to continue CFL careerWinnipeg Sun, Canada –25 minutes ago"I think it's a good fit here in Calgary," Dickenson told Sun Media yesterday following a workout and shinny game with Stamps alumnus. … More: continued here

eFluxMedia eBay subsidiary buys Israeli startup for 1200 percent returnHa’aretz, Israel –1 hour agoBy Guy Grimland, TheMarker The parade of 2008 exits marches on, with the buyout of Israeli startup Fraud Sciences by US on-line auctioning giant eBay. …eBay's PayPal Scoops Up Fraud SciencesInternetNews.comeBay's PayPal to buy Israeli fraud-detection companySan Jose Mercury …

Drew Peterson's old windows on eBay for 99 cents; magazines also …Chicago Tribune, United States –3 hours agoYou probably haven't looked on eBay, where online auctions to purchase Peterson-related paraphernalia have begun. Would-be buyers have their choice of … More: continued here

Every at risk Sussex post office gets the chopThe Argus.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoBy Andy Chiles Last November Post Office bosses told 49 branches across Sussex they were considering closing them. Today they will announce every single one …Protesters turn out in support of Cheney Manor post officeSwindon AdvertiserDeprived area needs post …

Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documentsReuters Canada, Canada –4 minutes ago… archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. … More: continued here

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. More: continued here

Officials at the University of South Florida say two suspicious packages that forced the closure of the campus post office and several other areas around campus on Monday morning were not found to be dangerous after all. More: continued here