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The US Postal Service (USPS) has made it official: Anybody who wants to turn a quick profit at its expense will have an opportunity to do so come January. This 3-cent increase, approved on Dec. 24 by the US Postal Regulatory Commission, is large enough that it creates an opportunity for arbitrage …

NorthEscambia.com Stamps Going Up To 49 CentsNorthEscambia.comThe Postal Service is raising the price of a first class stamp by 3 cents to 49 cents as of January 26, a move approved Tuesday. It's a temporary rate hike, up to two years, aimed at helping the post office recover from decreased …

Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service rebound. More: continued here

Price Of Postage Stamps Going Up In JanuaryWebProNewsJust when we were getting used to the $.46 cent price tag for one postage stamp, things are going to change again. The new postage stamp as of January 26th will cost American's $.49 cents. Imagine, nearly $.50 cents to mail a letter. …

First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of January 26Lansing State JournalThis Feb. 7, 2013 file photo shows packages waiting to be sorted in a Post Office in Atlanta. Regulators on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, approved a price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to …

Triage and Food StampsNew York TimesBut to gain a real understanding of people's lives in places like rural Georgia, we need to ask why people might trade food stamps for cash or buy gasoline with them. In my career in social services, I came across many people in such areas …

With 900000 Vets on Food Stamps, Obama Cuts Military BenefitsFrontPage MagazineAccording to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 340,000 veterans receive public money for housing. And, 900,000 veterans live on food stamps. About 5,000 active duty troops are receiving food stamps. In the latest blow to military families … …

The price of stamps is going up againWISA panel that oversees the U.S. postal service has approved a hike to 49 cents, from the current price of 46 cents. The hike includes a 1 cent increase to keep pace with inflation. The additional 2 cents are intended to be temporary, …

Regulator's OK Will Raise First-Class Stamp Price 3 CentsNewsmax.comThe U.S. Postal Service's regulator has approved price increases amounting to 6 percent on most mail, a step the service's board called a "last resort" forced by Congress' failure to pass cost-cutting legislation. A first-class stamp will cost 49 cents … More: …

First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of Jan. 26 | The Salt Lake TribuneSalt Lake TribuneWashington • Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents …