The Best of the Week's eBay BarbsNew York TimesCarl C. Icahn and eBay executives might not be debating on CNBC anytime soon, but the verbal war between the activist investor and the e-commerce behemoth intensified this week all the same. Here's a handy rundown of the best barbs from each …
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This is The West Country Changes to Royal Mail delivery route in TivertonThis is The West CountryIt has written to every address in the town about the changes, including households, businesses and other organisations. Many people in Tiverton will continue to receive their mail by lunchtime, but Royal Mail said …
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Read More »Our View: Prosecute food stamp violators – Monroe News Star
Our View: Prosecute food stamp violatorsMonroe News StarIn May 2013, the Louisiana legislative auditor audited DCFS' administration of the food stamp program in Louisiana and found in 2012 DCFS gave $750,000 in food stamps to 322 people who made more than $50,000 a year and gave food stamps to 3,060 …and …
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Finance Ministry to Vet Appointments of Post Office AgentsThe New Indian ExpressThe National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has come to the rescue of crores of people who deposited their small savings with the Indian post office and ended up being cheated by the clever antics of their so-called official agents. …
Read More »Don’t like food stamps? Raise minimum wage – Columbus Telegram
Don't like food stamps? Raise minimum wageColumbus TelegramRaising the minimum wage to the proposed $10.10 an hour would mean a person with a full time job and one dependent child would no long-er meet the requirements for food stamp eligibility. Working could effectively get people out of poverty: A novel … …
Read More »Royal Mail hikes stamp prices again – Glasgow Evening Times
Glasgow Evening Times Royal Mail hikes stamp prices againGlasgow Evening TimesStephen Agar, Royal Mail's managing director of consumer and network access, said: "We understand that nobody likes to pay more, especially in the current economic climate. Our prices remain amongst the best value for money in Europe, and we have …
Read More »Debate Over Post Office Bank Rages On – BankInvestmentConsultant.com
Debate Over Post Office Bank Rages OnBankInvestmentConsultant.comBankers and their representatives harshly criticized a call for the U.S. Postal Service to offer financial products like prepaid cards, remittances and even small consumer loans to underbanked consumers, saying it was a dangerous and foolhardy idea. More: continued here
Read More »Andrew Cuomo games food stamp cut – Politico
New York Daily News Andrew Cuomo games food stamp cutPoliticoNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan for thwarting the will of Congress and recovering $457 million per year in food stamp cuts his state faces due to changes in the new farm bill. He just needs New York to …
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