New York Daily News New York to prevent cuts in food stamps for 300000 familiesThe Journal News | LoHud.comNew York will dedicate roughly $6 million in additional federal heating assistance funding to prevent 300,000 households from losing food stamps because of the farm bill that Congress adopted and the president …
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ROYAL Mail has suspended all deliveries to a Blackburn street after a postman was bitten by a dog. More: continued here
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Read More »Jim Hightower: Don’t Close Our Post Offices — Put Them to Work! – Noozhawk
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Read More »EBay raises fists in brawl with Icahn – MarketWatch
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Read More »JIM HIGHTOWER: Put our post offices to work – Stillwater News Press
JIM HIGHTOWER: Put our post offices to workStillwater News PressBelieve it or not, though, one organization still stands as a bulwark of middle-class employment: the post office. Yet, incredibly, those now in charge of this venerable American institution have gone Wal-Mart on the workers, turning postal positions …and more » More: …
Read More »UPDATE 2-Icahn, eBay trade barbs as feud over governance escalates – Reuters
UPDATE 2-Icahn, eBay trade barbs as feud over governance escalatesReutersIcahn, who last month called for eBay to sell off its fast-growing PayPal payments business, called corporate governance at the e-commerce giant "dysfunctional" in his second letter to eBay shareholders this week. The activist investor, who has a 2.15 … More: …
Read More »Icahn takes another swing at eBay’s board – ZDNet
Icahn takes another swing at eBay's boardZDNetCarl Icahn on Wednesday fired off his second open letter to eBay shareholders (so far) this week, reiterating a call for the ouster of board members Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook and once again demanding the company spin off its PayPal unit … More: …
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EBay responded to Icahn's letter to its shareholders accusing the firm's board of putting their personal profits first. More: continued here
Read More »'Inaction may see mass post office closures'
Government inaction could lead to the closure of hundreds of post offices in the coming years, it has been claimed. More: continued here
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