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House passes farm bill that cuts food stampsLansing State JournalWASHINGTON — House lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a long-awaited five-year farm bill Wednesday that would end direct payments and expand popular crop insurance programs while cutting spending on food stamps used by millions of Americans. More: continued here

PolicyMic These Are the Faces of the 47 Million Americans on Food StampsPolicyMicThe GOP has won the battle over food stamps. The House passed a $500 billion farm bill on Wednesday that funds nutrition and agriculture programs for the next five years and makes $9 billion in cuts to food …

'Jurassic Park' Items On eBay Will Totally Help You Prep For DinosaursHuffington Post… better way to prepare for the return of dinosaurs than by snatching up the velociraptor cage from "Jurassic Park" and the RV from the sequel, right? Well, here's some good news for doomsayers and collectors alike: Both …

Hundreds of workers evacuated downtown post office Thursday morning. More: continued here

Battered NES Cart Back On eBay, $65000 Buyout PriceThe EscapistFirst it was a curiosity, then it fetched a crazy price, and then the buyer said 'crazy price? Me? You must be thinking of some other loon' and ran away. Now the battered grey NES World Championship cartridge is back on …

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House to Vote on Final Farm Bill, Food Stamp CutsTIME(WASHINGTON) — The House is rushing to complete work on a nearly $100 billion-a-year farm bill that would make small cuts to food stamps and continue generous subsidies for the nation's farmers. Conservative Republicans in the House helped defeat an … More: …

It's not just Carl Icahn-options activity indicates that another big trader is interested in eBay. More: continued here

Everett Leaders Surprised by Post Office Announcement of Closures in EverettMy Everett NewsCole told the city council the main Post Office in downtown Everett is 45,000 square feet and they only need 12,000 feet to serve the public. She said the Post Office, which currently leases the downtown Everett site …

CNBC.com Mystery investor places massive bets on eBayCNBC.comEbay stock options have become increasingly active in the past three months, as a series of very large bullish bets indicate substantial hedge fund interest in the stock. Over the course of four major options trades, 159,000 calls were bought, for a … …