Obama signing farm bill trimming food stampsWSBT-TVWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation. Obama planned to sign a far-reaching farm bill Friday during … More: continued …
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Man Tries to Sell Girlfriend Listed as 'Old Woman' on Ebay in Worst Valentine …TIMETake on unflattering picture of your girlfriend and auction her off on eBay. Shuan Coles says he put girlfriend Debbie Moran — who he listed simply as “Old Woman” — for sale as a joke. He …
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Washington Post Obama Signs Farm Bill That Trims Food StampsABC NewsPresident Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country, while trimming the food stamp program that inspired a two-year battle over the legislation. As he …
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Friday newspaper round-up: Scotland, Royal Mail, TwitterYour MoneyA range of investment banks valued Royal Mail last spring at up to £1.5bn more than it was eventually sold for, according to data obtained under a freedom of information request. The figures have reignited accusations that Britain's postal operator was …LinkedIn Corp shares …
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TheBlaze.com Guess What's on Sale at Amazon and EbayTheBlaze.comSearches of Amazon and Ebay reveal that terrorism-related novelties are on sale on both sites, despite policies that would seem to ban such items. At Amazon, a browser could find the black Al Qaeda icon printed on flags and headbands. Also found …
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Royal Mail delivers revival for Hargreaves LansdownThe Times (subscription)Of those, about 27,000 joined purely to buy shares in Royal Mail's listing in October, although Hargreaves hopes that they will become active customers in other investment areas, including buying Isas. Peter Hargreaves, who co-founded the company in. More: continued here
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Tax-payers £1 bn worse off: Royal Mail undersoldSNP (press release)Tax-payers are over £1 billion worse off as a result of the UK government's decision to sell-off Royal Mail below City banks' estimates, it has emerged. A range of investment banks valued Royal Mail last spring at up to £1.5bn more …
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KRBD Douglas, Auke Bay post offices protected from closureJuneau Empire (subscription)The Douglas and Auke Bay post offices won't be closing their doors anytime soon, and any future efforts to shutter the pair now will have to clear a significant public process. The saving action happened more than 3,700 miles from …
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