CNN 850000 may have $90 less in food stampsCNNLawmakers characterize the deal as getting rid of a "loophole" that has helped 17 states dole out more generous food stamps to some people who also get as little as $1 dollar in federal help to heat or cool their homes. They …
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FedEx employees helped pack meals for the hungry on Martin Luther King Jr. day Monday. More: continued here
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Congress wants delay in selling of historic post offices until federal report …Washington PostNEW YORK — The U.S. Postal Service is facing entrenched resistance to its selling of historic post offices, with lawmakers inserting their call for a moratorium on the sales in the recently passed omnibus spending bill. From …
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Chairman Donald Brydon said it was ‘only fair’ to hike the pay of chief executive Moya Greene. But the move will stoke controversy. More: continued here
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The Independent Vince Cable faces political battering as Royal Mail mulls Moya Greene pay riseThe IndependentVince Cable was potentially heading towards another political battering over the flotation of Royal Mail today as the chairman said it should give its chief executive a pay rise beyond her present £1.25 million package. …
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