Raw Story Bill O'Reilly: Jesus is not 'down with' food stamps because most poor people …Raw StoryNo one knows what Jesus would do to feed today's poor, hungry Americans — but Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is pretty sure the Christian savior wouldn't be “down with” giving them food stamps …
Read More »GOP Debunked On Food Stamps – Huffington Post
GOP Debunked On Food StampsHuffington PostHilary Hoynes is a University of California at Berkeley economist who wrote a particularly notable paper last year. Instead of increasing dependency, as conservative critics have repeatedly claimed, Hoyen's paper showed that, for mothers, food stamp… More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail PLC : Royal Mail Agreement Averts Christmas Strikes – 4-traders (press release)
Royal Mail PLC : Royal Mail Agreement Averts Christmas Strikes4-traders (press release)LONDON– U.K. postal service Royal Mail PLC (RMG.LN) said Wednesday that it will not be hit by strikes over the Christmas period after reaching an agreement in principle with the Communications Workers Union on pay and other matters. The …
Read More »Royal Mail averts Christmas strike risk with union deal – Reuters UK
Royal Mail averts Christmas strike risk with union dealReuters UKQuotes. LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail said on Wednesday it reached an agreement in principle with union members on pay and pensions, removing the risk of a strike taking place during the company's busy Christmas period. More: continued …
Read More »Post office mobilizes for Washington tornado victims
WASHINGTON — Lost in all the wreckage of house and home is the loss of services people take for granted. One of those is the daily mail, a service that the local post office has been working hard to re-establish. More: continued here
Read More »Nick Clegg: We got ‘value for money’ from Royal Mail sale – Money Marketing
Nick Clegg: We got 'value for money' from Royal Mail saleMoney MarketingDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the Government got value for money from its sale of Royal Mail. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions today while Prime Minister David Cameron was on a trade mission in China, Clegg said he …
Read More »Post office becomes outpost after Ill. tornadoes – KFVS
Post office becomes outpost after Ill. tornadoesKFVSWASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) – The post office in the central Illinois city of Washington is becoming a hub in the tornado-ravaged community as more than 1,400 people a day visit the facility to pick up their mail. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http …Post …
Read More »Royal Mail and CWU announce no strike agreement – TameBay
TameBay Royal Mail and CWU announce no strike agreementTameBayRoyal Mail and the CWU have agreed that the union's ballot for industrial action remains valid. However, the CWU has confirmed that there will be no disruption through industrial action during the ratification process of the proposed agreement … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Averts Christmas Strike with CWU Pay and Pensions Deal
Union says members' ballot result authorising industrial action remains valid. More: continued here
Read More »eBay banking on Christmas telly-sales – The Guardian (blog)
eBay banking on Christmas telly-salesThe Guardian (blog)New research from eBay into the amount viewers shop online while watching telly – 'dual-screening' as it's know – claims that during last year's Christmas Downton Abbey, after the birth of Lady Mary's baby, sales of Moses baskets on the shopping …and more » More: …
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