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Patriot Post Study: Food stamps most rapidly growing welfare programFox NewsForty-seven million people participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, and costs have increased over 358 percent since 2000. The increase in recent years cannot be attributed to the economic …Food Stamps: A Costly, Inefficient …

Royal Mail shares hit 500p, valuing the group up 50% at £5bn a week after shares in the company were sold by the Government. More: continued here

STAMPS are tipped to rise to 70c next year after Australia Post lost a record $187 million in the past 12 months on traditional mail business. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: Vince Cable defends sale price as shares rise againBBC NewsBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has defended the 330p flotation price of Royal Mail on a day when shares in the company briefly touched £5. Value for money was important, but it was "about more than just the level …

The robust price shows there is still heavy demand from buyers. So who wants to buy in at 499p – is Royal Mail still a good deal at that level? More: continued here

ABC News President Obama Urges Congress Act on Farm, Crop Insurance, Food Stamps BillInsurance JournalFood stamps, the major U.S. anti-hunger program, are the make-or-break issue for the $500 billion, five-year farm bill. House Republicans want to tighten eligibility rules and save $39 billion over a decade. The Democratic-run Senate suggested …

Royal Mail stock has soared by as much as 51% on the government's offer price of 330p. More: continued here

More than a dozen Lewes In Bloom volunteers dug holes, cut roots and planted greenery around the Lewes post office building in preparation for a 100th anniversary celebration of the building’s completion. Kevin McBride supervised the work on Oct. 16, giving Preserve Our Post Office – POP – volunteers professional …

MAYFIELD residents are calling for an immediate solution to a stand-off at the village post office after an extraordinary week left them without the service.Villagers have rallied around to try and get it re-opened after the sub-postmaster suddenly shut up shop and barricaded himself in a flat above the store.A …

SIMON LAMBERT: Should you hold on to Royal Mail shares, sell them, or buy …This is MoneyPlenty have already cashed out but many are also still sat on Royal Mail shares and wondering what to do next – even if they got far less than they hoped for thanks to …