Colorado Springs Gazette (blog) Local veteran among those honored by new stampsKPTV.comAn Oregon man will be one of a dozen World War II Medal of Honor recipients featured on a new set of stamps. In September 1944, Robert Maxwell and three other soldiers defended a battalion observation post in France. He saved the lives of…
Hitler era artifacts that were being sold included Star of David armbands that were used to mark Jews for persecution, and clothes of concentration camp victims. More: continued here
Tablet Magazine SAC Capital, Nazi-Looted Art, and eBayTablet MagazineSpeaking of Nazis (sigh), the auction site eBay, where people sell their old jeans, the occasional fighter plane, and Chai necklaces as Navajo Moose apologized after it came under fire for selling Nazi memorabilia on its site. What was being sold and …and more » More: continued here
Nancy Pelosi on Food Stamps: Can't Pray on Sunday and 'Prey on Other People …MediaiteFormer Speaker of the House and current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered a gut punch to Republicans in Congress eager to cut food stamp benefits, even as $5 billion in automatic cuts take effect this month. Speaking at the…
KMOV.com EBay apologizes for auction of Holocaust memorabiliaKMOV.comLONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 01: A general view of as sign in the new Ebay store on December 1, 2011 in central London, England. Ebay have launched the first ever quick response code shopping emporium allowing customers to browse in store and … More: continued here
Food Stamp Fraud: Beneficiaries Illegally Sell EBT Cards On Craigslist, Social …CBS LocalSACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13) – It's a welfare fraud scheme costing U.S. taxpayers $750 million a year. People are illegally selling their electronic food stamp cards on Craigslist and other social media sites for cash. CBS13 found two people here in …and more » More: continued…
Raw Story Ebay removes auctions for 'Holocaust memorabilia'Raw StoryEBay has apologised and removed from its listings about 30 items of Holocaust memorabilia after a British newspaper reported that items including a striped concentration camp uniform were on sale. The uniform, thought to have been worn by a Polish … More: continued here
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Food pantry organizers and others who help feed Pennsylvania's hungry are bracing for the effects of reduced federal funding for food stamps, with some wondering how their organizations are going to find the donors or volunteers to fill the gap. More: continued here
Food stamp cuts hit about 5000 troopsUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — About 5,000 troops are among those affected by cuts to the federal food stamp program, according to the Pentagon. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, is reducing benefits to about 47 …and more » More: continued here
Facing cut in food stamps, single mother in Somerset County says "every single …The Star-Ledger – NJ.comA single mother of two daughters, the Bound Brook resident uses food stamp benefits to buy meat, poultry, cereal and other essential foods for her children. But with such a limited budget, Freeman said they normally don't have cookies…