I'm a 35-Year-Old Veteran On Food StampsHuffington PostMy name is Jason. I turned 35 less than a week ago. My first job was maintenance work at a public pool when I was 17. I worked 40 hours a week while I was in college. I've never gone longer than six …
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Yahoo News (blog) Florida man selling 'extra terrestrial vehicle' on eBayYahoo News (blog)It's not quite an unidentified flying object, but one car for sale on eBay this week could easily be mistaken as something from another world. Owner Mike Vetter describes the vehicle as a combination of parts including fold …
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Gordon R. Lanker, who led the Toledo post office for several years even as his presidential nomination to be the local postmaster was blocked repeatedly by U.S. senators of the opposing party, died Friday in Swan Creek Retirement Village. He was 98. More: continued here
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Post office bosses are planning to move the Pevensey Bay office 50 metres away to the 1066 Convenience Store. More: continued here
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WCPO Woah! Gold iPhones Going For $1800 on eBayCult of MacThe gold iPhone 5s is in very short supply. Apple has already sold out, and is unlikely to get them in volume for weeks to come. They are hard to come by. Many of Apple's flagship stores received only a …
Read More »Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debate – USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debateUSA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamps have figured in Americans' ideas about the poor for decades, from President Lyndon Johnson's vision of a Great Society to President Ronald Reagan's scorn for crooked "welfare queens" and President Bill Clinton's pledge …Won't …
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The Guardian Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-offThe GuardianStill, even if you ignore the risks of Royal Mail shares, who's to say the decline needs reversing? If, 13 years ago, you invested in the FTSE 100, you are still waiting for a profit. As Bannatyne might observe to …
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