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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. More: continued here

Red Alert Politics Congresswoman outs GOP, saying they slash food stamps while dining outCNN (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday voted 217-210 to push $40 billion in cuts over 10 years to the federal food stamps program. Republicans argue the price of the program, which cost $78 billion last …

House bill would take 3.8 million off food stampsCNNThe bill would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next decade, which would force about 14 million people from the program by 2023, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The bill would tighten the rules for getting into the … …

GPB Food (Stamps) for ThoughtNational Review Online (blog)The conservative war on food stamps is the most baffling political move of the year. Conservatives have suffered for years from the stereotype that they are heartless Scrooge McDucks more concerned with our money than other people's lives. Yet in this …Dramatic food …

It's called snail mail because it's slow compared with its electronic competitors — and electrons, unlike humans, work for free. More: continued here

(CNNMoney) — House Republicans on Thursday passed a controversial bill that would drop 3.8 million people from food stamp rolls… More: continued here

Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPOMoneyWeekYou'll be bombarded with publicity about the Royal Mail share flotation in the next few weeks. A privatisation adds a political dimension to the whole thing, which would already have been a bit of a media frenzy. Hype is part and parcel …

Tiny Rolling Hills post office will close after more than 75 years of operationDaily BreezeMore than 75 years of uninterrupted postal service in Rolling Hills Estates is scheduled to end Nov. 30, when the tiny post office inside the landmark Rolling Hills General Store closes for the final time. The …

West Central Tribune House Slashes $40 Billion of Food Stamps Over Next DecadeABC News (blog)The House of Representatives voted Thursday evening to approve about $40 billion worth of cuts to food stamps over the next 10 years, although the bill must be reconciled with a Senate-passed measure that proposed just …

Greece Turns to EBay-Style Auctions to Unload State PropertyBusinessweekA legend swirls around the dilapidated mansion on Smolenski Street in Athens that the previous owner's ghost scares off prospective buyers by moaning, “The house is mine.” The Greek government isn't spooked. It sold the two-story house and tower … More: continued …