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 here
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. The 217-210 vote was a win for conservatives … More: continued here
U.S. News & World Report House to Vote on Cutting $40 Billion in Food StampsU.S. News & World ReportTo House Republicans, Thursday's vote to reform the country's food stamp program marks a triumph, an opportunity to keep a government program from ballooning out of control. "It's welfare reform 2.0. It is pretty exciting," says Rep….
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House bill would take 3.8 million off food stampsCNNMoneyThe 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 … More: continued here
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U.S. News & World Report House Republicans Pass Deep Cuts in Food StampsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly pushed through a bill on Thursday that slashes billions of dollars from the food stamp program, over the objections of Democrats and a veto threat from President Obama.House passes GOP plan for $39B cut in food…
News 12 Connecticut Post office on Atlantic Street in Stamford scheduled to close Fri. after …News 12 Connecticut(5:49 PM). STAMFORD – A longtime Stamford post office is set to close after nearly a century of serving the community. The facility on Atlantic Street will shut down Friday at 5 p.m. because the building was sold,…
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The Times (subscription) Salmond gives his Cabinet a 'surprise' by promising to renationalise Royal MailThe Times (subscription)Alex Salmond vowed yesterday that an independent Scotland would renationalise the Royal Mail— just a matter of hours after his Finance Secretary had publicly conceded that it was impossible to make such a commitment. The First Minister's unequivocal … More:…