ThinkProgress GOP Rams Through Farm Bill Without Food StampsThinkProgressWith Thursday's vote to sever food stamps funding from the federal spending that guarantees the agricultural industry a baseline income, conservatives in the U.S. House achieved a longstanding goal. The GOP has pressed to undermine or outright end food …Pallone decries House's elimination …
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Royal Mail Privatisation – The Point of No ReturnHuffington Post UKVince Cable has detailed what the government wants to do with our Royal Mail. For him in an ideal world the public will line up in droves to buy a few shares in the business they already own. In the …
Read More »Walmart is dependent on food stamps – MSNBC
ThinkProgress Walmart is dependent on food stampsMSNBCThe House of Representatives passed a farm bill on July 11 that, for the first time in 40 years, excludes authorization for food stamps. Although this omission doesn't eliminate spending on what's known formally as the Supplemental Nutritional …Food stamps work, so why are …
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ZDNet (blog) eBay Exact for iOS launches for 3D-printed goodsZDNet (blog)eBay Exact for iOS launches for 3D-printed goods. Summary: The latest mobile app from eBay takes customized merchandise to a new level…or at least a new dimension. Rachel King. By Rachel King for Between the Lines | July 12, 2013 …
Read More »FACT CHECK: Farm bill doesn’t end food stamps
One after another, angry Democrats took to the House floor to say Republicans would increase hunger in America by stripping food stamps from the farm bill. In reality, though, the bill passed by the House … More: continued here
Read More »NCPC preliminarily backs Old Post Office redevelopment – Washington Business Journal
NCPC preliminarily backs Old Post Office redevelopmentWashington Business JournalReal estate mogul Donald Trump moved one step closer to being a D.C. hotel operator Thursday, when the National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve preliminary plans to convert the historic Old Post Office Building and Pavilion Annex into a … More: continued …
Read More »FACT CHECK: Food stamps not going anywhere soon, despite dire warnings on House floor
WASHINGTON – One after another, angry Democrats took to the House floor to say Republicans would increase hunger in America by stripping food stamps from the farm bill. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail lifts toiletry items ban – Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph Royal Mail lifts toiletry items banBelfast TelegraphMike Newnham, Royal Mail's chief customer officer, said: "Royal Mail has agreed updated procedures with the Civil Aviation Authority, Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for sending specific consumer items in the mail. More: continued here
Read More »Joan Burnie: Royal Mail’s another kick in the privates for mug customers – Scottish Daily Record
Joan Burnie: Royal Mail's another kick in the privates for mug customersScottish Daily RecordRoyal Mail mail centre. TWO thirds of the great British public, according to the latest survey, are opposed to any privatisation of the Royal Mail. So natch it will be dragooned through the Commons and no doubt …
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