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ThinkProgress Food stamps work, so why are we cutting them?Washington Post (blog)“I tried to live on what food stamps give you for a week last year and I couldn't do it, but it does make enough of a difference to allow people to stay in their apartments, and pay medical …

Toddler buys a car from eBay using her father's phoneHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comHer father, Paul Stoute, received a congratulatory message from the auction site informing him that he was now the proud owner of the iconic British sportscar. Imagine the shock. In his interview with KOIN 6 News, Stoute …

House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stampsThe Seattle TimesHouse OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps. The House passed Thursday a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the larger …

Citizens can legally carry firearms in post office parking lots, a federal judge has ruled. More: continued here

A House version of the the farm bill took food stamps out entirely – leaving them to be taken up later and separately. But if cuts are what Republicans want, the tactic might backfire. More: continued here

'Free shares won't stop us striking over Royal Mail sell off', say unionsExpress.co.ukAddressing the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr Cable said: "The Government has decided to proceed with a flotation of Royal Mail with shares on the London Stock Exchange via an Initial Public Offering (IPO). "The sale will …

House passes farm bill without food stamp measureNBCNews.comBy Carrie Dann and Frank Thorp. After an embarrassing failure to pass a farm bill last month, House Republicans on Thursday narrowly passed a modified version of the bill that stripped-out funding authorization for food stamps and nutrition programs. More: continued here

The Fordsville Post Office will soon have shortened office hours. It will be opened six hours each weekday, instead of eight. The post office will be open three hours on Saturday. The hours were adjusted More: continued here

The Independent Toddler buys Austin Healey vintage car on eBay using dad's smartphoneThe IndependentSorella Stoute may be 14 months old and not be able to say the word 'car' yet but that didn't stop her from buying one on eBay. The US toddler purchased the 1962 Austin Healey Sprite using …

Republican leaders muster the votes to get passage of an abbreviated measure despite opposition from Democrats. More: continued here