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Read More »House to consider cuts to food stamps – KOMO News
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Read More »South Temple Post Office: Hearing postponed until Aug. – Temple Daily Telegram
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Read More »White House threatens to veto farm bill if food stamp are cut – Daily Caller
White House threatens to veto farm bill if food stamp are cutDaily CallerThe White House threatened to veto the House farm bill Monday night, in part due to cuts to the food-stamp program. “The bill would reduce access to food assistance for struggling families and their children, does not contain …
Read More »Royal Mail seeks injunction against workers’ boycott – CITY A.M.
CITY A.M. Royal Mail seeks injunction against workers' boycottCITY A.M.ROYAL Mail is seeking a high court injunction against the Communication Workers Union after postal workers voted to boycott deliveries of competitors' mail and against the privatisation of the postal service. In a ballot of 112,000 postal workers, 96 … More: …
Read More »House slashes food stamps, delays food-safety rules – The Seattle Times
House slashes food stamps, delays food-safety rulesThe Seattle TimesThe chamber rejected, 234-188, a Democratic amendment to the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm legislation that would have maintained current spending on food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The overall … More: continued here
Read More »House considers cuts to food stamps during debate over farm bill Wednesday – 10News
House considers cuts to food stamps during debate over farm bill Wednesday10NewsWASHINGTON – A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, …
Read More »UPDATE 1-Workers at Britain’s Royal Mail vote against sell-off – Reuters
UPDATE 1-Workers at Britain's Royal Mail vote against sell-offReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) – Royal Mail workers backed union opposition to plans to privatise the state-owned postal group on Wednesday, a stark reminder for potential investors that there will be no warm welcome if and when the company changes hands … More: …
Read More »Better Business Bureau: Buying a car through eBay can be risky – The Idaho Statesman
Better Business Bureau: Buying a car through eBay can be riskyThe Idaho StatesmanThe car was a dream – single owner, 83K miles, automatic transmission, 16V engine 2002 Toyota Camry. The classified stated the reason for selling the vehicle was "my husband died a month ago from a heart attack." Jimmy …
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