'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 initiate the final stage ……
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 her father's smartphone for $225…
Republican leaders muster the votes to get passage of an abbreviated measure despite opposition from Democrats. More: continued here
Food stamps programs have kept hunger from exploding, so why is Congress weighing whether to gut or merely cut them? More: continued here
ThinkProgress Food stamps work, so why are we cutting them?Washington Post“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 expenses and take care of their…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed a scaled-down farm bill through the House on Thursday, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving GOP leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the larger bill last month. More: continued here
Possible Bipartisan Student Loans Deal Hits $22 Billion Bump VIDEO: House GOP Won’t Rush New Immigration Reform Measures More: continued here
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat and passed a controversial farm bill on Thursday that expands the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance system but omitted food stamps for the poor. Lawmakers passed the 608-page bill, unveiled by Republican leaders late on Wednesday, on a 216-208,…