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Heritage.org (blog) Farm Bill Barely Nibbles at Food StampsHeritage.org (blog)As the debate over the farm bill continues, a great deal of hoopla has been made about cuts to the food stamps program. The Obama Administration has called the proposed cuts “harmful” and “unacceptable,” and has even threatened to veto the …

A post office worker was struck and killed by a semitrailer truck Tuesday morning in what is being called a workplace accident, police said. More: continued here

Backlit Mega Man 25th Anniversary NES is up on eBay, and it's totally the bombTechHiveCue dramatic music, please. This backlit Mega Man 25th Anniversary NES is, according to its creator, the first and the only of its kind in the world. Maybe. Regardless of the veracity of that statement, however, …

White House threatens to veto farm bill over food stamp cutsBangor Daily NewsWASHINGTON — The White House threatened to veto a five-year farm bill on Thursday because of “unacceptable deep cuts” in food stamps for the poor that could increase hunger across America. In a statement on the eve of …

The restoration of one of the oldest buildings in the Tri-State is moving right along. More: continued here

Obama might veto farm bill over big cuts in food stampsArizona Daily StarThe legislation would cut $2 billion annually, or around 3 percent, from food stamps and make it harder for some people to qualify for the program. Food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, cost …

EBay's CEO confident of China payments license台北時報EBay Inc's PayPal division will become the first foreign company to secure a payments license in China, CEO John Donahoe predicted, but the e-commerce giant is taking a cautious approach to expansion in the country. Donahoe sees “encouraging signs” … More: continued here

Royal mail workers in Bridgwater, Somerset, have voted to strike for three Saturdays starting 29 June. Workers are striking over changes to the pay and conditions of 120 workers. More: continued here

Derby Telegraph Neil White: my fury over Royal MailDerby TelegraphOn my desk, among the letters which had been collected from the Royal Mail, was an envelope which had been ripped along two sides. Its contents, which I knew had been three DVDs, were absent. To me, it appeared obvious that …

Hartlepool Mail Royal Ascot pays final tribute to trainer Henry CecilCourier MailCecil, winner of 10 British training championships and handler of 75 winners at the Royal meeting, died last week. Ascot officials have decided to rename Friday's Queen's Vase, claimed a record eight times by Cecil, as “The Queen's Vase …