£3bn Royal Mail sell-off to bring shares windfall for up to 150000 workersExpress.co.ukSaying it would threaten universal service and the Royal Mail's link with the Post Office, he added: “There is every sign this treasured national institution is being sold off on the cheap to get income quickly to a Treasury whose economic strategy has…
House passes scaled-down farm bill without food stampsSalt Lake TribuneWASHINGTON – The House has passed 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 bill last month. The GOP leaders scrambled to get … More: continued…
Republicans drop food stamps from farm billBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders bruised by the defeat of a massive farm bill last month are working to quickly revive the measure with a vote on a pared-down version that avoids an immediate showdown on food stamp cuts. Just hours … More: continued here
Republicans Drop Food Stamps From Farm BillNPRWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders bruised by the defeat of a massive farm bill last month are working to quickly revive the measure with a vote on a pared-down version that avoids an immediate showdown on food stamp cuts. Just hours … More: continued here
Austin-Healey Sprite bought by toddler on eBay for $225ABC7Chicago.com"I didn't realize anything took place until I got an email from eBay saying congratulations," said dad Paul Stoute. Little Sorella, who can't even say the word "car," bought one. The 1962 Austin Healey Sprite, which she unwittingly bid on, through an … More: continued here
Farm Bill Without Food Stamps Should Please Liberals: Frank Lucas (UPDATE)Huffington Post"If you're a true liberal and you want to protect the [food stamps] program from any reform whatsoever, I suppose you'd be smiling," Lucas, the Republican chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, told HuffPost on Thursday morning ahead of the vote. More: continued here
Man gets prison term for eBay sale of night-vision gogglesBaltimore Sun (blog)Anthony J. Torresi, of Coral Gables, had posted the goggles on eBay, and sold them to an undercover U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Baltimore in 2011, prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein's office said. Torresi, 34, labeled …and more » More: continued…
Top state for food stamps Mississippi: 22 percent of residents rely on welfareChristianTodayThe Department of Agriculture revealed that 22 percent of residents in Mississippi rely on food stamps. As of April this year, the figure has rised 2.8 percent , with more than 15 percent of the US population relying on benefits. This means that…
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