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House Votes to Cut Food StampsABC NewsThe chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging farm bill that would have maintained current spending on food stamps and cut farm subsidies instead. The bill cuts the $80 billion-a-year program by about 3 percent and makes it …Texas delegation divided on farm …

House votes to cut food stamps77Square.comThe chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging farm bill that would have maintained current spending on food stamps and cut farm subsidies instead. The bill cuts the $80 billion-a-year program by about 3 percent and makes it … More: continued here

House makes cuts to food stamps in farm bill89.3 KPCC (blog)The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved $20 billion in cuts to food stamps— now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — over the next 10 years. The cuts are part of the farm bill being debated …

Slay, 17 other mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy sodaKMOV.comNEW YORK—The mayors of St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders …

FedEx is trimming fewer U.S. employees than most analysts believed, while creating more savings than the company previously expected. More: continued here

Methven Post shop’s Carol McAndrew says her town has about three inches of snow. More: continued here

Reading area mail slowed by post office movesReading EagleAmong the customers affected is Albright College, which receives hundreds or thousands of pieces of mail daily in its post office box in the Yatron facility, said Albright spokesman Tom Durso. The school's mail clerk used to be able to get that …

Maui Now Waiver Associated with Post Office Demolition Fails to PassMaui NowBy Wendy Osher. A proposed waiver that surfaced in a special meeting of the county council today failed to pass as an investigation looms over potential misuse of funds involving the demolition of the Old Wailuku Post Office. The …

msnNOW US mayors want to make it a no-no to buy soda with food stampsmsnNOWDear people who use food stamps: The mayors of 18 major U.S. cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — really don't think you should be using your government subsidies to buy soda and …

Mail delivery has been slowed in the Reading area due to the recent termination of mail processing in the city, but a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said Wednesday that the delays should be temporary. More: continued here