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KNPR Should Food Stamps Only Pay For 'Good' Food?KNPRIn a little-noticed amendment to the Senate Democrats' budget, Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn tucked in an amendment that would force the government to limit what people can buy with food stamps: No ice cream, no soda and no snacks. More: continued …

CNBC.com (blog) TECH STOCKS: BlackBerry, EBay Lead Tech Stocks HigherFox BusinessSAN FRANCISCO – Tech stocks rose to moderate gains by early Thursday afternoon, led higher by upswings at BlackBerry Inc. and eBay Inc. BlackBerry (RIMM) were last up 2.4% to $14.92 after the smartphone maker reported a surprise fourth-quarter profit …

By the end of 2015, 25 percent of users will be in emerging markets, the company said today at a meeting with analysts in San Jose , California. EBay also said it plans to introduce a search engine in the U.S. this year. More: continued here

ThinkProgress WSJ: Food Stamps Swell as Economy ImprovesThe Weekly Standard (blog)In an article titled, "Use of Food Stamps Swells Even as Economy Improves," the Wall Street Journal reports that "The financial crisis is over and the recession ended in 2009. But one of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, …

Long Valley man with eBay-bought badge claimed to be firefighter at traffic …NJ.comLudwigsen told the officer he was a member of the NYC Fire Department and displayed a wallet badge, but police later determined the badge had actually been purchased on eBay, police said. Ludwigsen was arrested and charged with …

Postman dies after being knocked down while on his deliveryScottish Daily RecordA Royal Mail spokeswoman said the man, who has not been named while family are informed, was working at the time. She said: "Unfortunately one of our postmen on Benbecula died earlier today while delivering the mail. "We are …

Declaring mobile is leading a “commerce revolution” that will create significantly different consumer and retail experiences worldwide, eBay Inc. today outlined its t More: continued here

The Guardian EBay sets aggressive 2015 targets, shares climbChicago TribuneTo get this done, eBay is focusing on three main sources of potential growth – global expansion, local commerce and mobile applications that it hopes will encourage consumers to shop more on its marketplace and use PayPal more to pay for …

ThinkProgress Economy Rebounding, but Record Number Still on Food StampsNewsmax.comLast year, the government spent a record $74.6 billion on food stamps, roughly equivalent to the combined budgets of the Homeland Security, Justice, and Interior departments, according to the Journal. That was more than double the $30.4 billion spent …The Most …

EBay Inc has set aggressive three-year targets for its online marketplace and payments businesses, executives said on Thursday, and the company’s shares rose more than 4 percent. The Marketplaces business … More: continued here