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NJ.com (blog) Cory Booker's food stamp shopping, critiquedNJ.com (blog)What person on food stamps buys organic olive oil? Any frugal shopper knows that's simply out of the question on a tight budget. But — news flash in defense of the mayor — it turns out it was on sale. Instead of …

Shields Gazette Stiff-upper-lip posties deliver £800 for charityShields GazetteSteven Carr, delivery manager at the Royal Mail in South Shields, said: “In case any Gazette readers were concerned about the increase in the number of postmen with facial hair, this was part of Movember, with the team at South Shields raising …

Arizona food-stamp rolls continue rise to near-record highsKTAR.comWASHINGTON — Arizona added 17,000 people to its food stamp rolls in October, as near-record-high levels of assistance continued to stubbornly hang on after 18 months. The increase from September to October brought the total number of food stamp… More: continued here

Champaign fire engines headed for eBayBelleville News DemocratThe city plans to auction three old fire trucks on eBay. The Champaign News-Gazette ( http://bit.ly/XqcEJi) reports that the trucks destined for online auctions include a 50-year-old model that doesn't always start and two 18-year-old trucks with about …and more » More: continued here

The Independent Postmen threaten to ditch half of their deliveries in bid to protect Royal…Daily MailSince 2005, Royal Mail has rapidly lost its key business customers, according to data published last month by postal regulator Ofcom. Just 5.2 per cent of all letters were handled by a rival in 2005. …

Cleveland Foodbank exec Anne Goodman says food stamp growth lagged the …PolitiFactMention food stamps in a mixed political crowd and you'll get a full buffet of opinions — starchy, sugary, wilted and done to a turn — about the people who use them. Exhibit A is the array of reader …

New eBay Product Aims to Harness User Data to Aid Auto MarketersNew York Times (blog)EBay is joining the growing hordes of companies that are offering even more data to advertisers to help them better reach intended customers, in this instance companies that sell cars, trucks, motorcycles and R.V.'s and run …

The company will pair its own information about shopping habits with data about car and truck shoppers from R.L. Polk & Company to help marketers direct their ads more precisely. More: continued here

Debate continues over Post Office facadeRutland HeraldState and federal officials continue to wrangle over the Post Office Annex, but an agreement on the West Street building could be in sight. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Tom Rizzo said Wednesday that a decision on how to proceed with repairs on the … …

Champaign fire engines headed for eBayWREX-TVCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The city of Champaign is in the market for some new fire trucks and just about anyone could end up with old ones – if they submit the highest bid. The city plans to auction three old fire trucks on eBay. …