Telegraph.co.uk Who are the 47 percent? The 3 groups Mitt Romney called out in his …Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON (AP) — Just which 47 percent of Americans was Mitt Romney talking about? It's hard to say. He lumped together three different ways of sorting people in what he's called less-than-elegant remarks. Each …
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Opposing Views Study: Number of 'able-bodied' adults on food stamps doubled after stimulus …Fox NewsThe CRS study dealt with the work requirement for a particular class of food-stamp recipients — "able-bodied adults" between 18 and 49 years old who have no dependents. Typically the food stamp program requires that group …
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Voter cards return to post officesVisalia Times-DeltaThis year, income tax forms were not available in post office lobbies, he said. Gone also are the FBI's Most Wanted posters and Missing and Exploited Children posters. The Most Wanted pictures may be viewed in a binder by request. But the Missing … …
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GreenBiz.com (blog) The eBay of waste: Rubicon helps corporations cut costs, trashGreenBiz.com (blog)Unlike eBay, in which buyers bid ever higher prices and the top bid wins, Rubicon's platform, dubbed Caesar, enables waste and recycling vendors to offer progressively lower bids on a job until Rubicon selects a vendor based on …
Read More »Researchers fault food stamp program for subsidizing $2B a year in sugary drinks – Fox News
Researchers fault food stamp program for subsidizing $2B a year in sugary drinksFox NewsThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps, overall pays out roughly $80 billion annually to roughly 46 million poor and low-income Americans, according to the federal government. The study conducted by Yale …Preserve …
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Seeking revenue, post office to deliver more junkBend BulletinFaced with multibillion-dollar losses and significant declines in first-class mail, the post office is cutting deals with businesses and direct mail marketers to increase the number of sales pitches they send by standard mail, the official term the …and more » More: continued …
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Royal Mail chief backs quotas to tackle gender imbalancePost and ParcelRoyal Mail's chief executive Moya Greene this week declared her support for quotas to bring more of a gender balance to British business. Speaking at the CWU Women's conference in Peterborough, she said quotas could be established for a temporary …
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The Connexion eBay bans Kate magazine salesThe ConnexionINTERNET auction site eBay is banning resale of copies of French magazine Closer with the topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge. Copies have been selling for up to €34 online. The ban was started after eBay said it received "strong feedback from …
Read More »Gunman escapes with cash after Post Office van raid – Glasgow Evening Times
Glasgow Evening Times Gunman escapes with cash after Post Office van raidGlasgow Evening TimesThe man forced a security guard to hand over cash as the van made a delivery to Lambhill Post Office, in Balmore Road. After threatening the terrified guard with a gun, the suspect, who escaped with an …
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