BBC News London 2012: Cavendish could earn first 'Gold stamp'BBC NewsThe Royal Mail will be producing the stamps to commemorate each British gold medal winner at the London Olympics. The Isle of Man cyclist is Britain's first medal hope in the men's road race on the 27 July. The special …
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People who get their mail at the San Marcos Post Office wont’ be having to change their travel patterns anytime soon. The closure of the downtown facility, announced late last year, now hinges on its sale. More: continued here
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Live Trading News S&P 500 Rises to Two-Month High on EarningsBusinessweek(IBM) (IBM), the biggest computer-services provider, and EBay Inc. (EBAY) (EBAY), the largest Internet marketplace, added at least 4.3 percent as profits beat forecasts. Walgreen Co. (WAG) (WAG) surged 10 percent after renewing a contract with Express …U.S. Stocks Little …
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Read More »Dem. Congressman: Food Stamp Usage Up Because Real Unemployment … – The Weekly Standard (blog)
Dem. Congressman: Food Stamp Usage Up Because Real Unemployment …The Weekly Standard (blog)On C-SPAN's Washington Journal recently, a Democratic member of Congress, Rosa DeLauro, said that the increase of food stamps usage has to do with the "rough economy" and the fact that real unemployment is higher than 8.2 percent. …
Read More »Proposal Would Cut $1.6 B from Federal Food Stamp Program – Fox News
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