Gillibrand opposes proposed food stamp cuts – Utica Observer Dispatch

WIVB Gillibrand opposes proposed food stamp cutsUtica Observer DispatchKirsten Gillibrand of New York and anti-hunger advocates are fighting proposed cuts to the food stamps program. The Senate Agriculture Committee recently approved a farm and food plan with more than $4 billion in cuts to food stamps.Gillibrand to provoke Senate floor …

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Restoration Hardware Expanding Eastward – Patch.com

Restoration Hardware Expanding EastwardPatch.comThe Corte Madera-based purveyor of luxury furniture, lighting and other goods has reportedly signed a 15-year lease to occupy a historic Post Office building in Greenwich, Conn. By Patrick Barnard The main post office downtown on Greenwich Avenue and …and more » More: continued here

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Amity post office off the hook – for now

The Postal Service announced that neither the Amity Station nor the Westville post offices will be closed. "It's not on the list any more," said Christine Dugas, spokeswoman of the USPS. Both stations were on a list of facilities under consideration for closure in a cost-cutting effort. Congresswoman Rosa L. …

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Congressional Insider Trading: Where Things Stand Now – Minyanville.com

Congressional Insider Trading: Where Things Stand NowMinyanville.comBack in 2011, when Rajaratnam prepared to stand trial on insider trading charges involving 35 stocks, among them Google (GOOG), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), IBM (IBM), eBay (EBAY), and Goldman Sachs, I was particularly shocked to find out that if …and more » More: continued …

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Awash in undisclosed cash – Bowling Green Daily News

Awash in undisclosed cashBowling Green Daily NewsWASHINGTON — To grasp the clear and present danger that the current flood of campaign cash poses to American democracy, consider the curious case of Post Office Box 72465. It demonstrates that the explosion of super PAC spending is only the second …and more » …

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$10200 iPad Prototype: Probably Stolen – The Mac Observer

$10200 iPad Prototype: Probably StolenThe Mac ObserverA first generation iPad prototype with two dock connector ports that showed up on eBay over the Memorial Day weekend sold for US$10200, and the anonymous seller says the device was probably stolen before it ended up in his hands.eBay seller of 'stolen' iPad …

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