Food stamp program under fire – Boston Herald

Food stamp program under fireBoston HeraldBy Pamela M. Prah / Stateline.org WASHINGTON — The odds of winning one of Michigan's high-stakes lottery games are 1 in 10000, but the probability of two people hitting million-dollar jackpots and still be collecting food stamps has to be even more …and more » More: …

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Con-Dems mulling Royal Mail share sell-off

Postal workers repeated their demand to keep the post public on Monday after reports suggested Royal Mail might be sold off next year. A share offering, or IPO, for the vital 500-year-old service would be the biggest privatisation since Britain's railways were handed to privateers in the '90s. More: continued …

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Buyers snap up half-price cars in eBay promotion – CBS News

CBS News Buyers snap up half-price cars in eBay promotionCBS News(MoneyWatch) Some buyers with fast fingers are scoring new cars at half price as part of a joint promotion of auction site eBay Motors and online seller AutoNation. AutoNation, the largest group of US car dealerships, is promoting the launch …

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EBay blocks sale of sorbitol after death in Italy – Reuters

Times LIVE EBay blocks sale of sorbitol after death in ItalyReutersROME, March 26 (Reuters) – Online auction company EBay Inc said on Monday it had blocked global sales of sorbitol following the death of a medical patient in Italy who consumed a sample of the sugar substitute which had been …

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Philately getting stamp of approval – The Australian

Philately getting stamp of approvalThe Australian10 million ($15m) rare stamps fund. The stamp dealer, whose annual profits rose by 17 per cent to pound stg. 5.2m, said that wealthy families, institutions and even hedge funds were delving into philately in search of solid returns. It spent pound stg. More: continued …

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The Wayward Press – New Yorker

New Yorker The Wayward PressNew YorkerOn Thursday, January 19th, the front page of the Daily Mail carried a story about Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland. During Goodwin's tenure, from 2000 to 2008, RBS quadrupled its assets, …and more » More: continued here

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