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Obama administration targeting food stamp fraudWashington Post (blog)More than 46.2 million people received a total of $75.3 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, in fiscal 2011, according to Agriculture Department statistics released Monday. …Updated: Interactive Map of Food Stamp Distribution and Economic ImpactTexas Tribuneall …

eBay is running a 3-day promotion in which sellers can list up to 5,000 auction listings without incurring listing fees – but there’s a small catch. The promotion applies only for auctions with a 1-, 3-, or 5-day duration; typically sellers list auctions for 7 days. More: continued here

Starbucks says it discourages grocery stores that serve up the company’s food and drinks from accepting the Oregon Trail Card. More: continued here

An interim postmaster was today installed at a village post office counter which closed suddenly three weeks ago. Post Office officials today confirmed the counter at Clee Hill Stores has reopened. More: continued here

eBay is running a 3-day promotion in which sellers can list up to 5,000 auction listings without incurring listing fees – but there’s a small catch. The promotion applies only for auctions with a 1-, 3-, or 5-day duration; typically sellers list auctions for 7 days. More: continued here

Netflix Prepared for Post Office SlowdownTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) — Netflix(NFLX) would seem like the most likely loser in cuts to the US Postal Service. But for all the company's stumbles, it has at least minimized its reliance on the post office…Post Office Delivers Bad News For NetflixTVPredictions.com (press release)Time to …

Who Painted the Post Office Mural?Patch.comThe History Guy explains how the historical painting in the Doylestown Post Office resulted from a New Deal federal arts program. In the Doylestown post office, around the corner to the right near the post office boxes, is a mural depicting the … More: continued …

U.S. Post Office: Cut It or Keep It?Patch.comRain, sleet and snow might not daunt workers at the US Postal Service, but record losses in the billions just might. According to a Huffington Post story, the beleaguered US Postal Service is discussing the need to pull back on services … More: …

Local post office customers say one-day delay will hurtYorkdispatch.comHer only reason for visiting the Red Lion Post Office Monday was to mail some papers, which she chose to do through the post office because it's less expensive. But Red Lion resident Rita Smith, 84, said she relies on the post …

The US Postal Service is on the verge of bankruptcy and that means next-day service is on the chopping block. More: continued here