Bogus phone calls targeting post office customers – Yuma Sun

Bogus phone calls targeting post office customersYuma Sun“Thankfully most people are saying no when they get one of these calls and reporting it their post office, which is what we want them to do.” Krenn explained that fraudsters posing as Postal Service employees are calling Yuma-area residents, … More: continued …

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Food stamp use up 62 percent in recession – UPI.com

Food stamp use up 62 percent in recessionUPI.com2 (UPI) — The percentage of Americans receiving food stamps increased 61.2 percent between 2007, when the recession began, and 2010, US researchers say. Jessica Bean, vulnerable families research associate at the Carsey Institute at the University of …and more » More: continued here

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Congress may cut aid to poor as food prices soar – Politico

Politico Congress may cut aid to poor as food prices soarPoliticoSessions favors a House Republican plan to devote $71 billion to food stamps next year, compared with the $80 billion championed by Senate Democrats. Others view the increase as proof that the working poor need a government backstop, saying food …

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Bombers thank Stamps, now they have to beat them – Toronto Sun

Globe and Mail Bombers thank Stamps, now they have to beat themToronto SunBrown wasn't impressed with tweets from the Argos camp. (JASON HALSTEAD/WINNIPEG SUN FILES) It was like getting a reprieve from the governor of CFL fate. Still wallowing in their misery after blowing Friday's game to the …Bombers' Sears …

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Police move Occupy Brisbane protesters out – ABC Online

Sky News Police move Occupy Brisbane protesters outABC OnlinePolice have released four people without charge after they refused to move from the Occupy Brisbane protest in Post Office Square in the city's centre. The 18-day Occupy Brisbane protest is being dismantled in the square as police move on about 100 …

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Michigan may drop car limit for food aid – The Detroit News

Michigan may drop car limit for food aidThe Detroit NewsRick Snyder announcing he's reconsidering whether to include automobiles on the list of assets counted to determine eligibility for food stamps. The controversial "asset tests" introduced Oct. 1 are expected to drop 15000 people from the federal food …DHS To Review …

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