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The Royal Mail has received a record 110,000 applications across the UK for 18,000 seasonal workers, it has been announced. More: continued here

Pot Raids, Plus More On Alleged South End Cigarettes and Food Stamps ScamPubliCola2) Police documents released Tuesday reveal more details about an investigation into an alleged scheme to sell food stamps and stolen cigarettes at a south Seattle corner store. According to Seattle Police Department search warrant documents, …and more » …

Bookcases of shoe boxes filled with barely worn pairs of embroidered Manolo Blahniks, platform Christian Louboutins, and chunky Prada boots line Janet Weitz’s garage. More: continued here

expressandstar.com Royal Mail taking on 3000 for Christmasexpressandstar.comRoyal Mail is taking on thousands of extra postal workers in the Midlands to deliver an expected 363 million items of mail across the region during the Christmas period. An extra 3010 workers are being taken on in the region to cope with …

Royal Mail challenged over Benfleet postal deliveriesEchoROYAL Mail has been challenged to reveal reasons behind stopping mail deliveries in parts of Castle Point. Council leader Pam Challis has arranged a meeting with the postal service to find out what action is necessary to reinstate services on a dozen …and more » …

Sharon Special Town Meeting approves changes for Post Office SquareWicked LocalAfter being slowed while members tried to decipher what they were actually voting on, the four articles changing zoning in Post Office Square passed on voice votes at Special Town Meeting. The changes, originally presented at last … More: continued …

Royal Mail is taking on thousands of extra postal workers in the Midlands to deliver an expected 363 million items of mail across the region during the Christmas period. More: continued here

Moneycontrol.com Tech Firms Fight Antipiracy BillWall Street JournalLeading technology companies including Google Inc. and eBay Inc. are stepping up efforts to block a bill in Congress that Hollywood studios say would clamp down on foreign websites selling pirated movies and other goods. …Google's Schmidt blasts Internet copyright billsIBNLive.comall 38 news …

Kucinich: The real food stamp challengeNorthJersey.comSchakowsky and 11 other Democratic members of Congress just finished a weeklong food stamp challenge to give them a firsthand perspective on what it's like to live on a limited food budget. The participating members of Congress couldn't spend more than … More: continued here

Babble (blog) The Sharp Increase in the Food Stamps ProgramNew York Times (blog)The food stamp program is another example of a safety-net program that is significantly more costly than it was before the recession began. The Department of Agriculture's food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …