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Blumenthal was joined by U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and several members of the Gilman family. They all said shuttering the local post office would stifle business growth and eradicate the tiny Bozrah village’s identity.   More: continued here

Video: Obama Ag Secretary says rise in food stamps is putting people to workHot AirSecretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told MSNBC's Morning Joe that the Obama administration has a jobs program already in place — and it's food stamps. When asked about new numbers that show one in every seven …

Develop Minecraft Edition Xperia Play Smartphone Hits eBayTechnabob (blog)If you are among those fans of the game and happen to need a new smartphone, you need to hit up eBay while this auction is going on. The auction is for a special Minecraft-edition smartphone. The smartphone itself is a new …

Food Stamp StimulusHuman EventsI wouldn't mind seeing Tom Vilsack debate Pelosi over which is the better stimulus: food stamps or unemployment benefits. So here's the question. If food stamps create jobs, like Vilsack says here, and we're putting record numbers of Americans on food … More: continued here

A.V. Club Chicago Post Office by Charles BukowskiA.V. Club ChicagoBukowski's first novel, Post Office, seemed as good a place as any. Supposedly written in three weeks, the book is highly personal; like his fictional surrogate Henry Chinaski, Bukowski worked in the post office as a carrier and sorter for years, …

Weston & Somerset Mercury New post office service for PortisheadWeston & Somerset MercuryPORTISHEAD could have a second post office before Christmas if a suitable location can be found. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name …

Maine city registers opposition to closing of island post officeThe RepublicAP In a unanimous vote Monday, the council said it would tell the Postal Service that the Cliff Island post office is a key part of island life and that its elimination would mean a three-hour round trip by ferry …

Gothamist NYU Professor Steve Hutkins Fights To Save The Post OfficeGothamistMaybe you don't spend a lot of time thinking about the post office. Maybe you even try to avoid yours. But the post office is a huge part of America's history, culture, and economy, and without it, your life would …

WLS Shop Smart For The Best Car Deals OnlineNorth American Press SyndicateIC3 is warning consumers about scams that hijack trustworthy brands and vehicle protection programs like those offered by eBay Motors. Consumer complaints increased 25 percent in 2010, costing auto shoppers roughly $1000 every hour, according to IC3. …FBI Scam …

eBay recently completed its takeover of Zong, a mobile payments provider. [1] The takeover should further bolster eBay’s online payments division PayPal, which showed its first billion-dollar quarter in Q2 2011 growing around 30% over Q1 2011. [2] The PayPal service competes with Google Checkout and credit card companies like …