Food stamp use in Minnesota continues to rise – Minnesota Public Radio

Food stamp use in Minnesota continues to riseMinnesota Public RadioThe United States Department of Agriculture released numbers this week that show about one in seven Americans uses food stamps. Altogether, about 44.2 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. …One in seven Americans receiving federal food assistanceWorld …

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Erbe: Food stamps and soda – Daily News Transcript

Erbe: Food stamps and sodaDaily News TranscriptHe wants to ban people on food stamps (aka the federal SNAP program) from using them to buy sugar-sweetened beverages in New York City. The mayor's goal is clear: government-funded programs should not underwrite people's self-destructive eating habits. …and more » More: continued here

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Sign, sealed, delievered at Post Office bar – BrooklynPapers.com

BrooklynPapers.com Sign, sealed, delievered at Post Office barBrooklynPapers.comPost Office [188 Havemeyer St. between S. Third and S. Fourth streets in Williamsburg, (718) 963-2574]. Open Sun–Thu, 6 pm–2 am; Fri–Sat, 6 pm–4 am. For info, visit www.postofficebk.com. By submitting this comment, you agree to the … More: continued here

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eBay Bylaw Change Could Spur On Activist Investors – Auctionbytes

Auctionbytes eBay Bylaw Change Could Spur On Activist InvestorsAuctionbytesWhen eBay held its annual shareholders' meeting last week, investors voted to end a provision requiring a so-called supermajority to amend the company's bylaws. The vote came over the opposition of eBay's board of directors, … More: continued here

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Ebay to be Impacted By Durbin Amendment? – CNBC.com

Ebay to be Impacted By Durbin Amendment?CNBC.comRelatively unscathed by the sharp sell-off was eBay. At first blush, investors may not think eBay [EBAY Loading… () ] would warrant any weakness on proposed financial reforms. If anything, the online retailer would seem to benefit from a reduction in …Analyst: Fed rule …

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