Postal Service closes RI office to cut costs – Boston Globe

FOX 9 News Postal Service closes RI office to cut costsBoston GlobePostmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe announced the move Thursday, after the post office lost $8.5 billion last year. The Providence district office was among seven closed nationwide. Their functions will be assumed by other district offices. …Post Office News: …

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Let Them Eat Cutbacks – New York Times (blog)

Axis of Logic Let Them Eat CutbacksNew York Times (blog)Food stamps are part of the social safety net, but they work more as the ultimate ground-level crutch for Americans staggering against poverty. During the recession, food stamps were an important factor in helping an estimated 4.5 million Americans …House Republicans …

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Ebay taps local partner to grow in Vietnam – Financial Times

Ebay taps local partner to grow in VietnamFinancial TimesBack in 2006, when his nascent trading website had completed just 300 transactions, an ebullient Nguyen Hoa Binh told the Financial Times that he expected Ebay, the world's leading e-commerce group, to one day come knocking on his door. … More: continued …

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