US food stamps cost forecast up 14 percentReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – With food stamp enrollment at a record high, the Obama administration estimated on Thursday the program's cost will rise by 14 percent in fiscal 2010 and could top $60 billion. The administration's budget proposal also asked for … More: continued …
Read More »In brief: business to offer free stamps (Tri-Valley Herald)
Starting Monday Pak Mail center in Livermore will offer free, two-cent stamps to any customer who asks for them. More: continued here
Read More »D’oh! ‘Simpsons’ Postage Stamps Go On Sale (CBS4 Miami)
“Cowabunga dude, I’m famous.” New postage stamps featuring Bart Simpson and the whole Simpson clan went on sale Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »Gilligan, great snacks worthy of commemorative stamp honor – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gilligan, great snacks worthy of commemorative stamp honorBluefield Daily Telegraph, WVBy GREG JORDAN Today Bart Simpson, an underachiever who's proud of it, is getting his own United States postage stamp along with the rest of his dysfunctional clan. He joins Elvis Presley, Yoda, Marilyn Monroe and other famous figures who have …
Read More »Stamps set to increase by two cents May 11 (McDuffie Mirror)
Postage rates are increasing on Monday, May 11 for first class postage and other services. Thomson Post Mistress Paula Fuller said it’s not too late to lock in the current rate by buying Forever Stamps. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. food stamps cost forecast up 14 percent (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
With food stamp enrollment at a record high, the Obama administration estimated on Thursday the program’s cost will rise by 14 percent in fiscal 2010 and could top $60 billion. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Goes to South Korea (New York Times)
EBay ’s acquisition of Gmarket in South Korea is a historic transaction — not just for eBay, but also for those who follow cross-border M&A. To my knowledge, it represents the first acquisition of a Korean company listed solely in the United States. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sale ‘to go ahead’ as bidder drops out (The Herald)
Gordon Brown is pressing ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail in the face of a potential backbench revolt and despite one of the frontrunners to buy a stake in the company pulling out of the bidding. More: continued here
Read More »SNP fight for Royal Mail jobs (SNP)
The SNP has today called for the UK government to “go back to the drawing board” and “get a grip” on the future of the Royal Mail after one of the proposed private sector bidders pulled out. More: continued here
Read More »End Of An Era For Royal Mail Sorting Office – Hell Mail
Hell Mail End Of An Era For Royal Mail Sorting OfficeHell Mail, UKSome 20 minutes long, the sensitively made film not only gives an insight into the work carried out by postal workers each and every day, it also marks a change of direction for the Royal Mail as it tries …
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