Rising Demand for Food Stamps – Gotham Gazette

Gotham Gazette Rising Demand for Food StampsGotham Gazette, NYby Dara L. Miles As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, more and more New Yorkers are relying on food stamps to put a meal on the table. As of February, more than 1.39 million New York City residents — nearly 800000 households …

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Littering postal workers targeted – BBC News

BBC News Littering postal workers targetedBBC News, UKKeep Britain Tidy is calling on Royal Mail to tackle the issue, and is asking residents to collect up discarded red rubber bands as part of its Big Tidy Up campaign. The charity's Dickie Felton said: "Elastic bands may not be as visually offensive …

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Government reconsidering road map – Jerusalem Post

CTV.ca Government reconsidering road mapJerusalem Post, IsraelBy HERB KEINON The Netanyahu government is conducting a thorough policy review in which all diplomatic components – from the road map peace plan to the Annapolis process – are being reevaluated, The Jerusalem Post has learned. …Who's The Boss?Media Monitors NetworkIsrael's new Government a …

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Milk stamp backers eye SF artist’s painting – EDGE Boston

Milk stamp backers eye SF artist’s paintingEDGE Boston, MAby Matthew S. Bajko San Francisco artist Jim Leff has been creating stamp artworks since the 1980s. The postage mockups run the gamut from being homoerotic to political in nature. His first in the series, created in 1984 when stamps cost 22 cents, …

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PayPal, Visa rival gets $42 mln from Goldman, others – Reuters

PayPal, Visa rival gets $42 mln from Goldman, othersReutersRevolution Money, part of Washington-based Revolution LLC, competes with EBay Inc's (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) PayPal service in peer to peer money transfers, and offers a credit card. The company will use the money to beef up its technology … More: continued …

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