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Food Stamp Demand Continues To Rise In SW OhioWCPO, OHSo, the Amelia father of four is earning food stamps for his family by working 30 hours a week in the Clermont County Office of Adult, Child and Family Stability – the agency that processes food stamp applications. "To be given food …

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National business briefs | Post office dire straits; IBM layoffs …Kansas City Star, MOThe post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week. The agency lost $2.8 …

The Associated Press States consider drug tests for welfare recipientsThe Associated PressLawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing. The effort comes as more Americans turn to these safety nets to ride out the recession. Poverty and …

guardian.co.uk Hurt by Economy, Europeans Vent Their AngerNew York Times, United StatesMichel Euler/Associated Press Just ask Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the ailing Royal Bank of Scotland, whose house and car were vandalized early Wednesday. Or Luc Rousselet, the manager of a 3M factory in France, who was barricaded …

The package delivery company revealed it might delay purchasing 30 new Boeing 777 cargo planes if Congress reclassifies the company under a different labor act, which FedEx argues would make it easier for its employees to unionize. More: continued here

The Sun Sentinel answers your questions about the downturn every Wednesday in Your Money. More: continued here

Postbox move slammed as crazyJohn O’Groat Journal, UKHe added he had phoned the Royal Mail in Inverness a week ago and left messages to be called back. He has not yet heard from them. He explained that customers have been in complaining about how silly the move was, and said that …

Vandals attacked the home of the former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland, smashing windows early Wednesday at the house of the ex-CEO who resigned in disgrace but with an annual pension of about 700,000 pounds ($1.2 million). More: continued here

(AP:WASHINGTON) The nation’s postmaster general is telling a House panel that the post office is facing a severe financial crisis that won’t ease any time soon. More: continued here