News Updates from Save the Post Office

In an epic court battle, the City of Berkeley and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are taking on the U.S. Postal Service over the sale of the Berkeley Main Post Office and of our nation’s historic post offices. More: continued here

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One in five U.S. children now rely on food stamps: Census data

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of children in the United States relying on food stamps for a meal spiked to 16 million last year, according federal data, signaling a lopsided economic recovery in which lower income families are still lagging behind. The roughly one in five children …

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Will Amazon Handle Foreign Currency Woes Better Than eBay? – TheStreet.com

Will Amazon Handle Foreign Currency Woes Better Than eBay?TheStreet.com21, eBay narrowly missed estimates, reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $4.92 billion, up 8.6% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting revenue of $4.93 billion. eBay stock was trading at $53.43 on Thursday at noon, just above its closing price of $53 …and more » More: continued …

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Food stamps feeds one in five US children

Food stamps feed one in five children in the United States, and the Republicans, led by Catholic Republican Congressman and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, his former presidential running mate, Mitt Romney, and Catholic Republican House Speaker John Boehner want to decimate the food stamps program with immoral and …

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