MSMoney By Jason Notte When students pursue a graduate degree to make a little extra money, just about none of them expect that added cash to come from food stamps. Between 2007 and 2010, the number of people with master's degrees and doctorates… more »

In the latest data from the Carolina Transparency vote tracking site, it doesn't pay to be an Independent. According to available information, there are only 129 unaffiliated voters in North Carolina who have reached the ripened age of 112 years old. T… more »

By: Jeff CoxCNBC.com Senior Writer Revisions to the way payroll data firm ADP counts private sector job creation have resulted in a sharp drop in the September employment count. ADP's new calculations put the monthly job creation… more »

WND by Jack Cashill If Barack Obama has an immediate eligibility problem, it is more likely to derive from the Social Security Number he has been using for the last 25 years than from his birth certificate. Ohio private investigator Susan Daniels… more »

A record of 8,733,461 workers took federal disability insurance payments in June 2012, according to the Social Security Administration. That was up from 8,707,185 in May.It also exceeds the entire population of New York City, which according to the Census Bureau's latest estimate hit 8,244,910 in July 2011. more »