Stamps 2010 Training Camp – Day 5 Recap

JAKARTA: Japanese ace Katsuaki Fujiwara stamped his class in the Supersports 600cc races in Round 2 of the Petronas Asia Road Racing Championships (ARRC) at the Sentul Circuit yesterday. More: continued here

ThinkProgress How Many People Around You Receive Food Stamps?Slate MagazineSince the turn of the millennium, participation in the food stamp program, known officially as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, has more than doubled to 15 percent of all U.S. residents in January. In some parts of the country, as few as …USDA Distributes Flier That…

Linn’s Stamp News How to collect Australia's Kangaroo and Map issuesLinn’s Stamp NewsThough Australia became an independent federation in 1901, the stamps issued by the Australian colonies of Great Britain continued to be used throughout the nation until 1913. On Jan. 2, 1913, stamps in 15 different denominations and colors, all … More: continued here

Citizentribune Food stamps should target nutritionCitizentribuneCurrently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits – that is what food stamps are called now – to be used to buy alcohol, tobacco, pet foods, household supplies, vitamins and medicines.Lesson #4: Linking farm, food programs is crucial to farm bill successAgri-Pulseall…

Heritage.org (blog) Senate rejects amendment to turn food stamps into a block grant programThe Hill (blog)The Senate rejected a farm bill amendment that would have turned food stamps into a state block grant program. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the amendment, which he said would have saved $300 billion over 10 years. The amendment failed…

How Easy Is It to Get Food Stamps?Fox News (blog)Prior to writing and researching this project, my only impression of food stamps and similar welfare programs was that the credit only worked for certain items at certain stores and that an individual had to be in a particularly dire financial … More: continued here