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To mark the Chinese New Year welcoming the Year of the Goat, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) yesterday launched 3-D, gold-embossed souvenir stamps. The PhlPost said the Year of the Goat souvenir sheet with metallic foiling comes in three colors: silver, bronze, and gold. The three animals featured on the …

Christian Science Monitor "All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep. (+video)Christian Science MonitorA DeSoto County lawmaker apologized Tuesday for saying that in the town where he used to be mayor, "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' Rep. Gene …

It’s a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. More: continued here

DIW: Hot Hair Glitter StampsKFVSThe hot stamps claim to add some flair to your hair, but do they work? "I've seen them on TV" said Zana Riggs. Riggs is helping us find out if these glitter Hot Hair Stamps will actually dazzle us. "A flower, a star, a peace sign, …

Lincoln Stamp Show welcomes postage stamp enthusiastsFremont TribuneThe Club will also release a special show cover that honors the 25th anniversary of the April 24, 1990, launch of the Hubble Space Telescope aboard Discovery, one of NASA's space shuttles. The cover features several of the telescope's most memorable … More: continued …

Progress Illinois Stamps Centers Campaign Around Education In Chicago's 37th Ward RaceProgress IllinoisCommunity activist Marion Stamps fought for the rights of public housing residents displaced by the demolition of the Cabrini Green housing development on the near North Side when she ran for 27th Ward alderman in 1995. Twenty years …

PerezHilton.com Celebrity Romances That DIDN'T Get Friends' Stamps Of ApprovalPerezHilton.comLove is tough enough as it is! It's already a challenge just to commit to someone else, but then if your friends don't approve of your chosen person? GAH! Talk about a rough life! That's why we're especially empathetic with these …

Critics say Bitterroot legislator's bill to restrict food stamps would cause …The MissoulianThe main change under SB206 would be restricting Food Stamps for childless, able-bodied adults in low unemployment areas, he said. The Bullock administration currently uses unemployment-rate averages in several counties to extend benefits into areas …GOP senator's bill to …

Foes shout down Bitterroot legislator's bill to restrict food stampsThe MissoulianThe main change under SB206 would be restricting Food Stamps for childless, able-bodied adults in low unemployment areas, he said. The Bullock administration currently uses unemployment-rate averages in several counties to extend benefits into areas … More: continued here

Arutz Sheva Israel's Newest Stamps: Holocaust Rescue, Sharon, and MoreArutz ShevaThe Philatelic Service of the Israel Postal Service issued several fascinating educational stamps this month, spanning a variety of periods and disciplines. Among them is a stamp jointly issued with the Philippines that commemorates that country's …and more » More: continued …