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Steve Jobs headed for postage stampThe Hill (blog)Stamp subjects are typically kept top-secret ahead of formal release, so that the Postal Service can create a stir when new stamps come out. Subjects are chosen through a collaboration by the U.S. Postal Service and an outside committee appointed by … More: …

Washington (AFP) – Steve Jobs, Snoopy, John Lennon and gay rights icon Harvey Milk will likely soon share a distinct American honor: their own US postage stamps. More: continued here

Steve Jobs slated to grace US postage stamp in 2015CNETThe late Apple co-founder will be featured on a commemorative US postage stamp in 2015, according to a US Postal Service list of approved subjects obtained by The Washington Post. Usually kept secret to maximize buzz over stamps' subjects, the list … …

ThinkProgress Study: Bisexuals vastly more likely to be on food stamps than gays, straightsDaily CallerBisexuals are vastly more likely to be on food stamps than their gay and straight counterparts and same-sex couples are more likely to need food assistance than different-sex couples, according to a new report. With record …

In 2016, you might be able to buy stamps with video games on themGameSpotOf course, "Video Games" is just one of hundreds of stamp subjects featured in the leaked document detailing stamps to be introduced in the 2014-2016 time period. Others include "Steve Jobs," "Jimi Hendrix," "Mushrooms," and "Michael Jackson," …

Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix to debut on postage stampsWashington TimesAlso in works: Stamps of the beloved Peanuts characters will appear in 2015, Charlton Heston in 2014, celebrity chefs Julia Child and Emeril Lagasse in 2014, and basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain in 2014. Others set to make a stamp appearance include … …

Profits Fall for Walmart and Nordstrom, and They Forecast Weakness AheadNew York TimesIn a call with reporters, William S. Simon, the chief executive of Walmart U.S., said that cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, crimped the company's results. An exceptionally ferocious winter with multiple … …

CNN Steve Jobs may appear on US postage stampCNN(CNN) — The likeness of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs may appear on a commemorative U.S. postage stamp in 2015, only four years after his death. Jobs' name appeared on a list of approved postage-stamp subjects obtained by The Washington Post.Top secret revealed! …

Media Matters for America (blog) 2 Success Stories That Undermine Right-Wing Media's Food Stamp DelusionMedia Matters for America (blog)Recent profiles of successful individuals illustrate how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as "food stamps" — helps disadvantaged people achieve success, delivering a blow to common right-wing narratives …

Tina Dupuy column: Don't like food stamps? Raise the minimum wageBethany Beach WaveSay you're philosophically opposed to food stamps. Let's say you feel better about yourself by calling those who've hit hard times freeloading parasites. Suppose the very idea someone somewhere may be cheating the system is enough for you …