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There's one thing that underpaid McDonald's workers and underpaid editorial interns at Mother Jones  have in common: their employers told them to apply for food stamps.          More: continued here

Inspector General to take temperature of stamp collectors through Harry PotterWashington Post (blog)The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general is seeking public opinion about the recently released Harry Potter stamps as a test of how Americans feel about a new commercial direction for postage. Inspector General David Williams is asking stamp …

Bloomberg Mars Inc. to Libertarians Thwart Food Stamp Health LimitsBloombergFood stamps can't be used to buy alcohol or tobacco or household supplies, pet foods and hot meals, while snacks and high-calorie energy drinks are permitted. Recipients spent as much as $2.1 billion a year on sugar-sweetened beverages and were more …Mars …

Mother Jones Advised Intern to 'Sign Up For Food Stamps'National Review Online (blog)In a Vice piece called “The Exploited Laborer of the Liberal Media,” Charles Davis drags progressive media outlets through the mud, noting that, despite talking a good game about “class war,” “many of them are exploiting workers in …

Joan Jett Featured On PETA's Vegetarian Celebrity StampsRTT NewsPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched its 2013 edition of U.S. postage stamps featuring 20 famous vegetarians and vegans, and Joan Jett is among the stars to get a stamp. "These limited-edition stamps, featuring some of world …and …

Food stamps, turkey talesVictorville Daily PressWASHINGTON — If you peruse the news on any given day, the farm bill/food stamp debate produces two general impressions: Republicans are heartless turkey thieves; Democrats are spendthrift welfare caterers. If only neither were a little bit right. More: continued here

NBCNews.com Mars Inc. to Libertarians Thwart Food Stamp Health LimitsBusinessweekFood stamps can't be used to buy alcohol or tobacco or household supplies, pet foods and hot meals, while snacks and high-calorie energy drinks are permitted. Recipients spent as much as $2.1 billion a year on sugar-sweetened beverages and were more …The …

Now is wrong time to cut food stampsColumbus DispatchNow is wrong time to cut food stamps. Letters Policy. The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited. Each letter must include name, home address and daytime phone …

Examiner.com Spay/neuter postal stamp urged for UNExaminer.comThe International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) said such a stamp would raise global awareness about the need to reduce pet overpopulation. The UN usually produces six new commemorative stamps a year that can be used on mail from UN offices. More: continued here

Hilton Head Island Packet Food stamps and turkey talesPittsburgh Post GazetteWASHINGTON — If you peruse the news on any given day, the farm bill/​food stamp debate produces two general impressions: Republicans are heartless turkey thieves; Democrats are spendthrift welfare caterers. If only neither were a little bit right.Parker: On food …