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Washington Post Pop goes the postage stampWashington PostA close up look of a new stamp being released Tuesday by the Postal Service featuring the popular literary and movie character Harry Potter. The series of stamps were the brainchild of the Postal Service's new marketing staff, which bypassed the … More: …

Opposing Views Food stamp recipients worry about plans in CongressBaltimore SunTens of thousands of Marylanders could be cut off from food stamps next year as Congress races against a deadline to renew the $80 billion program that helps to feed one in seven Americans. Lawmakers are poised to cut the …

The Virginian-Pilot Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectorsWashington PostFor more than half a century, a committee of cultural heavyweights has met behind closed doors, its deliberations kept secret, weighing the faces and images of Americana worthy of gracing U.S. postage stamps. While its rulings have been …

With more than a dozen free agents who need to be dealt with and an expansion draft which may suck more talent away, the 2014 Calgary Stampeders are bound to be a somewhat altered team than the one that fell one game short of the final goal. More: continued here

Food Stamp Costs Swelled by States Spending $1 on Heating AidMoneynewsMembers of a House-Senate conference committee are scrutinizing food stamp eligibility rules as they seek to reconcile different versions of a bill that would set agricultural policy for the next five years. Either would cut food-stamp spending, mostly … More: …

WKYT Investigates: Food stamps ending up in wrong handsWKYT"It's terrible to have to to live like this," David Campbell said. "It's embarrassing to have to draw food stamps. I've never had to live like this. I've always worked." Campbell was a plumber for 20 years. Back problems stopped him from …

WROC-TV Food Stamp Settlement a Windfall For ManyWROC-TV"I was a little scared, a little nervous, like okay, does the government know I'm getting these food stamps? Did they make a mistake? Did they give me somebody else's food stamps?" Magwood said. "No it's not a mistake. They have a right …

Extra money headed to some food stamp recipientsSyracuse.comMore than 200,000 people across the state received more money than usual in their food stamp accounts as part of a statewide class-action lawsuit settlement. Many people won't know why they're getting the money. The money arrived before the letters … More: continued …

The U.S. Postal Service is offering some holiday magic with a series of 20 "Harry Potter" stamps that will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter.         More: continued here

Some think more cuts need to be made, and they say some states are taking advantage of a loophole. More: continued here