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Do Food Stamps Make Poor People Fat?Huffington Post"In fact, a growing body of research suggests a protective effect of SNAP participation on obesity risk," the Food Research and Action Center, a liberal advocacy group opposed to cutting food stamps, found in a report, most recently updated in January … More: …

Fat Cats and Food StampsTIME (blog)As a bipartisan conference committee meets this week in an effort to hammer out differences over the Farm Bill, we're sure to be reminded of the roughly 47 million Americans who use SNAP, the program formerly known as “food stamps.” But while SNAP … More: continued …

Christian Science Monitor Harry Potter stamps unveiled exclusively on KLG and HodaToday.com (blog)The United States Postal Service gave Kathie Lee and Hoda an exclusive look at five stamps in a brand-new limited-edition Harry Potter collection on Wednesday. The stamps are part of a 20-stamp Harry Potter collection, and each one …

Kids' activity stamps being destroyed by USPSBabyCenter (blog)The USPS is destroying stamps that were inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's “Just Move” initiative, encouraging our kids to come out from behind their screens and run, jump, play, MOVE. However, these artistic action-themed drawings weren't SAFE … More: continued here

Editor’s Note: In 2009, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits – commonly known as food stamps — by 13.6 percent, as a way to bring relief to struggling Americans during the economic recession…. More: continued here

The Atlantic Wire The Food Stamp Cuts Mean More Money for WalmartThe Atlantic WireAn increase to the monthly allotment provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps' official name), which went into effect during the height of the recession, expired on November 1. As we've noted, this change affected …

Christian Science Monitor First Harry Potter stamps, next owl post? USPS rolls out limited edition.Christian Science MonitorThe flurry of letters announcing Harry Potter's acceptance into the wizard school Hogwarts – which arrived in persistent droves as Harry's loveless Uncle Vernon destroyed them – must have been a boon to Britain's …

Ulster County 'SNAP Challenge' teaches reality of living on food stamps (video)Kingston Daily FreemanQueens Galley soup kitchen Executive Director Diane Reeder, foreground right, speaks about the Ulster County Democratic Women's 'SNAP Challenge' on Tuesday in front of the Ulster County Courthouse in Kingston. Behind her is county Comptroller Elliott …and more » …

Along with being considered for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or and the Puskas Award, Zlatan Ibrahimovic will achieve another "great honour" as of March 2014 – when his image is used on a stamp More: continued here

Food stamps: Sustainable solution or looming crisis?NOLA.comPeople stand in line at the Contra Costa County Workforce Services for their monthly debt cards and food stamps in Richmond, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. In Contra Costa County, 40,000 families are applying for just 350 affordable …and more » More: continued …