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Stamps increase proposal to face Senate scrutinyChristian Science MonitorPostmaster General Patrick Donahoe's appearance Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes one day after the post office said it wanted to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents. He's pressing … More: continued here

Washington Post Simons Stamps His Natural Mark on DiorABC NewsSimons Stamps His Natural Mark on Dior. PARIS September 28, 2013 (AP). By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer. Associated Press. Thousands of square meters (yards) of hanging vines, wisteria and roses — some real, some fake — created a garden …Raf Simons …

Food Stamp Regression in the StatehouseNew York TimesWhile Congress is making up its mind on how much to slash from the food stamp program, some states are moving on their own to punish the poor by changing eligibility and other rules governing food stamps in ways that could deny vital …

Last week, the House of Representatives voted to cut $39 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps, over the next ten years — a plan that would impact low-income Americans, but also the big food businesses, like Walmart and General Mills, that serve them.Advocates for America's poor …

Postal Service seeks to hike stamp prices by 3 centsCNNMailing a letter would cost three cents more, or 49 cents, starting in January, under a Wednesday proposal by the U.S. Postal Service. The price of sending a postcard would also go up by a cent to 34 cents. The rate …

Slate Magazine What's the Best Way to Fix Food Stamps? Take Out the Food.Slate MagazineSpecifically, House Republicans have been moving forward with legislation to substantially reform the “farm bill” with a morally obscene plan to substantially cut food-stamp spending while leaving agricultural subsidies unscathed. There's no …and more » More: continued …

Cutting food stamps doesn't starve childrenWest Virginia MetroNewsLast week, House Republicans pushed through legislation to reduce spending on the federal food stamp program known as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The caterwauling from some objecting to the cut conjured up images of the … More: continued here

Daily Beast Business Ignores Food Stamp CutsDaily BeastRepublicans have made it clear that they want massive cuts to the federal budget, and food stamp assistance is on the chopping block. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a measure that would slash nearly $40 billion in spending on the …Five Reasons …

Supermarkets and food manufacturers depend on food stamps for a significant chunk of their sales each year. Yet as Republicans push for huge, punitive cuts in funding for the program, the big corporations that benefit are keeping silent. More: continued here

Price of stamps could go up 3 cents in JanuaryToday.com (blog)11 hours ago. Video: The Postal Regulatory Commission will vote to raise stamp prices from 46 to 49 cents for a first class letter in order to ease the projected $6 billion postal deficit. Forever stamps purchased before the increase …