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Coffee Day freebies; stamps going up; blue man dies; Fallon/Timberlake video …Plain DealerRead more about National Coffee Day promotions, see Jimmy Fallon's #hashtag video with Justin Timberlake, how much are stamps increasing and other popular stories trending online today. Free coffee and more: Sunday is National Coffee Day and many …and …

Postal Service Proposes 3-Cent Increase in First-Class StampDailyFinanceThe postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects for postal overhaul legislation in Congress. "Of the options … More: continued here

New Yorker (blog) Why Food Stamps MatterNew Yorker (blog)On Saturday mornings in North Philadelphia, hundreds of people can be found lining up along the sidewalks of West LeHigh Avenue and Sixth Street, near the basement entrance of a local public library. They aren't looking for books, they are looking to …

Stamps increase: Postmaster 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. More: continued here

USPS Seeks Increase in Cost of Stamps, to 49 CentsABC NewsIt soon could cost 49 cents to mail a letter. The postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects …

Stamps to cost 49 cents in 2014NBCNews.comThe price of mailing a first-class letter is rising by three cents, part of a U.S. Post Office proposal to raise billions to pay for postal workers' retirement benefits. NBC's Brian Williams reports. Share This: facebook · twitter · googleplus. Related …and more » More: …

Panera CEO learns about hunger on his food stamp dietCNN(CNN) — I thought I knew a thing or two about hunger. I've met thousands of people who struggle to feed themselves and their families, visited dozens of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters and food banks, and worked closely with …

Hard workWashington PostSoutherland's food stamp proposal, which on Thursday the House narrowly voted to approve, would require able-bodied adults to work or volunteer at least 20 hours each week in order to receive government food assistance. “It's the simple solution,” he …and more » More: continued here

Stamps Increase By 3 Cents Under Proposed Postal Rate HikeThe InquisitrThe Board of Governors of the Postal Service is seeking this 6.5 percent increase in first-class postage from 46 cents to 49 cents effective January 26 because the money-losing agency is continues be billions in the red. Other mail, including …

The Truth About Food StampsSlate Magazine (blog)Eli Saslow had one of today's lead stories in the Washington Post, a lengthy profile of Florida Rep. Steve Southerland and his (thus far successful) quest to cut spending on SNAP — on food stamps. Earlier this year Saslow published compulsively …The 4 Most …