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Twin Cities Daily Planet (blog) No food stamps, no farm programTwin Cities Daily Planet (blog)One of the last acts of the Republican majority of the House of Representatives before the August recess of Congress was to propose to cut funding for the food stamp program by $40 billion in the …

It's a rematch of the 100th Grey Cup on Friday as the Stampeders travel to Toronto to face the Argonauts. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. MDT and the game will be broadcast on Newstalk 770 and TSN. More: continued here

A new set of stamps to mark the birth of the Royal Baby has gone on sale. Stamp dealer Tony Bray talks about what makes a stamp worth "millions of pounds". More: continued here

A set of stamps congratulating the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son is released by the Isle of Man post office. More: continued here

From Food Stamps to Franchising: The Squeeze InFox BusinessThings have certainly come full circle for Misty Young, a woman who was once standing in line for “government cheese,” and today is the co-owner of a multi-million- dollar breakfast operation. Young and her husband purchased the Squeeze In, a breakfast … More: …

Sonic stamps college team logos on burger bunsUSA TODAYAmerica's sports-mania has come to this: college football team logos stamped onto burger buns. On Wednesday, Sonic, the Oklahoma City-based chain of drive-in restaurants, will unveil plans to steam team logos onto burger burns — including deals with … More: continued here

Why the Republican Math on Food Stamps Is Stupidly WrongHuffington PostAs I predicted in an earlier piece, the Republican move of separating the food stamps bill from the farm bill was nothing but a crafty ploy to preserve farm subsidies and then gut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at …

Postal Service to unveil March on Washington stampWashington PostThe other two stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, the African American activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala. bus in …and …

US Sen. Debbie Stabenow rallies support for food stamps, passage of 2013 …MLive.comA Senate-passed, five-year farm bill would trim around 3 percent, or about $2 billion a year, from the $80 billion-a-year federal food stamp program and let states impose new work requirements on those who receive them. The bill …

US Sen. Debbie Stabenow rallies support for food stamps, passage of 2013 …Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comA Senate-passed, five-year farm bill would trim around 3 percent, or about $2 billion a year, from the $80 billion-a-year federal food stamp program and let states impose new work requirements on those who receive …