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Vatican City, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican sold 100,000 sets of special stamps only made when there is no pope. A total of 200,000 such sets of stamps were printed. More: continued here

Mobile pantry travels to StampsKTBSThere are no permanent food pantries in LaFayette County, which leaves many low-income families without many options for food. In 2011, Harvest Texarkana started the program in Stamps. During that distribution more than 7,500 pounds of food was given … More: continued here

Future of Medicaid and food stamps at stakeCNNFood stamps: More people flocked to the food stamp program during the Great Recession as well. Some 46.6 million people, on average, received this assistance in 2012, up 77% over five years, according to federal data. The average monthly benefit was …and more » More: continued here

ABC News Republicans seek farm subsidy cuts, mull food stamps to cashPork MagazineRepublicans in the House of Representatives proposed $31 billion in farm subsidy cuts and the conversion of food stamps into a cash benefit program, as a way to help balance the federal budget in 10 years. The proposal, signed by House Budget …US…

Christian Science Monitor Proposals to ban purchase of sugary drink with food stamps won't workChristian Science MonitorMonday's court ruling blocking Mayor Bloomberg's 'soda ban' restored New Yorkers' freedom to supersize their sugary drinks. The judge reasoned that the rule limiting the size of sugary drinks to be sold at NYC eateries was arbitrary and capricious…

'History Through Postage Stamps' is topic of Tewksbury Historical Society meetingHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comCerrato, owner of the Charles Stamp Shop in Edison, will present a talk illustrated by postage stamps, from the first U.S. issue until the present. Cerrato has been using postage stamps for 35 years to teach about American history, and has…

Record number on food stamps, but Arizona figure falls slightlyPhoenix Business JournalThere were approximately 32 million Americans on food stamps in 2009 when Barack Obama became president and 17 million recipients in 2001 the first year of the George W. Bush administration. The year-end 2012 numbers show there were 4.1 million … More: continued here

Rep. Ryan and House Republicans want to turn Medicaid and food stamps into block grants. Here’s a look at how much the nation’s safety net really costs and who benefits from the programs. More: continued here

KCET Fifteen Percent of Americans Use Food StampsKCETFor most of us, the use of food stamps has always been a bit removed from our day-to-day lives. While many of us see the alerts at grocery store check-outs letting customers know that EBT is accepted, or window signs detailing just what can and cannot … More:…

The same flaws that caused a New York judge to overturn Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on big sugary drinks are inherent in proposals to ban the purchase of sugary drinks using food stamps . Such bans are unlikely to help fight obesity and can do substantial damage to the safety net. More: continued here