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Bignews Portugal Food stamps being used to help childrenBignews PortugalSocial services statistics in the United States have shown that one in four American children were on food stamps throughout the final half of 2011 and the first half of 2012. Data released by the US Department of Agriculture and US …

More elderly in Minn. receive food stampsMinnesota Public RadioIn 2012, the number of elderly on Minnesota's food stamp rolls jumped by more than 2,500 people. That was largely the result of a campaign by state officials and anti-hunger groups encouraging senior citizens to sign up. Older people have historically … …

The Department of Posts (DoP) here today released four special postage stamps and the First Day Cover on Swami Vivekananda on his 150th birth anniversary. More: continued here

More of Minnesota's elderly residents are signing up for food stamps. In 2012, the number of elderly on Minnesota's food stamp rolls jumped by more than 2,500 people. More: continued here

Times of India Four stamps released on Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversaryTimes of IndiaChief postmaster general Jammu and Kashmir John Samuel today released the stamps and cover on Vivekananda at a simple but impressive function held at Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office here today. These stamps have been brought out by …

Collection of duck stamps to be displayed at Arts Center » Anderson …Anderson Independent MailWhen you get a letter, do you really look at the stamp? Most of the time it's a "Forever" stamp with a generic American flag or some other normal art thrown on it. We barely look …

Newsday Letter: Emergency food stamps neededNewsdayAs a recent letter mentioned, food stamps from the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition ProgramD-SNAP could help families and small businesses recover what we lost from the storm and get back to business ["Food stamps as stimulus," Jan. 6]. The federal … More: continued here

Kansas considers a new red card for food stampsKansas City StarKansas officials are considering replacing the current benefits card for residents who get food stamps with a bright red one. The current Vision cards have an artistic impression of a sunflower, while a prototype of the new card is red …

The Brooklyn Bureau Five Brooklyn Pols Sue Over Sandy Food StampsThe Brooklyn BureauThe program boasted looser eligibility rules than regular food stamps: Undocumented immigrants were permitted to apply and there was a higher income cut off. A family of four is normally barred from getting food stamps if its gross …

Diana: Blue food stamps to buy fresh fruitsMessenger Index (blog)All the commodities named to the list by the Secretary of Agriculture may be purchased with blue food stamps by those families taking part in the food stamp plan. Willard F. Walter, Surplus Marketing Administration area supervisor, announced that 14 … …