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PEOPLE in Sedgemoor are being asked to collect used stamps this Christmas in aid of the Royal National Institute of Blind People. More: continued here

Christian Science Monitor Failed Budget Talks Impacts Farm Bill, Food StampsHispanicBusiness.comFor a year or more, lawmakers and farm groups have been wrangling over the $1 trillion bill, the sprawling piece of legislation that sets the nation's farm policy and covers food stamps. With a constrained federal budget, negotiations over the bill …Politics Gone Sour: Why…

Letter: Difficult to purchase religious postage stampsTCPalmOn Dec. 4, I went to the U.S. Post Office in Stuart. There I told the clerk that I wished to purchase some religious Christmas stamps. She told me that none were available, but I could purchase some "Christmas stamps" with Santa Claus on them, so I … More:…

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants' 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday in Indianapolis. More: continued here

Holiday greetings generate special stampsTopeka Capital JournalRoger Rake, left, and Jim Nelson look over their collection of Christmas stamps and first-day covers recently in the parlor of Crestview United Methodist Church, 2245 S.W. Eveningside Drive, where the Topeka Stamp Club holds its monthly meetings. Back … More: continued here

Glitches in a new computer system could leave some county residents hungry for Christmas. The NCFAST computer program – Families Accessing Services through Technology – has instead been too slow, say the people whose food stamp eligibility it was designed to re-certify. More: continued here

One Out of Every 6.5 Americans Is on Food StampsNational Review Online (blog)The new all-time record number of recipients, 47.7 million (up from 31.6 million when Obama took office) exceeds the combined populations of Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, … More: continued here

Computer glitch leaves families on food stamps hungryFayetteville ObserverThe NCFAST computer program – Families Accessing Services through Technology – has instead been too slow, say the people whose food stamp eligibility it was designed to re-certify. "There's going to be kids that are not going to be able to have a good … More: continued…

Lawmakers have spent the last few weeks scrambling to get a five-year farm bill attached to a deal that would avert $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts, dubbed the fiscal cliff. More: continued here

Stamps.com Named to Software Magazine's 30th Annual Software 500 ListMarketwire (press release)EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire – Dec 21, 2012) – Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP), the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine's ranking of the world's …and more » More: continued here