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1M+ more Americans on food stampsNew York PostThe number of Americans signing up for food stamps jumped more than 1 million for Aug. and Sept. of this year, says the latest report issued by the US Department of Agriculture. That brought the total number using the program to just under …

Deli operator pleads to theft of $67K in food stamps – Buffalo – Business FirstBizjournals.comThe defendant and others exchanged customers food stamp benefits for cash in violation of the rules governing the food stamp program. In less than a two-year period, Almadrahi took in more than $67,000 through these fraudulent …

Fewer Bergen, Passaic residents qualify for emergency food stamps due to SandyNorthJersey.comFewer than 300 people in Passaic and Bergen counties qualified for emergency food stamps because of hardships caused by superstorm Sandy, a far cry from last year when more than 23,000 received the aid with few questions asked after …

Fewer than 300 people in Passaic and Bergen counties qualified for emergency food stamps because of hardships caused by superstorm Sandy, a far cry from last year when more than 23,000 received the aid with few questions asked after Hurricane Irene. More: continued here

A stamp of passionThe Asian AgeIn times of email and social media, correspondence doesn't often involve putting pen to paper, or stamp to envelope. And in these changing times, philately is a fading art. But a huge collection of special stamps and a number of stamp lovers came … More: …

New Year's Eve Bull Bash coming to Stamps on December 31MagnoliareporterThe Young Guns Bull Riding Association has plans for a “New Year's Eve Bull Bash” starting at 5 p.m. Monday, December 31 at the Lafayette County Fairgrounds in Stamps. Bulls from the PBR will be featured. The program will begin …

Opinion Report: Emergency Food StampsNew York Times (blog)Why is the Bloomberg administration making it so hard for people who need emergency food stamps because of Hurricane Sandy to get them? The dawn and the day itself are merely a prelude to a Christmas dusk, when the lights are most enticing. …

PETALING JAYA (Dec 16): Fresh out of party elections, DAP today moved to appoint a more ethnically diverse pool of leaders to its central executive committee (CEC).This follows delegate More: continued here

SANJAY Singh Chal laid down a marker to claim the tag of the country's top junior squash player when he upset Malaysia Games champion Addeen Idrakie Bahtiar to win the boys' Under-19 title at the REDtone Kuala Lumpur International Junior Open yesterday. More: continued here

Neil Dubovsky: A litigator tries living on food stampsDaily Record (subscription)For one week beginning Dec. 17, my family and I will be participating in an event known as the Food Stamp Challenge. The challenge itself is fairly self-explanatory. Participants are required to commit to living for one week on the …