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Stamps: Souvenir Forever collection commemorates Lady Bird Johnson's …Daily Press (blog)The achievements of Lady Bird Johnson are commemorated with the recent dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson souvenir Forever stamps sheet. The ceremony honoring the former First Lady took place at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The … …

CNN's Carol Costello Asks If Food-Stamp Challenge Is A "Pointless Exercise"Media Matters for America (blog)In November, Booker announced that he would take the food-stamp challenge and live for one week on a food budget equal to that of a New Jersey resident on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly …

TIME What's Behind Cory Booker's Food Stamp ChallengeTIMEIt is all but impossible for politicians to be successful if they cannot relate to their constituents and few do so better than Cory Booker. In his six years as mayor of Newark, N.J., Booker has earned a reputation for rare empathy as …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Battle of the budget: Cory Booker begins weeklong food stamp challengeThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comFor the next seven days, and at a time when Congress is considering $16 billion in cuts to the federal program, Booker will put himself in the same position as 850,000 other New …

Newark Mayor Cory Booker Tweets His Week on Food StampsMashableMayor Cory Booker from Newark, N.J. will just spend $29.78 on food this week, in a solidarity campaign with people living on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly and more popularly referred to as food stamps. The social media … …

Politico The food stamp challenge is too little too lateExaminer.comBut try eating using only food stamps for a week and you can really get the feel of what it's like to go hungry and do without. Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker accepted the food stamp challenge and will survive this …

Cory Booker, Mayor On Food Stamps, Tweets And Blogs As SNAP Challenge …The InquisitrCory Booker became the “mayor on food stamps” when he vocally opted to spend a week eating just via the allotment despite his mayoral salary and higher-than-average means to combat prejudice and stigma associated with the program. …

NJ Mayor Starts Food Stamp ChallengeYahoo! News (blog)Social media-savvy Mayor Cory Booker posted a photo of a crumpled receipt Monday morning to Facebook and Twitter. The Newark, N.J., mayor wasn't filing expenses; he was showing supporters what he'll be eating for the next week as he takes on the food …

TucsonSentinel.com Rising Az food-stamp rolls at near-record highsTucsonSentinel.comWASHINGTON — Arizona added 17,000 people to its food stamp rolls in October, as near-record-high levels of assistance continued to stubbornly hang on after 18 months. The increase from September to October brought the total number of food stamp… More: continued here

Pursuitist Hermès Designs Stamps for French Post OfficePursuitistHermès is adding its own touch of luxury to the annual “Heart” stamp collection issued by France's postal services, La Poste. Designers were inspired to turn some of the French luxury brand's iconic scarves into stamps and Zoé Pauwels's design was …and more » …