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After his release from the NFL, veteran import defensive end Stevie Baggs was one of three players signed Monday by the Calgary Stampeders. More: continued here

Examiner.com Food stamp usage soars in Tampa Bay areaExaminer.comWhile politicians talk of an economic recovery, the use of Food Stamps in the Tampa Bay area has reached a new high, with about a half million people taking advantage of federal food compensations as of July, according to a TBO.com report. …

KVNO News Food stamps dividing support for farm billKVNO NewsThe House and Senate are at odds over cuts to food stamps, which dominate spending in the farm bill. In the past, the food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), broadened the base of support for the …

Food stamp use reaches new high in Tampa areaNorthwest News and TribuneFood stamp use among Tampa-area households hit a new peak this summer, with nearly 500,000 people in the region relying on federal food aid as of July. More than half of those cases, 267,207, were in Hillsborough County. The …

CBC.ca Stampeders showing they have plenty of fight in themNational PostIt showed, again, that while the Stamps are no longer a team that can run roughshod on opponents when the spirit strikes them, they are a team that will not quit, and will play to the gun. Not always well, …

Stamps.com® , the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced that it has launched PC Postage Version 9.6 software. The software introduces … More: continued here

We Pay so that Food-Stamp Users Can Dine in StyleDallas Blog (blog)I then began to notice the spending habits of those who bought groceries with food stamps. You see, I knew most of my friends' wives who shopped at the grocery store. Little Mary's father for example, had a bad …

Terrebonne opens food stamp siteDaily Comet (blog)The sites are at the East Houma Bingo Hall, 425 Grand Caillou Road, and the Bayou Black Community Center, 3688 Southdown Mandalay Road, the state announced. People with last names beginning with letters A through C are advised to go today. More: continued here

Man sentenced for illegal stamp purchases in OmahaSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — A California man has received a one-year prison term for buying more than $12,000 worth of stamps in Omaha, using fake cards that gave him access to the machine. Federal prosecutors say 42-year-old James W. Ball Jr., of Oakland, …

Lawmakers return to Washington with key objective: kick the can down the roadOrlando SentinelThe food and farm legislation has bedeviled House leaders because many GOP conservatives want deeper cuts to food stamps than Democrats, whose votes are needed to pass the measure, are willing to go for. In all likelihood, …