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San Francisco Chronicle Congress breaks for 5 weeks, but much work undoneGettysburg TimesThe House settled for a paltry restoration of expired disaster programs for livestock producers and tree farmers. The Senate wouldn't do even that, demanding instead a full five-year farm bill with 80 percent of it, or about $400 …

One-stop shopping: stamps and produceAlbany Times UnionJoy DeVoe assists customer Joan Manion with a package to mail on Friday at DeVoe?s Rainbow Orchards on Route 9 in Halfmoon. The U.S. Postal Service's new Contract Postal Unit store, which officially opens next Thursday. (Dennis Yusko/Times Union) … More: continued here

Stamps honour Olympic athletesCaymanian CompassThe five athletes representing Cayman at the Olympic games in London are being honoured in a stamp issue that became available on Thursday, 2 August. “When we issue stamps to celebrate this sort of an occasion, it reflects the entire country's …and more » More: continued here

Food Stamp Rules Change Adds $460 Million to Cost in Fiscal 2010The New AmericanNearly 3 percent of the households that receive food stamps in United States would have been ineligible to receive them if the income eligibility rules had not been changed, the Government Accountability Office has reported. According to …

Two years after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines released its draft rules for feed-in tariff (FiTs), it has approved an initial round of incentives for run-of-river hydro, biomass, wind and solar projects. More: continued here

OCEAN PINES, Md. (AP) — When he was 12 years old, Bert Raymond's life was forever changed by the power of a used stamp that probably had a value of less than a penny. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk OLYMPICS: First class Jessica Ennis gets stamp and gold post box in Sheffield …The StarRoyal Mail will produce the stamps, celebrating British victories in the women's heptathlon, the men's 10000 metres, the rowing men's four and women's lightweight double sculls, within 24 hours. Stamps will also be released commemorating …

Stamp to honour historic Murray winThe Press AssociationThe stamp, which features an image of Murray mid-shot, will be on sale in more than 500 post offices in the UK, including in his home town of Dunblane. It will be number 16 in the gold medal stamps to be issued by …

Brilliant Baz stamps mark on WSBKcrash.netLess than a month after stunning both himself and the WSBK paddock by claiming a maiden World Superbike podium in only his fifth event, Loris Baz has elevated his status from a rising star to a shining one by claiming a remarkable maiden win in …

Scotsman (blog) Stamp to honour historic Murray winScotsman (blog)Royal Mail is producing it in his honour after the 25-year-old saw off tennis world number one Roger Federer in straight sets to become Olympic champion. The stamp, which features an image of Murray mid-shot, will be on sale in more than …