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Daily Caller USDA draws the line on food stamps, rules against medical marijuana deductionsFox NewsIt's the last dance with Mary Jane for states that had been illegally allowing food stamp recipients to claim deductions for medical marijuana. The Department of Agriculture last month sent out a memo ordering states to …

From returning veterans to recent college graduates, the faces of food stamps may not be what you imagine. Their stories tell of an economy still in crisis. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail Paints Mailboxes Gold Near Team GB Medalists' HomesAdAge.com (blog)The U.K.'s Royal Mail is celebrating Team GB gold medallists at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by issuing stamps bearing their images, and by painting the mailboxes closest to their homes in gold. p> Team GB's …

Event a haven for coin and stamp collectorsSun-SentinelThe 11-year-old, in town from Orlando to visit family, was on a quest for coins during a coin and stamp show at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center in Pembroke Pines. Emily's collection is small, so she keeps them with her in a …

Olympics fans have snapped up new stamps immortalising Great Britain’s gold medal heroes within minutes of them going on sale in Shropshire. More: continued here

Stamps featuring Great Britain's gold medal winners from day six of the Olympics, including Sherborne shooter Peter Wilson, go into print ahead of their release on Friday. More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle AP: Nearly 1 in 5 wrongly got Irene food aid in NJSan Francisco ChronicleTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Nearly 1 in 5 New Jersey households that received emergency food stamps after Tropical Storm Irene crashed into the state last year were ineligible for the benefits, a review found, …

Daily Caller USDA ends already illegal medical marijuana deductions for food stampsDaily CallerMedical marijuana deductions for food stamps are up in smoke following an order from the feds. States have received instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture to cease medical marijuana income deductions for food stamps— that were …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Thousands of ineligible NJ residents cashed in on emergency food stamps after …The Star-Ledger – NJ.comNearly 1 in 5 New Jersey households that received emergency food stamps after Tropical Storm Irene crashed into the state last year were ineligible for the benefits, a review found — …

More than Tramp StampsPublishers Weekly (blog)On my desk right now: galleys for Jocelynn Drake's Angel's Ink (urban fantasy with magical tattoos, October), Sabrina Vourvoulias's Ink (dystopian future SF with bar code tattoos, October), and Damien Grintalis's Ink (horror with a tattoo that comes to … More: continued here