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Under Obama, a more dependent nation?Muscatine JournalSecond, the Obama administration has made a far-reaching effort to increase the number of Americans on food stamps. As National Review's Rich Lowry reported recently, the number of Americans on food stamps has gone from 17 million in 2000, to 30 …Voting out president …

Trading stamps were more than currency for someFarm and DairyAlthough the merchants had to pay the trading company for the stamps, they felt the practice was an incentive for people to return to their stores, buy more stuff, and accumulate more stamps. It was up to the merchant how many …

Ted Williams stamp available at Spellman Museum in WestonWicked LocalIt has proven to be one of the most popular stamps issued by the Post Office in recent history. Many local post offices have already sold out their allotted supply. But the U.S. Post Office at the Spellman Museum of Stamps& …

BBC News GB gold medallists feature on stampsBBC NewsGreat Britain's first gold medal winners of the London 2012 Olympics are being honoured with special stamps, which have been printed within hours of the medal ceremonies. Gold medal winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins will be honoured with his own stamp…Bradley Wiggins Wins …

Great Britain's gold medal winners of the London 2012 Olympics are being honoured with a special stamp, to be rushed out by Thursday lunchtime. More: continued here

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, said Wednesday it's time to take food stamps out of the farm bill. More: continued here

USA TODAY Food stamps stalling ag billFort Wayne Journal GazetteRon Johnson, D-Wis., to separate food stamps– officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – from the farm bill was voted down by the Democratic Senate in June. The five-year renewal of commodity and nutrition programs is stalled …The 'Farm' …

Farmer's Market now accepting food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteSlow Food Pittsburgh's Saturday Farmers@Firehouse market in the Strip District is accepting food stamps — that is, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, using a new wireless card reader to do the electronic benefits transfer …and more » More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk First Gold Medal Win Celebrated With Next Day Olympic Gold Medal StampMarketWatch (press release)The stamp will be on sale in over 500 Post Office branches, including in Helen's home town of Penzance and Reading, Berkshire where the pair live. A fleet of 90 Royal Mail vehicles will deliver the …

Team GB’s first gold medal winners at the London 2012 Olympics are being honoured with special stamps less than 24 hours after victory in their events. More: continued here