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CBS Local No more food stamps for prisonersEscanaba Daily PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has a new law making it illegal for prison inmates to participate in the state's food stamp program. The state says Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed a bill Thursday making it illegal for prisoners to get …

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MaltaPost launches Olympics 2012 stamp collectionMalta Independent OnlineOn 27 July, MaltaPost will issue a set of two stamps commemorating the 2012 London Olympic Games. The stamps, valued at €0.37 and €2.11, depict the 2012 Olympic Games logo and Wenlock, one of the Games' mascots. “The Philatelic Bureau of …and more » …

San Francisco Chronicle Medical marijuana and food stamps: Oregon allows a deductionKPICUnder a little-known practice, Oregon social service officials are allowing certain food stamp applicants to deduct medical marijuana costs from their income when qualifying for benefits.Medical Marijuana Costs Can Be Deducted From Income For Food Stamp…Huffington PostMedical Marijuana: Can …

On 27 July, MaltaPost will issue a set of two stamps commemorating the 2012 London Olympic Games. The stamps, valued at €0.37 and €2.11, depict the 2012 Olympic Games logo and Wenlock, one of the Games’ mascots. More: continued here

House bill would cut food stamps, farm subsidiesSan Francisco ChronicleThe House proposal, like the Senate measure that passed on a bipartisan 64-35 vote, also does away with the much-criticized direct payment system whereby farmers get federal assistance even when they don't plant a crop. The House bill differs, though, … …

Wall Street Journal (blog) The Girls … on StampsWall Street Journal (blog)South Korean pop group Girls' Generation is about to be immortalized on a postage.Korea Post to release stamps for leggy beauties of Girls' GenerationWhat’s on Xiamenall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Don't be a rubber stamp, high court tells magistrateTimes of IndiaMagistrates are behaving like rubber stamps, as they mechanically remand people without even recording the statements of the arrested persons, lamented the Madras high court on Friday. More: continued here

House Agriculture Committee unveils its farm bill, calls for bigger cuts to …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee on Thursday unveiled its approach for a long-term farm and food bill that would reduce spending by $3.5 billion a year, almost half of that coming from cuts in the federal …

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