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MARLON Alex James marked his return to Malaysian football with a brace in Armed Forces’ 2-0 win over last season’s FAM Cup champions NS Betaria FC on the opening day of the Premier League in Kelana Jaya on Monday. More: continued here

Pennsylvania is enacting stricter standards for those who get food stamps, and it won’t be as easy for those with low incomes to get state help at the checkout line. More: continued here

PennLive.com PA Changing Requirements for Food StampsWNEP-TVBy Jon Meyer Pennsylvania is enacting stricter standards for those who get food stamps, and it won't be as easy for those with low incomes to get state help at the checkout line. Those who have a second car or extra cash in a …

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvanians seeking food stamps may soon have to pass an asset test that state officials say will help ensure the program aids those who need it most, but advocates for the poor say it may hurt people who genuinely qualify for the federal benefit and are struggling …

Kansas City Star Year of the Dragon stamps unveiledToronto Sun(DAVE ABEL/Toronto Sun) Two years after Louis Fishauf began work on Canada's 16th Chinese Lunar New Year stamps, the veteran designer got to see them Tuesday. The miniature works of art, which feature dragons, were unveiled in Toronto at a ceremony …

Year of Dragon stamps its markNew Straits TimesBy NICHOLAS CHENG, KUALA LUMPUR POS Malaysia Berhad is ushering in the Lunar New Year in style with the introduction of a limited edition gold dragon stamp in the form of a Ming Empress robe. The one of a kind stamp depicts a …

Christian Science Monitor Food stamp use still rising despite good jobs newsChristian Science MonitorBy SoldAtTheTop, Guest blogger / January 10, 2012 This chart shows how food stamp participation has risen with the unemployment rate since 2005. The last peak in food stamp use occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina …

msnbc.com Ancient menorah stamp used to mark kosher bread unearthedmsnbc.comThe seven-branched menorah was engraved on what researchers say was likely a bread stamp used by Jewish bakers to identify their kosher breads by name some 1500 years ago. By Jeanna Bryner Managing editor A tiny stamp bearing an image of …

COMMENTARY | Food stamps are a source of tension for many politicians, because cutting the programs runs the risk of alienating people hit hard by recent economic issues. The Associated Press reports the food stamp program — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — has grown to include more than 45 million …

Pennsylvania tying food stamps to assetsAllentown Morning CallAP PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvanians seeking food stamps will soon have to pass an asset test that state officials say is a way to weed out fraud but welfare advocates claim does more harm than good. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the asset test slated …