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Arutz Sheva Archeologists Find 1500-Year-Old Bread StampForwardThe ceramic stamp, which dates from the Byzantine period in the 6th century CE, was found during ongoing Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Horbat Uza, east of Acre, which are being undertaken before the construction of the Acre-Carmiel …The seven-branched menorah was engraved on …

Kansas City Star Candidates' Talk of Paring Safety Net Programs Causes Anxiety in NHWall Street Journal (blog)By Jennifer Levitz MANCHESTER, NH – One after another, GOP candidates have been talking generally on the stump about reconfiguring or decreasing reliance on social safety net programs like food stamps. Photo: A voter …

Links: Shoe drops for the 3rd Orie and food stamps contingent on savingswitf.orgThe state plans to take a look at whether applicants for food stamp benefits really can't afford their groceries bills, reports the Post-Gazette. So-called asset tests will consider how much applicants have in savings – starting in May, …

State stamps out food fraudWestern HeraldBy Katy TerBerg As a response to recent problems with welfare fraud, the government has decided to reaccess the food stamp process. SNAP, or the USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is taking the extra steps to reduce the rate of … More: continued here

Canada Post says no LTTE stampsSunday LeaderThe Canada Postal Corporation has told the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada that it has not printed stamps promoting the LTTE's separatist agenda. According to the external Affairs Ministry, following reports in the LTTE affiliated websites and …Stern action has been taken to …

Pennsylvania plans to make the amount of food stamps that people receive contingent on the assets they possess – an unexpected move that bucks national trends and places the commonwealth among a minority of states. More: continued here

Public Service Tribunal rubber stamps police pay cutsPublic ServiceAround 60 per cent of police officers are in the UK's top 20 per cent of earners, according to a report from the Policy Exchange think tank, which said figures from the Office for National Statistics showed they are paid at least …

Arutz Sheva Israeli archaeologists find 1500-year-old kosher 'bread stamp' near AcreHaaretzThe tiny stamp was used to identify baked products; experts think it belonged to a bakery that supplied kosher bread to the Jews of Acre in the Byzantine period. By Haaretz Tags: Israel archeology Hebrew University A 1500-year-old seal with …

Chinese web users say dragon stamp too fierceDaily News EgyptStamps issued to mark the beginning of the new Chinese year have caused concern this year. The depiction of a dragon to mark the new Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar has caused criticism for its aggressive image. (AFP …

WISC Madison GOP candidates target food stampsKTVLMary Clare Jalonick/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians normally shy away from saying they want to cut food stamps, but this year's Republican presidential candidates are using domestic food aid as an example of a welfare state gone awry. …GOP presidential candidates wade into politically …