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Bhushan asked to pay lakhs for stamp duty evasionZee NewsAllahabad: In a major setback to former union minister Shanti Bhushan, a revenue court on Friday directed him to pay Rs 1.33 crore stamp duty on purchase of property in the prime Civil Lines locality here and also pay a fine …

Boston.com Gingrich To Blacks: Seek Paychecks, Not Food StampsWBURBy AP WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps. Gingrich told a town hall meeting at a senior center in Plymouth, NH, …Newt …

The campaign of Newt Gingrich was pushed to defend remarks he made about food stamps that some bloggers and news Web sites interpreted as racially offensive. More: continued here

Bhushan asked to pay crores for stamp duty evasionZee NewsAllahabad: In a major setback to former union minister Shanti Bhushan, a revenue court on Friday directed him to pay Rs 1.33 crore stamp duty on purchase of property in the prime Civil Lines locality here. Shanti Bhushan along with his …

AFP Chinese dragon stamp'too fierce' say web usersAFPBEIJING — A Chinese postage stamp depicting a dragon with its fangs and claws bared has drawn sharp criticism on the nation's microblogs, with many saying it puts too frightening a face on their rising country. The commemorative stamp went on sale … …

Immigrants may be hit hardest by MaineCare cuts, tighter food stamp rulesBangor Daily NewsBy Kathryn Skelton, Sun Journal AUGUSTA, Maine — Changes in the state budget approved last spring and now in effect include cutting MaineCare coverage for hundreds, stopping food stamps for some and, in two weeks, telling 2500 …

People’s Daily Online China issues stamps to mark Year of DragonPeople’s Daily OnlineBy Wang Dan (Beijing Daily) The stamp for the Year of the Dragon went on sale on Jan. 5. Each set contains one stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan, and each person is allowed to …

The campaign of Newt Gingrich was pushed to defend remarks he made about food stamps that some bloggers and news Web sites interpreted as racially offensive. More: continued here

Pro-tiger stamps by Canada PostDaily MirrorHot on the heels of the controversy over the pro-LTTE postage stamps produced by the French Postal Service, a Sri Lankan organisation based in Ottawa has drawn the attention of the Canadian government to the circulation of stamps in Canada bearing …The 'Tiger stamps' issueCeylon …

NY1 Bloomberg Stands Against Food Stamp Proposal, But Quinn DissentsNY1The governor wants to end the city's policy of fingerprinting families who apply for food stamps. He said it creates a barrier for feeding hungry children, but Bloomberg said the policy is only turning away those who don't qualify for the …