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Oregon Trail Cards — which are part of the state’s food stamp program — can be used to purchase expensive coffee concoctions at Starbucks counters inside grocery stores, investigators from Fox 12 in Oregon discovered. More: continued here

Food stamps are not for tradingElizabethton StarBy Staff Reports The US Department of Agriculture is making headway on cutting down on fraud in the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program, but it still has a long way to go. Eliminating the abuse is important, not only because it's a misdirection …

Food stamps is the latest program to be targeted by Newt Gingrich, but the 2012 candidate’s assertions about the program aren’t quite correct. Speaking in Iowa on Wednesday, the former Speaker railed against food stamps, one of the federal government’s assistance programs to help low-income… More: continued here

DeVone Claybrook to Argos? Not so fast, says StampMontreal GazetteBut it's hard to ignore the fact that Jones and Claybrooks have a history; they were together in Montreal, and a year after Jones took over as the Stamps' defensive coordinator, Claybrooks came in to be a veteran presence on the …

Comox artist wins 'salmon stamp' contestCanada.comThe Recreational Fisheries Conservation Stamp, also known as the "salmon stamp," is roughly the size of a postage stamp and sells for $6. Part of the proceeds support the salmon conservation efforts the Pacific Salmon Foundation, which has been running … More: continued here

Daily Mail Food stamps for frappuccinos: Outrage as it's revealed handouts for the poor …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter 'Luxury' sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America's food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. The tokens which are given to those living in …

‘Luxury’ sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America’s food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. More: continued here

BBC News Guernsey Post extend reduced rate Christmas stamps useBBC NewsThe time period for when reduced rate Christmas stamps can be sent in the Bailiwick of Guernsey has been extended this year. From 2 to 22 December 2011, letters sent within the islands can be sent with a special 31p …

Starbucks' $5 coffees are being bought with food stamps for the poorDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter 'Luxury' sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America's food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. The tokens which are given to those living in poverty can be …

This Beat Goes Russell Simmons Appears On PETA Postage StampsMTV.com (blog)Through a new campaign with PETA, Simmons has been granted his own postage stamp. The Queens, New York native is honored in PETA's “Vegetarian Icons” collection from the US Postal Service. Simmons is a devout vegan who has admitted that …