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Terence Stamp: Hollywood confidentialThe IndependentFlying to New York in 1963, Terence Stamp found himself in the company of Muhammad Ali. His charisma was so overwhelming, Stamp kept up with his career, noting that when he was banned for refusing to fight in Vietnam, he stayed very fit so that when …

Food stamp use up 62 percent in recessionUPI.com2 (UPI) — The percentage of Americans receiving food stamps increased 61.2 percent between 2007, when the recession began, and 2010, US researchers say. Jessica Bean, vulnerable families research associate at the Carsey Institute at the University of …and more » More: continued here

Politico Congress may cut aid to poor as food prices soarPoliticoSessions favors a House Republican plan to devote $71 billion to food stamps next year, compared with the $80 billion championed by Senate Democrats. Others view the increase as proof that the working poor need a government backstop, saying food …

Globe and Mail Bombers thank Stamps, now they have to beat themToronto SunBrown wasn't impressed with tweets from the Argos camp. (JASON HALSTEAD/WINNIPEG SUN FILES) It was like getting a reprieve from the governor of CFL fate. Still wallowing in their misery after blowing Friday's game to the …Bombers' Sears …

Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in August, as the number of recipients hit 45.8 million. More: continued here

Michigan may drop car limit for food aidThe Detroit NewsRick Snyder announcing he's reconsidering whether to include automobiles on the list of assets counted to determine eligibility for food stamps. The controversial "asset tests" introduced Oct. 1 are expected to drop 15000 people from the federal food …DHS To Review …

San Mateo Daily Journal Some 15% of US Uses Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Nearly 15% of the US population relied on food stamps in August, as the number of recipients hit 45.8 million. Food stamp rolls have risen 8.1% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the …

New Yorker (blog) Slide Show: Qaddafi Postage StampsNew Yorker (blog)Libyan postage stamps, like the ones in the collection below, are among the symbols left over. These particular stamps were acquired by Henry Schuler, a former American Foreign Service worker who had been based in Benghazi before Qaddafi assumed …and more » …

Congresswoman Jackie Speier plans to spend the next five days limiting herself to eating on a budget of $4.50 per day — which she says is the budget of a typical food stamps recipient.    At a community roundtable in Millbrae, Speier, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, said she hopes her experience …

Christian Science Monitor Food stamp participation on the riseChristian Science MonitorBy SoldAtTheTop, Guest blogger / November 1, 2011 This chart shows the rate of participation in the Federal food stamp program since 2005. Participation is strongly correlated to the unemployment rate, and both have been high over the past three …