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Experts Urge Testing of Ban on Use of Food Stamps for SodaNew York Times (blog)In an influential medical journal, two prominent experts on nutrition are assailing the federal government's rejection of New York City's proposal to ban the purchase of sodas with food stamps. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had asked …

Honoring Living People on Stamps?Michigan RadioThis morning, my significant other asked me how I would feel about sending her a Valentine's Card with a Kwame Kilpatrick stamp. I told her that no matter how bad things got, we are unlikely to have to worry about that. We are much older …

CBC.ca Living people on US stamps: Who would you choose?ForbesHoping to boost sagging revenue, the US Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions. …Post Office: US postage stamps soon could honor living people …

Globe and Mail Prospect gets his wish in Stamps' deal with TicatsMontreal GazetteDraft day didn't shake down that way, though, as the Stamps took care of their defensive priorities early by drafting Junior Turner and Akwasi Antwi and picking up the rights to Brian Bulcke in a trade, and Wagner, …

Stamps ready for home openerWilliams Lake TribuneThe Stamps, last year's Central Interior Hockey League regular season champions, are boasting several new faces — several who won't be unfamiliar to Williams Lake hockey fans. Game time is 7:30 pm at the Cariboo Memorial Complex this Saturday, Oct. 1. … More: continued …

Limit food stamps, Medicaid to pay debtWatertownDailyTimes.comLimit the food stamp program to the truly needy, not 15 percent of the population. Means-test the Medicare drug program and make a serious effort to stop the untold billions stolen from Medicare. Make all Medicaid recipients contribute something to … More: continued here

USA Today Stamps: U.S. Postal Service to honor the livingSan Francisco ChronicleHope Yen,Stacy A. Anderson, AP AP Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the US Postal Service abandoned on Monday its long-standing rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions. …Post Office: …

Globe and Mail Prospect gets his wish n Stamps' deal with TicatsCalgary HeraldDraft day didn't shake down that way, though, as the Stamps took care of their defensive priorities early by drafting Junior Turner and Akwasi Antwi and picking up the rights to Brian Bulcke in a trade, and Wagner, …

CBC.ca Stampeders must refocusCANOEThe entire week, the Stamps organization spread the good word about the CFL through the Maritimes, even going to Charlottetown for a day on PEI. Now they come home staring at a potential crossroads in their season. At no point in the tenure of GM-head …Huff questions …

MyFox Memphis More on food stamps, retail acceptance upHouston ChronicleThe office always looks like that as more Tennesseans seek benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly known as food stamps. It mirrors a national trend that the US Department of Agriculture, which administers the …Some farmers markets now …