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Agriculture Department rejects plan from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to prohibit use of food stamps for purchase of sugary drinks More: continued here

Gothamist Postal Service to Unveil Upper West Side StampDNAinfoUPPER WEST SIDE — The craggy heights of the Upper West Side's skyscraper apartments will be celebrated in a series of images immortalized in a collection of stamps to be released by the US Postal Service in 2012. The USPS set its sights on the Upper …Sneak…

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msnbc.com Country wrestles with spike in food stamp usemsnbc.com"It's a good thing that the government helps, but if employers paid enough and gave enough hours, then we wouldn't need to be on food stamps," says Tashawna Green, who has a six-year-old daughter. By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK — Genna Saucedo supervises …US a food stamp…

Food Stamps Demand SoarsThirdAge(AP Photo/Michael Sohn) The number of people using food stamps is now at a record high, a new Department of Agriculture report shows. According to CNN, food stamps now feed one in seven Americans. However, food stamps alone don't feed the record 45.8 … More: continued here

Cutting Medicare Benefits Will Cost Nation More in Food Stamps, Welfare …MedIndia… and John Horton, Senior Political Analyst at Robert Weiner Associates, argue that cuts to Medicare being considered by the new congressional "Supercommittee" and the White House "will cost the nation more in food stamps, welfare, seniors' poverty, …and more » More: continued here

The Sun Daily Number of Food Stamp Recipients Up Sharply In GeorgiaMyFox AtlantaThe economic slowdown of the past few years has led to a big jump in the number of Georgians receiving food stamps. One of every seven families in the state benefits from the food stamp program. That's a total of 1.8 million food…

Globe and Mail Perry Slams Food Stamps, Government SubsidiesFox News (blog)AP Graphics While campaigning in South Carolina on Friday, Perry slammed the Obama administration’s view of food stamps and other government subsidies. “Most Americans do not yearn to be dependent on government subsidies, they want economic …Rick Perry attacks Obama and picks up key endorsement…

Huntington Highlight: New Hopper Stamp to be Unveiled at First Day of Sale EventPatch.comOn August 24, 2011, the United States Postal Service will hold a special ceremony at The Huntington to mark the debut of the latest addition to its American Treasures stamp series—Edward Hopper's "The Long Leg", part of The Huntington's art collection ……

A.M. Vitals: NYC Can't Ban Soda Purchases Using Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Food Stamps Still Good for Soda: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg last year proposed a two-year trial ban on using food stamps to purchase soda and other drinks with added sugar, but the Obama administration has turned down the …and more » More:…