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Multi-crore fake notes, stamps racket busted in PatnaTimes of IndiaPATNA: The Patna Police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel on Saturday busted an interstate gang engaged in printing fake currency notes, judicial stamps, non-judicial stamps, National Savings Certificates (NSC) and bank drafts of State Bank of …Fake stamps, papers worth …

Canada Post Puts the BlackBerry On a StampTom’s GuideIt's also got its own stamp now. Canada Post is honoring Canadian inventions with a 'Made in Canada' series that sees the electric oven, the electric wheelchair, the pacemaker, and, of course, the BlackBerry featured on stamps. … More: continued here

Children's Food Stamp Use Doubles in DanburyPatch.comThe use of food stamps by children doubled from 2007 to 2009, according to a national foundation studying the health of children. By Christian Camerota Lucky Food Mart accepts EBT and Food Stamps. The number of children receiving food stamps in Danbury …and more » …

Disney Pixar stamps unveiled by Postal ServiceOCRegisterANAHEIM – The US Postal Service unveiled a new series of stamps based on characters from Disney Pixar films Friday at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim. The five stamps each feature one or more characters from five …U.S. Postal Service unveils new stamps, letter-writing …

Many beginning stamp collectors believe it is best to collect stamps within a group or at least in some type of environment within which they can share their experiences and question with a group. For some collectors, this is the best way to start. More: continued here

Food stamps are used by low income families to purchase a variety of goods. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed removing sodas from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps, in an effort to reduce obesity. However, according to the New York Times, federal officials …

The U. S. Postal Service unveiled a new series of stamps based on characters from Disney Pixar films Friday at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim.The five stamps each feature one or more characters from five different Disney Pixar films: Toy Story , Ratatouille, Cars , Up and Wall E.John… More: …

DAYTON — Local counties are seeing dramatic increases in requests for public assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid , and the trend appears to be statewide.Nearly one-in-five Montgomery County residents was on Medicaid in 2010 and more than 82,000 households received food assistance. That is a 9 percent …

Number of Southbury Children on Food Stamps Rises SharplyPatch.comThe number of area children receiving food stamps more than doubled between 2007 and 2009, according to national data collection project Kids Count. In 2007, 10 area towns – Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Middlebury, Monroe, Oxford, …and more » More: continued here

KSDK Federal Officials Reject City's Plan to Ban Food Stamps for SodaNew York Times (blog)Federal officials on Friday rejected Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposal to bar New York City's food stamp users from buying soda and other sugary drinks with their benefits. In October, the city proposed a two-year experiment …