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Minn. bill seeks health software after failed tryWashington ExaminerA bill before a Senate health panel Friday would direct the Minnesota Department of Human Services to find a contractor to develop software that would match applicants for health care, welfare and food stamps with the appropriate programs. …and more » More: continued …

collectSPACE.com First spacecraft to orbit Mercury already has postage stampcollectSPACE.comBut even before the well-traveled craft fired its main thruster to enter Mercury's gravitational influence, a US postage stamp was waiting to celebrate its success. "I for one was never worried," said MESSENGER's project manager Peter Bedeni from the …and more » …

Idaho Reporter House committee approves bill adding food stamp ID checks and stagger monthly …The RepublicAP BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's food stamp program is in the process of an overhaul that would change how and when recipient shop for groceries. The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday approved and …

Welfare overhaul bill would require food stamp recipients to workNorthJersey.comAble-bodied recipients of food stamps would be required to work or seek work under a welfare overhaul bill introduced Thursday that US Rep. Scott Garrett said "promotes self-reliance as a solution to poverty. … More: continued here

New Stamp Set with Selena, Celia Cruz is a Hit in Echo ParkPatch.comThe Latin Music Legends (Forever) stamp set also features Tito Puente, Carlos Garel and Carmen Miranda. By Anthea Raymond | Email the author | 4:00pm These 20-stamp sets were flying off the shelves Wednesday at the Edendale post …

Minn. senators say tax mini-cigars like cigarettesForbesTom Bryant, executive director of the Minnesota Wholesale Marketers Association, said the machines currently used to affix the stamps only work with cigarette packs. He said many little cigars come in packs of different sizes, and that the stamps would …and more » More: continued …

Is Inflation Driving More People to Food Stamps?TIME (blog)And rising food prices comes at a time when the number of people already getting food stamps has risen dramatically. From October 2007, which was just before the financial crisis, to December 2010, which is the most recently available statistics, …and more » …

Program promotes Civil War sitesLonoke NewsBesides the 23 stamp sites, tourists also are encouraged to visit the “associated” sites nearby, but those sites will not offer stamps. “We selected the stamping sites because we needed places that were staffed. Some of the battlefields aren't staffed, …and more » More: continued here

Passport program promotes Civil War sitesLonoke NewsBesides the 23 stamp sites, tourists are also encouraged to visit the “associated” sites nearby, but those sites will not offer stamps. “We selected the stamping sites because we needed places that were staffed. Some of the battlefields aren't staffed, …and more » More: continued …

Passport program promotes Civil War sitesCabot Star HeraldBesides the 23 stamp sites, tourists are also encouraged to visit the “associated” sites nearby, but those sites will not offer stamps. “We selected the stamping sites because we needed places that were staffed. Some of the battlefields aren't staffed, …and more » More: …