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Diana Kuyper: Food stamps off table at Open Arms pantryChicago Sun-TimesThe bad news is that our ability to provide emergency food stamps at Open Arms Mission food pantry ends Thursday. The good news is volunteers will be trained in March in the finer points of helping our clients apply for …

Air Force joins with Australia Post to celebrate aviation stamp issueAustralian Department of DefenceThe sky's the limit for military aviation enthusiasts and stamp collectors, with Australia Post's Air Force Aviation commemorative stamp issue. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binksin, AO, said this was a very timely partnership for …

1 in 6 Hamilton County residents gets food stampsChattanooga Times Free PressJulie receives disability payments for her lupus and various other ailments alongside $41 a month in food stamps. At 48, Julie Kayser expected to be firmly settled in her career and saving for retirement. Instead, the former fast-food manager …

Kansas City Star Hallmark's Prepaid Greeting Cards: Enough to Stop the E-Card Takeover?TIMEJust like Forever Stamps, said postage will always equal the price of a first-class stamp. NewsFeed thinks this would be a great idea — if people still sent greeting cards. Thanks to the fact that everyone and their …

Ask The Californian: Can Food Stamps be used at restaurants?Bakersfield CalifornianQ: Recently, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to NOT allow food stamp recipients to use their cards to pay for restaurant meals. Does Kern County allow Food Stamp cards to be used in restaurants? A: For the most …

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Police arrest 'VIP impostor'Times of IndiaThe accused has also been charged with having used fake stamps of officers of various departments for creating fake documents and using these for taking loans. The alleged fraudster Sushil Kumar Goel is said to be bearing numerous other names, …and more » More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk China stamps out pro-democracy ralliesGlobe and MailAnti-government gatherings in China are routinely stamped out by its pervasive security forces, which are well-funded and well-equipped. A pro-democracy movement in 1989 that directly challenged the Communist government was crushed by the military and …China Stamps Out Arab-inspired ProtestsRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyChina stamps out protest …

Canada Post awarded Prix Olympia 2010 gold medal for Beijing 2008 stampWebWire (press release)Ottawa, ON – The Olympic Philately, Numismatic and Memorabilia Commission of the International Olympic Committee has just awarded Canada Post with the 'Prix Olympia 2010' gold medal for the stamp issued at the occasion of the Games …

Chinese rights activists have disappeared into police custody as a mysterious web campaign urges citizens to mark the Middle East’s ‘Jasmine Revolution’. More: continued here