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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) — About 6 million U.S. residents list government-issued food stamps as their only income, statistics indicate. More: continued here

AUSTIN – A group of legal aid lawyers is suing the state for allegedly taking too long to decide whether needy families will receive food stamps or not. The Health and Human Services Department is being ordered to comply with the rules that require decisions on food stamp applications to be made within 30 days….

For some, food stamps are last hope More: continued here

JASON DEPARLE and ROBERT M. GEBELOFF The number of Americans reporting food stamps as their only income soared 50 percent over the past two years. More: continued here

MAURITIUS Opens January 15thBroadway WorldMourning their recently deceased mother, two half-sisters discover a spectacularly precious stamp collection that includes two rare stamps from the island …and more » More: continued here

LOS ANGELES — The US Postal Service on Wednesday said Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa and Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn will be honored in 2010 with their own mail stamps. More: continued here

UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.com3 (UPI) — About 6 million US residents list government-issued food stamps as their only income, statistics indicate. State data collected by The New York …and more » More: continued here

About 6 million Americans receiving food stamps report they have no other income, according to an analysis of state data collected by The New York Times. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on U.S. postage stamps next year. Joining them will be Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist Winslow Homer and Adm. Arleigh Burke. More: continued here

Austin American-Statesman More Americans report no income except food stampsDenver PostWith unemployment high and work scarce, he receives $200 monthly in food stamps and lives with his girlfriend, Amy Freeman, right, who receives a rent …Living on Nothing but Food StampsTuscaloosa Newsall 20 news articles » More: continued here