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With the holidays nearing, the post office has two new Christmas stamps and the usual array of postage for other holidays available. More: continued here

The Associated Press Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Eid stamps availableThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — With the holidays nearing, the post office has two new Christmas stamps and the usual array of postage for other holidays available. …and more » More: continued here

Collector sells rare stamps to help SmithsonianDubuque Telegraph HeraldAP WASHINGTON– A wealthy investor has sold two of his prized stamp collections to help pay for an expansion of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. … More: continued here

Nearly $7.5 million was spent on food stamps in Oceana County during the 2009 fiscal year — a jump of more than $2.2 million from the previous year. More: continued here

But one more statistic that might at first seem to trump all those in the bad news category — 98 percent — is actually being held up as a reason for Missouri to be proud. It leads the nation in getting food stamps to all but 2 percent of those who are eligible. More: continued…

Special stamp of Confucius Institute issued in AustriaXinhua3 (Xinhua) — The issuing ceremony of the special stamp of Confucius Institute was held by Austrian Post Company in the post office building on Thursday. … More: continued here

Use of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters where poverty has long been a way of life. The demand for food stamps is becoming common in the suburbs too, where the ranks of the needy have grown with t More: continued here

Posted 5:00 p.m. Thu., Dec. 3 – In this week’s Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Dale Singer, Jo Mannies and Elia Powers sit down to talk about Twitter co-founder and St. Louis native Jack Dorsey’s next project, Missouri’s nation-leading status relating to food stamps and the war. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is featuring special stamps during the holidays. More: continued here

Fitch stamps stellar ratings on upcoming, existing Wake County debtTriangle Business JournalFitch Ratings said Thursday that it has assigned an 'AA+' rating to $151.2 million worth of Wake County limited obligation bonds that will fund the …and more » More: continued here