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Fla. lawmakers to probe food stamp calls in IndiaMiamiHerald.com, FLBy TAMARA LUSH AP Writer MIAMI — Florida lawmakers on Thursday questioned why customer call centers in India are handling questions from food stamp recipients who use a debit-like card to buy groceries. State Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, requested an …Florida food …

Demand for aid expected to strain budgetStatesman Journal, OR-Food stamps: A 30.2 percent increase, peaking at 671000 Oregonians — one of every six residents — by the end of 2010. Assistance is limited by income; for a family of four, the limit is $3400 per month. -Family assistance: A 24 percent …

Stamp prices are going up againWPTV, FLThe US Postal Service says that starting on May 11th the cost of a first class stamp will rise from 42 to 44 cents. Customers can continue to mail letters at today's prices by purchasing the Forever Stamp before May 11. Forever Stamps were developed …

Ponte Vedra food stamp use doublesPonte Vedra Recorder, FLData from the Florida Department of Children and families shows that Ponte Vedra has seen a 100 percent increase in the number of people on food stamps since 2007, part of a county-wide increase that has out-paced the rest of the state. … …

Stamps on M'sia's engineering marvels on sale MondayMalaysia Star, MalaysiaBy KNG ZHENG GUAN KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia will issue on Monday special stamps and First Day covers that will feature Malaysia's past and present accomplishments in the various fields of engineering. The stamps will feature Malaysia's Transportation … More: continued here

Florida officials scramble to stop outsourcing on food stamp callsPalm Beach Post,  United StatesBy MICHAEL C. BENDER TALLAHASSEE — The head of the Florida agency that oversees the state food stamp program said Thursday that he was trying to stop customer service calls from being answered overseas. "I totally understand …

KUALA LUMPUR : Pos Malaysia will issue on Monday special stamps and First Day covers that will feature Malaysia’s past and present accomplishments in the various fields of engineering. More: continued here

Bearing the stamp of traditionJakarta Post, IndonesiaThe craft of making cap batik – copper stamps used to stamp batik designs on the cloth, rather than draw each motif individually – is such a part of his culture and identity that the 76-year-old insists he will keep on doing it until the …

Pos Malaysia Issues Engineering Excellence Stamp CollectionBernama, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — Pos Malaysia Bhd will issue a special stamp collection and first day cover with the theme engineering excellence in national development on April 20. Business development and philately marketing manager Yasmin Ramli … More: continued here

Unique exhibit at Spellman Museum of StampsWeston Town Crier, MABy Susan L. Wagner Food devotees and wine fanciers alike – and everyone else for that matter – are invited to the current exhibition at Weston's Spellman Museum of Stamps& Postal History on "Wine and Food on Stamps" and "Antique Corkscrews. … …