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MiamiHerald.com QVC plans to cash in on inaugurationFort Worth Star Telegram, TX –Jan 5, 2009QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration — and is bringing plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small …QVC retail network banks on ObamamaniaThe Smart SetQVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inaugurationThe …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida now leads the nation in the number of people asking for help buying food. Government statistics show 1 in every 10 Florida families is now receiving food stamps. More: continued here

Voice of America FACTBOX-US economic report shows poor hit hardReuters –57 minutes agoMore people need food stamps. Government spending on food stamps, designed to help the poor buy basic commodities, will grow by 27 percent this year. …Video: Obama Names Chief Performance OfficerAssociatedPressObama: Trillion-Dollar Deficits 'for Years to Come'Washington PostObama vows …

Pink Slips Arrive for Orange County Social WorkersMSNBC –1 hour agoThe jobs being eliminated include social workers, and those who process the paperwork for both food stamps and Medi-cal coverage. … More: continued here

Tsonga stamps his comeback authority on Nieminen (Roundup)Monsters and Critics.com –1 hour agoBrisbane, Australia – Top seed Ana Ivanovic had to struggle against an Italian qualifier before completing a victory over Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-7 (4-7), … More: continued here

I’m reporting from the keynote speech by Philip W. Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. We’ll keep updating this post for the duration of the speech, with the latest news at the top. Time stamps are New York time. More: continued …

Some Minnesota lawmakers were looking to the federal government for help with a giant deficit as the Legislature convened on Tuesday. Others focused on cutting costs as small as stamps. More: continued here

Stamping out hunger?Grist Magazine, WA –2 hours agoVermont's policy change on food stamps is likely to be mirrored by other states, and this represents both a fundamental shift in the reality of American …Food stamp reliance grows in Oneida CountyRome SentinelPolicy Challenge – How to Expand Safety NetKansas City infoZineAlabama food stamp …

Jamaican woman 'stamps' her class on CanadaJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica –5 minutes agoA Jamaican woman who is now deceased will, on February 2, be honoured by the Canadian Government with a postage stamp. Rosemary Brown migrated from Jamaica … More: continued here

Legislature getting down to businessMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN –23 minutes agoWith a nearly $5 billion budget deficit to address, the Minnesota Senate convened by debating … postage stamps. By MARK BRUNSWICK, Star Tribune When these … More: continued here