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The Royal Mail unveils some of its special edition stamps for 2009, celebrating all things British. More: continued here

MADISON — Driven by a devastating mix of high food prices and a nationwide recession, Wisconsin families are using food stamps in record numbers, experts and state officials said More: continued here

Classic 20th century designs including Concorde, the telephone kiosk and mini skirt are in the Royal Mail’s next special stamp set. More: continued here

George Stephenson and his Rocket, Charles Darwin and British design classics, ranging from the red telephone box to Concorde, will be featured on stamps to be published next year. Ten stamps celebrating design will go on sale from 13 January. The Mini, the miniskirt and the London Underground map will …

London The Royal Mail is celebrating the UK’s heritage next year with 13 stamp sets. The themes range from Charles Darwin to industrial pioneers to design classics, such as the telephone box and Concorde. More: continued here

In Dane County and the state, record numbers are using food stampsWisconsin State Journal, WI –4 hours agoCompton signed up for food stamps in May and now receives about $230 a month. Nationally, Peacock said, one in 10 people are now on food stamps, … More: continued here

Unemployed and strapped for cash, Floridians are asking for state assistance to feed their families in record numbers. In the last two years, the number of Floridians on food stamps has increased more than 40 percent to 1.7 million. That increase is the highest in the nation, according to the …

Almost one in 10 Floridians on food stampsMiamiHerald.com, FL –4 hours agoIn the last two years, the number of Floridians on food stamps has increased more than 40 percent to 1.7 million. That increase is the highest in the nation … More: continued here

INEC and the New APGA Leadership SagaTHISDAY, Nigeria –5 hours ago"This is very serious, given the political implications of un-authorised persons using forged stamps to purport to authenticate official documents of the … More: continued here

This is to the letter writer who made the comment about the non-U.S. citizens being able to receive food stamps. First of all, I commend him for being bold enough to make a comment like that in the company of total strangers; most people might have done nothing more than …