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Mass. welfare cases up in down economyWTEN, NY –8 hours ago… but at the smaller rate of about 3%. A third program also designed to help those in need – food stamps – saw its ranks swell to about 300000 in November. More: continued here

The worsening economic crunch is causing the tab for food assistance programs to balloon, and with the rising costs has come an intensifying debate over whether — and how — the U.S. government can tackle simultaneously the paradoxically linked problems of hunger and obesity. More: continued here

The number of welfare cases is on the rise with more poor, elderly and disabled residents seeking help in economic tough times. More: continued here

You might think Abraham Lincoln has been a popular subject on U.S. postage stamps. But you’d be wrong. The Kentucky-born president is on fewer than two dozen stamps, compared to the hundreds that have featured George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. More: continued here

Iran – China – Fest A stamp featuring the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) won awards at the ninth Chinese International Foreign Stamps Festival. According to a report by Public Relations Department of Iran’s Post Company, the stamp was designed by Iranian experts working for the company. More: continued here

PRESS TV Iran holds Xmas stamp exhibitionPRESS TV, Iran –1 hour agoIran's Astan Qods Razavi Museum has displayed stamps from all around the globe to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. … More: continued here

US stamps a window to historyLouisville Courier-Journal, KY –5 hours agoThe Kentucky-born president is on fewer than two dozen stamps, compared to the hundreds that have featured George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. … More: continued here

DHR sees boonBrewton Standard,  United States –1 hour ago“Our case load for food stamps is at 2969 cases in this county,” Barnes said. “We have only five people in the department to take care of all the paperwork … More: continued here

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Jesenia Oquendo and her husband an Army staff sergeant stationed in Iraq separated after he began suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. More: continued here