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Food stamp requests up by 19 percent in ArizonaBizjournals.com, NC –12 minutes agoFood stamps recipients have increased by 19 percent — or about 111000 more people — in Arizona since September 2007. The US Department of Agriculture … More: continued here

County food stamp usage grows 26 percentMaryland Gazette, MD –6 hours agoBy ELISHA SAUERS Staff Writer A record number of Marylanders are on food stamps this year, with people in Anne Arundel County turning to the government for … More: continued here

With unemployment rising, a record number of Marylanders are applying for food stamps. More: continued here

The number of Floridians on food stamps increased from 1.2 million in April 2007 to 1.7 million last month, a 45 percent rise that leads every other state in the country. More: continued here

2008 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook, Guide to US Stamps, Make Great …Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA –8 hours agoThe Postal Service's 2008 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook ($64.95) and updated 35th Edition Guide to US Stamps ($19.95) are terrific educational keepsakes that … More: continued here

Gov. Charlie Crist announced Tuesday the creation of an account management system to increase service to Floridians on federal assistance programs. The number of recipients of food stamps and other services has grown more in Florida in the past 18 months than in any other state. More: continued here

More West Virginians receiving food stampsDaily Mail – Charleston, WV –4 minutes agoMore West Virginians are receiving food stamps than ever before, according to federal data and the state Department of Health and Human Resources. … More: continued here

NORWALK: New Canaan Man Charged With Food Stamp FraudHartford Courant, United States –7 hours agoState officials say a New Canaan man has been charged with food stamp fraud, accused of using the stamps while he had access to hundreds of thousands of … More: continued here

Florida swamped by food stamp needSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL –59 minutes agoIn the past 19 months, the number of Floridians receiving food stamps has increased by 45 percent, up to 1.7 million people. "That's like adding the food …Hotline established to determine Food Stamp eligibilityGainesville SunFlorida leads nation in food stamp requestsMyFox Tampa …

Use of food stamps risesOttumwa Courier, IA –4 hours agoBY CINDY TOOPES COURIER STAFF WRITER OTTUMWA — The stomach doesn’t care about money or food stamps nor the receipts, bills and identification needed to … More: continued here