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More farmers markets nationwide are accepting food stamps for their summer squash, apples and other fresh produce – fattening profits for farmers while creating healthier options for low-income families as food prices soar. The federal Food Stamp Program is helping New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan and other states provide handheld …

Catholic News Agency Director of Vatican Stamp and Coin Office reveals 2005 interregnum …Catholic News Agency, CO –4 hours agoThe head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office, Dr. Pier Paolo Francini, has revealed the story behind the stamps that were used at the Vatican … More: continued here

Food stamps boost sales for farms and provide a healthy option for the poor. More: continued here

Food stamps boost sales for farms and provide a healthy option for the poor. More: continued here

The Associated Press Foods stamps come to more farmer's marketsThe Associated Press –2 minutes agoALBANY, NY (AP) — More farmers markets nationwide are accepting food stamps for their summer squash, apples and other fresh produce — fattening profits for … More: continued here

LaPorte County suit seeks to halt welfare privatizationIndianapolis Star, United States –39 minutes agoIn May, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in Marion County alleging problems with the project have cost some disabled residents food stamps and …10:14 pm: Lawsuit targets welfare rolloutAnderson Herald Bulletinall 2 news articles More: continued here

Use of food stamps at farmers' markets rises nationallyBrattleboro Reformer,  United States –1 minute agoUSDA Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Nancy Montanez Johner, said both food stamp recipients and farmers have benefited from the … More: continued here

Feds nab 'crack-out maniac' on South SideChicago Sun-Times, United States –4 hours agoMarshals from the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force captured Elliott Evan Stamps following four days of surveillance that started in Kankakee, Ill., …US Marshals catch fugitive in ChicagoChicago TribuneUS Marshals caught fugitiveWREGFugitive on most-wanted list nabbed in ChicagoChicago Tribuneall …

Stamps: Most Wanted Fugitive Behind BarsWJTV, MS –3 minutes agoBy Kiran Chawla State and Federal authorities have been looking for Elliot Stamps, 38, for more than a year. Even his own friends call him a "cracked -out … More: continued here

LAist Food Stamps at can be used at Local Farmers MarketsLAist, CA –2 hours agoIn New York, it was reported today that "food stamp sales have grown to $90000 in 2007 from $3000 in 2002." Part of the increase comes from technological … More: continued here