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GRAND RAPIDS — Postal officials say time is running out to buy stamps that honor a furniture design couple with West Michigan ties. Gina Haisma, spokeswoman for the downtown Grand Rapids post office, said there are only 24,000 sheets left of the Charles and Ray Eames stamps. More: continued here

HispanicBusiness.com Wal-Mart pulls Mexican comic criticized as racistBusinessWeek –15 hours agoIn 2005, the Mexican postal service issued a series of stamps commemorating the Memin character. President Bush and several African-Americans, …Memim Pinguin Comic Book Criticized as RacistEnews 2.0Mexican comic-book character called racistCNN InternationalWal-Mart Pulls Potentially Racist Comic Book from StoresTheCelebrityCafe.comSF Weekly …

THERE was no need for the official results. The media scrum that greeted Cadel Evans after his solo, 29.5-kilometre effort in stage four of the Tour de France confirmed what most believe. More: continued here

Meeting heats as Prince council stamps out earlier suggestion to …Sault Star, Canada –2 hours agoTwo former members of Prince Township Prince Volunteer Fire Department sparked a glimmer of hope that the ailing department — which stopped responding to … More: continued here

State computers cut off welfare, support paymentsIndianapolis Star, United States –1 hour agoNancy Griffin, a volunteer advocate, said an Indianapolis woman who just lost her job and has been trying to obtain food stamps to feed three children was …State computers for child support, welfare crashChicago TribuneSocial program sites go offlineFort Wayne …

New stamps, CCTVs for LicensingTrinidad News, Trinidad and Tobago –4 hours agoNEW photocopying machines, CCTV cameras as well as new stamps and seals are among the measures introduced by the Government to tackle corruption at the … More: continued here

Favourite stamps authorityAugust Margaret River Mail, Australia –24 minutes agoTHERE was no need for the official results. The media scrum that greeted Cadel Evans after his solo, 29.5-kilometre effort in stage four of the Tour de … More: continued here

BBC News Stamps honour Irish film starsBBC News, UK –15 minutes agoThis is the second set of stamps to be based on cinema, after 100 years of filming was marked in 1996. Cillian Murphy is pictured in The Wind that Shakes … More: continued here

Welfare, child support computer systems crashIndianapolis Star, United States –5 hours agoNancy Griffin, a volunteer advocate, said an Indianapolis woman who just lost her job and has been trying to obtain food stamps to feed three children was …State computers for child support, welfare crashChicago TribuneComputer glitch delays child support paymentsWTHRall 11 …

Stamps to sport Olympic GamesNorthernLife.ca, Canada –5 hours agoStamps will be issued to celebrate all three events. "Canada Post has a natural role to play in delivering images and memories of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic … More: continued here