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GROTON — Deborah Thompson calls the local senior center “the first line of defense” to help seniors face their problems. Wellness checks; coordinating transportation to medical appointments; helping them get food stamps; assembling Meals on Wheels lunch packages. The list of tasks goes on. More: continued here

Malcolm Harris is largely responsible for the cost of your postage …The Wichita Eagle, KS –2 minutes agoBY DAN VOORHIS A professor of finance at Friends University for the past two years, he spent 11 years as chief economist for the US Postal Service, … More: continued here

Shelter stamps out outbreak of distemperBiloxi Sun Herald,  USA –3 minutes agoBy KAREN NELSON Employees at the Jackson County Animal Shelter worked with veterinarians last month to stop an outbreak of distemper. … More: continued here

‘Real estate market down’Hindu, India –25 minutes agoThe real estate market was “going through a correction phase,” not only in Bangalore but also in other cities across the State, Inspector-General of Stamps…Realty slump is for real, revenues hitDeccan HeraldBuilding rates kept in abeyance, relook onDeccan Heralde-stamping to make its markDeccan Heraldall 5 …

Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to people familiar with the government’s investigation of the incident. More: continued here

Beating the bushes to find the hungry in AustinAustin American-Statesman, TX –1 hour agoLucas Cook of the Capital Area Food Bank leaves apartments in North Austin after a client missed a meeting to discuss food stamps. Her eyes widened. … More: continued here

Gang of stamp forgers heldArab Times, Kuwait –15 minutes agoThe source added that the two Bangladeshis were put under surveillance and were arrested in a trap while selling stamps in a government department. … More: continued here

A Maryville woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she defrauded the state of more than $31,000 in food stamps and at least $10,000 from TennCare over the course of about four years. More: continued here

Financial Times 007 stamps mark centenaryNews24.com, South Africa –Jan 9, 2008London – A commemorative set of James Bond stamps went on sale in Britain on Tuesday to mark 100 years since the birth of Ian Fleming, the superspy's …Bonding at ChamonixFinancial TimesJames Bond is going through Britain's mail — on a stampHeraldNetall …

CAPITOL HILL (AP) – Democrats in Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the lagging economy. More: continued here