Making the poor — and the U.S. — poorer still

One in six receive state aidVillageSoup Belfast,  USA –9 minutes agoThe number of people receiving government aid, in the form of food stamps or from the program formerly known as welfare, has remained largely unchanged from … More: continued here

GREEN: Food stamps for votesWashington TimesWelfare to work is the cornerstone of a reform passed in 1996 by a Republican Congress and signed by Bill Clinton. The Obama administration on Thursday announced it was taking steps to gut this landmark law. More: continued here

Chattanooga Times Free Press Stamps: Dressing up for the Lord and lessons in loveChattanooga Times Free PressWhen I was 5 years old, I lived with my grandparents on a beautiful farm in the middle part of Tennessee. My parents never got along. I think they loved one another but just couldn't find a way to…

Stamps' Burris tired of losingToronto Sun“We've lost two games at home this year, and that's already embarrassing enough,” Burris said as his Stamps get set to face the …Baggs like Shakespeare for TicatsCalgary Sunall 8 news articles » More: continued here

Turkish police arrest 11 people in Istanbul on suspicion of printing counterfeit stamps and shipping them to Britain Turkish police have seized four million fake British postage stamps and arrested 11 people in connection with the forgery operation on the European side of Istanbul. The suspected forgers, accused of printing the stamps and shipping them…

Survey: 64 Percent Say Free Shipping Is the Most Effective Promotion for the …MarketWatch (press release)In its latest survey on e-commerce shipping practices, Stamps.com found that 64 percent of respondents report that free shipping, with or without minimum …and more » More: continued here