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V Street Post Office Suspicious Package IgnitesW*USA 9Sources from inside the post office tell 9 NEWS NOW they smelled something burning. Police and emergency officials are on the scene. …and more » More: continued here

THE Royal Mail has apologised after a Taunton sub post office was closed for more than a week. More: continued here

Food Stamps Used by Record 43.2 Million in October, USDA ReportsBloombergThe number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 43.2 million in October as the jobless rate … More: continued here

About one in every six Central Floridians now relies on food stamps to subsist — a rate that has ballooned by nearly 185 percent since the start of the recession. More: continued here

V St. NE closed near BladensburgWashington Post (blog)The administration of Mayor Vincent C. Gray is looking into a possible incendiary parcel at Brentwood Post Northeast DC post office, …and more » More: continued here

Post office in East Village set to closeDesMoinesRegister.comResidents are fighting the closure of a post office set for next week in the East Village. …and more » More: continued here

Newport for Sale on EbayPatchThe online auction site eBay is well-known as a place where shoppers can buy just about anything, but you may not realize the number of Newport mementos up … More: continued here

Envelope ignites at Washington DC post office: reportReutersIt was set up in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and 2001 anthrax scare, according to the Washington Post. Two packages erupted in smoke and … More: continued here

Food stamp enrollment up 25 percent in Collier County over past yearNaples Daily NewsThere's been a 25 percent increase in the number of food stamp recipients in Collier County in the past year. The figure is alarming — a 337 percent … More: continued here

collectSPACE.com Space and stamp artist Paul Calle, 82, diescollectSPACE.comJanuary 7, 2011 — Paul Calle, who designed the United States' 1969 "First Man on the Moon" airmail stamp, died from melanoma on Dec. 30. He was 82. … More: continued here