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As unemployment hits record levels and the national economy tries to crank back to life, Oregon’s Department of Human Services says more people are getting food stamps and other cash assistance. In May, the need for cash assistance (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, TANF) increased … More: continued here

June 16 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar and Calvert Group Ltd. are among backers of a $44 million investment fund designed to show that firms can profit from selling insurance to the world’s poorest people. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail stamps tribute to DragonbyThis is Scunthorpe, UKA SET of six new stamps issued by Royal mail is set to put a North Lincolnshire hamlet firmly on the map. The new stamps issued this week depict mythical creatures such as dragons and unicorns. But there is a bonus for …

A few thoughts on the terminal ugliness in Denver, Roger Goodell being plagued by the stalling injustice of Plaxico Burress (with a judge echoing me in deriding the legal process), and the Brett Favre HBO interview before I get to your mail: More: continued here

Ronan Keating’s kids clearly have him licked… To celebrate Father’s Day, the saccharine star has donated photos of his children to Royal Mail to be turned into stamps. Anyway, didn’t kids used to have to shell out their pocket money to buy dad a gift? More: continued here

Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, with the unanimous support of his House of Representatives colleagues, passed House Resolution 2325, a bill to name Laredo’s Post Office at 1300 Matamoros St. in honor of Laredoan, Texan and American veterans. More: continued here

VOTE: MP calls for a Royal Mail rethink on privatisationThis Is Lancashire, UKBOLTON MP David Crausby is leading calls from a growing band of Labour backbenchers who want the Government to scrap its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. Mr Crausby, MP for Bolton North East, has co-sponsored an Early Day Motion …

The Calgary Stampeders will open the 2009 pre-season against the BC Lions at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17 at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps and Lions met four times last season including the 2008 West Final with the Red and White emerging victorious in all four meetings. More: continued here

BOLTON MP David Crausby is leading calls from a growing band of Labour backbenchers who want the Government to scrap its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Salem-News.Com Number of food-stamp recipients sets record againTulsa World, OKBy BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of people receiving food stamps continues to climb, hitting another record for May. The Commission for Human Services on Tuesday got an overview of the increase. …One in Six Oregonians Now …