Category Archive: postal History Stamps

Feb 06

He's Unique AND Available, the Post Office Says About Ronald Reagan Stamps.

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Recent TV, radio and Web commercials available throughout the Tampa Bay area – and Florida – have saturated the airwaves and Internet with his name. ALL of the GOP candidates running for president said they were just like him.  They ALSO claimed that their rivals bore absolutely no resemblence to this national political icon. So, considering the power …

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Feb 02

Moving house could now cost you up to £20,000

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Related Articles The costs involved in moving house have soared by 69% over the past decade, outpacing the rise in house prices, according to a new report from Lloyds TSB. The cost of fees and taxes associated with moving home have risen by £3,632 since 2001 and hit an average of £8,922 in 2011. But …

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Jan 31

Why Gingrich Is Right About Food-Stamp Program: Ramesh Ponnuru

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(For more Bloomberg View, click on VIEW <GO>.) Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Newt Gingrich, as is his wont, has started a controversy. President Barack Obama, Gingrich has said, is the “best food-stamp president in American history.” and: “He will always prefer a food-stamp economy to a paycheck economy.” In one town-hall appearance in New Hampshire, …

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Jan 09

GOP rivals using racial ‘code,’ critics say

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other political observers, however, say the candidates’ statements are deliberate — and effective — attempts to excite the conservative white voters who form the base of the GOP’s early-voting electorate in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, whose first-in-the-South primary is Jan. 21. “Race-baiting is nothing new,” said Karen Kedrowski, chairwoman of Winthrop University’s political …

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Jan 04

Voters spruiked with gusto, but runaway win an exception to the rule

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TEMPERATURES were up, and so were caucus numbers. On an unseasonably mild January evening, when the dial fell to zero but no further, about 200 registered Republican voters crowded into a school gymnasium in suburban Des Moines. They stood, hands on their hearts and in unison pledged allegiance to the stars and stripes, before the …

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Dec 24

Hero Arts Debuts 2012 Stamp Catalog

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On their website, blog, and through Twitter, I have seen a lot of talk from Hero Arts about their 2012 catalog and initial set of releases for the new year. what really caught my eye is how well they are executing their new product launch, and how much excitement they have generated for their new …

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Dec 23

Obama administration targeting food stamp fraud as program reaches record highs

A man and his son shop for groceries at a Washington-area grocery store in March. (Matt Mcclain – THE WASHINGTON POST) The nation’s struggling economy and an uptick in major natural disasters in recent months mean more Americans than ever are using federal money to buy food. More than 46.2 million people received a total …

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Dec 18

19 Action News

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Lots of people are voting by absentee ballot this year, but you could create big a problem for yourself if you don't take heed of something 19 Action News discovered on Wednesday. The ballots are too heavy to get back to the Board of Elections with a simple .44 cent first …

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Dec 05

Brownjohn’s Let it Bleed artwork could fetch £40,000

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Robert Brownjohn’s artwork for the Rolling Stones’ 1969 album let it Bleed goes on sale at Bonhams auction house next month with an estimate of £30-£40,000 The lot includes “two felt pen concept sketches on envelopes [shown above], together with two colour positives and two colour negatives of the final front and back covers; a …

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Dec 04

Every law officer in Alabama to undergo training on immigration law

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By JAY REEVESAssociated Press Published: Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 3:41 p.m. last Modified: Friday, December 2, 2011 at 8:23 a.m. BIRMINGHAM — after confusion and misgivings from some police about how to enforce Alabama’s new immigration crackdown, the state is now requiring special training in the law for more than 16,000 law officers — …

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