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Farm bill boosts subsidies, funds for food stamps amid higher grocery prices (Rockford Register Star)

Congress sent the White House a huge election-year farm bill Today that includes a boost in farm subsidies and more money for food stamps amid rising grocery prices. Bush has threatened to veto the $290 billion bill, saying it is fiscally irresponsible and too generous to wealthy corporate farmers in a time of record crop prices. But Congress disagreed, passing the bill by overwhelming margins …

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