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U.S. House Said to Consider Farm Aid Without Food Stamps
AgWeb July 9 (Bloomberg) — U.S. House leaders have decided to split food stamps and other nutrition programs from farm subsidies and bring an agriculture-only bill up for a vote before the August recess, a Republican leadership aide said. Such a move would … |
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Washington Post What many Americans get wrong about food stamps, according to …Washington PostAn expert debunks some of the most common myths about SNAP.Debate Forum: 4/4 | Dayton City PaperDayton City Paperall 3 news articles » More: continued here
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New York Times (blog) House Democrats Want No More Food Stamp Cuts in Child Nutrition BillFiredoglake (blog)House progressives, angered by the continued chipping away of the federal food stamp program as a pay-for in various bills, are taking a stand with the …Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffsThe Associated PressHouse Democrats Attempt to…
MONTREAL — A source requesting anonymity said last night Tim Burke, a former assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders, has been hired as the Montreal Alouettes defensive co-ordinator. More: continued here
IT HAS taken a while for Cuba’s president, Raúl Castro, to settle into the seat his brother occupied for almost 50 years. But this week he put his own stamp on the government, making the biggest changes since Fidel Castro was struck down by illness in 2006. Two long-serving senior figures—Felipe Pérez Roque, the foreign…
CBS News Major pushes to limit uses for food stampsProvidence Eyewitness NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The mayor of Providence is among 18 mayors nationwide reviving a push against allowing government food vouchers to be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, mayors including …Limit food stamps for sodas,…