TPM Texas Rep. Says Poor People Are Buying King Crab Legs With Food StampsTPMRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said on the House floor Thursday that a conversation should be initiated about cutting food stamp programs because taxpayers are funding beneficiaries' purchases of gourmet foods — like king crab legs. The farm bill that was …Louie Gohmert…
GM Authority (blog) Found On eBay: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Selling For A Good CauseGM Authority (blog)A fellow by the name of Tom from Southgate, Michigan is one of the founding members of the Buyers and Builders Ontario Meet and Greet (BBOMG) — a Chevy Camaro enthusiast group that hosts annual car meets that gives…
SUB-POSTMASTER Les Gilbert has decided to leave the Post Office network in South Chard. More: continued here
Birmingham Mail Disgruntled Wolves fan attempts to sell Jamie O'Hara on eBayMetroHave you ever disliked one of you team's players so much you've wished you could just get on with it and sell him yourself? Well one Wolves fan has attempted to do just that after he put midfielder Jamie O'Hara on eBay. The supporter,…
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,…
Texas House panel stamps OK on bills to restrict abortionsSan Antonio ExpressAUSTIN — A Republican-led House panel quietly moved forward Friday with efforts to enact some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country, including a proposal abandoned by the Senate days earlier to outlaw the procedure after 20 weeks.and more » More: continued here
ROYAL ASCOT LIVE : Hold on to your hats . . . all the action as it happens on …Daily Mail4.45pm It's the penultimate race of what has been a memorable week at Royal Ascot. We've just seen Jamie Spencer pick up his second winner of the event and he goes again in the Duke…
Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered | The …The Nation. (blog)As it stands now, the bill has $20.5 billion in food stamp cuts over the next ten years—a number that could grow as restive conservative members are pushing for even deeper cuts, and in one case, removal of food stamps…
BBC News Northampton Royal Mail staff to be balloted on strike actionBBC NewsNearly 1,000 postal workers at the country's largest mail depot are to be balloted over possible strike action. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is balloting staff at the South Midlands Mail Centre in Northampton. The union said the dispute was …British Royal Mail…
PolicyMic Can You Live On Food Stamps? Sure. Should Congress Encourage It …PolicyMicThe House farm bill, which aimed to cut $20 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food-stamp program, has prompted Republican staffer Donny Ferguson to experiment with and prove firsthand that the proposed budget cuts …The US House of Representatives goes on…