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Mediaite Bill Maher Brilliantly Explains How Democrats Can Win By Changing Food …PoliticusUSAPrint Friendly · Follow @politicususa · Share on Tumblr. bill-maher-christ-coupons. Bill Maher used the example of changing the name of food stamps to Christ coupons to demonstrate how Democrats can win the issue by winning the political war …

Ban on food stamps abandons recovering addictsSTLtoday.comThe Missouri Association for Social Welfare is thankful to have the partnership of Justice Fellowship during this legislative session. We thank their president, Craig DeRoche, for the commentary ("Food stamp ban perpetuates criminal penalties," March … More: continued here

WBEZ USDA to crack down on convenience stores that accept food stampsWBEZIt requires “depth of stock” on the shelves of convenience stores that are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. Depth of stock means more varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains and meats. “Our …

Massachusetts Becomes 8th State To Offset Food Stamp CutsHuffington PostThe cuts target state practices that have allowed residents with as little as $1 per month in federal heating assistance to qualify automatically for higher food stamp benefits. The new farm bill law sets the minimum qualification in heating aid at …

Hill collector puts his stamp on 'hobby of kings'Chestnut Hill Local (blog)Harvey Fleegler, a Lafayette Hill resident and former president of the Chestnut Hill-Germantown Stamp Club, has cultivated a love of stamp collecting since his early years. (Photo by Raymond W. Holman, Jr., raymondwholmanjrphoto.wordpress.com). More: continued here

Anchorage Daily News Drug-testing for food stamp recipients passes late Senate hurdleAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)A bill headed for the governor's desk would require recipients of food stamps and welfare to undergo drug tests and pay for them, if a Department of Human Services worker suspected their “demeanor” or in other …

Food stamp lobster claim true, but extent unclearPolitiFactA food fight recently erupted in the Georgia Legislature over food stamps — with a morsel of information tossed out by one lawmaker that was too tasty for the Truth-O-Meter to pass up. Before a Senate committee, state Rep. Greg Morris, a Republican …

The Plot to Cut Food Stamps, FoiledNew York TimesThe Republican Party has spent years stigmatizing the food stamp program while trying to cut benefits or make them harder to get. In last month's farm bill, conservative lawmakers thought they had imposed an $8 billion cut in the program. In the …

Russian parliament's lower house rubber stamps annexation of CrimeaFox NewsThe merger needs to be rubber-stamped by the upper house and signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, formalities expected to be completed by the end of the week. The endorsement follows Crimea's referendum last weekend where there was …and more » More: continued …

The recently enacted federal farm bill has a new provision requiring that convenience stores sell healthier food. It requires “depth of stock” on the shelves of convenience stores that are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. Depth of stock means more varieties of …