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Food stamps: John Kitzhaber's office defends decision to avoid cutsThe OregonianThe farm bill included cuts to food stamps through a program called “Heat and Eat” that's used in about 15 states. Participants who received at least $1 a year in federal energy assistance also got an increase in food stamps. …

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Food stamps: Oregon official insists decision is 'right thing to do'The OregonianBut officials in Oregon and other states quickly figured out that they could reallocate a relatively small amount of energy aid to keep millions of dollars in food stamps. Oregon, for example, will allocate $2 million in federal energy …

Telegraph.co.uk Vladimir Putin stamps on his citizens again, this time with Internet censorshipWashington PostAT THE start of his rule over Russia more than a dozen years ago, Vladimir Putin seized control of the broadcast television networks that spanned the country's many time zones and reached the largest audiences. In later …

Politico GOP leaders ready to quell states' food stamp revoltPolitico“Since the passage of the farm bill, states have found ways to cheat, once again, on signing up people for food stamps,” Speaker of the House John Boehner told reporters Thursday. “And so I would hope that the House would act …

Old school rubber-stamp maker Schwaab Inc. still making its markMilwaukee Journal SentinelCheenou Xiong assembles stamps at Schwaab Inc. The company, in the Milwaukee area for more than 130 years, is adding a third shift to its factory that makes rubber stamps and other office supplies, as its Internet sales have …

Defiant, food stamp surfer dude turns down $80K job from HannityBizPac ReviewThe lobster-eating, freeloading albeit able-bodied surfer dude who has been the subject of several recent Fox News segments, told Fox host Sean Hannity Thursday that if offered, he wouldn't be interested in taking a well-paying job. After noting that … …

Mediaite Jon Stewart rips Fox News again over entitlement obsessionWashington Post (blog)One of the anecdotes at which Stewart takes particular umbrage is surfer-cum-musician Jason Greenslate, who has bought lobster with food stamps and is something of a star on the network. A Fox News chyron showcased on Stewart's show describes …

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Going Postal: How Jimi Hendrix Got Stuck to a Postage StampRollingStone.comThe pastel, psychedelic portrayal of Jimi Hendrix in his military jacket and scarf that graces the latest installment of the United States Postal Service's Music Icons series of Forever stamps has long been in the making. …

TheBlaze.com Remember That Food Stamp'Beach Bum'? Sean Hannity Offered to Help Him …TheBlaze.comJason Greenslate, 29, gained notoriety last August when he was captured on camera using food stamps to buy lobster. Greenslate went on Fox News Thursday and said he hasn't worked in a year because he believes practicing with …