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Food stamps: House Speaker John Boehner accuses Oregon, other states of …The Oregonian"Since the passage of the farm bill, states have found ways to cheat, once again, on signing up people for food stamps," Boehner told reporters Thursday, according to NPR. "And so I would hope that the House would …

Earlier this month, Jon Stewart ripped Fox News for its mania over individuals abusing government-provided food stamps. Well, Fox News saw the segment, and decided to defend themselves – they were just "shedding light" on the issue, they said – and "school" Jon Stewart. Yes, a Fox News pundit actually said …

ThinkProgress Oregon Will Protect 141000 Residents From Food Stamp CutsThinkProgressOregon is one of the 17 states affected by the $8 billion SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps) cut in the recently passed farm bill and the fourth to take steps to forestall the cuts. The steps that it's …

The Frisky Louisiana Lingerie Store Is Now Accepting Food Stamps For Edible UnderwearThe FriskyKiss My Lingerie, a specialty adult shop in Gonzales, Louisiana, has posted a sign on it's door indicating that it accepts most credit cards and EBT cards, which is federal-issued card for welfare and food stamps. The …

NPR (blog) States' Rebellion Against Food Stamp Cuts GrowsNPR (blog)"Since the passage of the farm bill, states have found ways to cheat, once again, on signing up people for food stamps," Boehner, an Ohio Republican, told reporters Thursday. "And so I would hope that the House would act to try …

Get your National Parks Passport and start collecting stampsLaramie BoomerangAt each national park, passport holders get free “cancellation” stamps. They are similar to the rubber stamp impressions on foreign travel passports. Many passport holders hope to collect as many stamps as possible over the course of a year — or …

Several win awards for pieces about a school shooting, food stamps, hunger and D.C. tax-lien issues. More: continued here

March 14, 2014 6:01 AM WARSAW (AFP) – Rare metal stamps used by the Nazis to tattoo prisoners at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp have surfaced in Poland.         More: continued here

Washington Post journalists honored for work on shooting, food stamps, hunger …Washington PostThe Post's Eli Saslow won an award recognizing stories not written on deadline for his narrative, lyrical looks at the impact of food stamps on one town and how a family faced the aftermath the school shooting in …

OK, so North Carolina isn’t the only state having trouble getting people who qualify for food stamps the assistance they need in a timely fashion. A Wichita Business Journal story this week said some Kansans who qualified for food stamps and who used to get access immediately – often in …